England’s Liz Young claimed her second Ladies European Tour title with a one-shot victory at the Hero Women’s Indian Open.
The 42-year-old was trailing compatriot Alice Hewson and Belgium’s Manon De Roey going into Sunday, but a final-round 72 saw her pip close friend De Roey (74) as well as Singapore’s Shannon Tan (69), New Zealand’s Momoka Kobori (70) and France’s Agathe Sauzon (69) by one stroke.
The turning point arrived at the par-five 15th, when Young registered a brilliant birdie, with De Roey’s bogey on 17 then giving Young the lead heading down the last.
The 18th was not smooth sailing as Young found the water with her third shot from the rough, but she salvaged a bogey which De Roey could only match, handing the Englishwoman a second LET crown, adding to her 2022 triumph at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open.
“I’m in shock… disbelief,” Young said. “It’s my second win, but it’s still as important as any other win. They don’t happen very often as a professional golfer.”
“It’s never easy. Manon is a great friend of mine and we were battling all day. It’s never easy to beat a friend but she had one (victory) earlier this year so it’s my turn!”
“I know I had a good round (on Saturday) and I was feeling good about (Sunday), but I actually didn’t hit it great all day. Putting was the key. Me and my caddie were reading the greens great all day.”
The result saw Young climb to 12th on the LET Order of Merit.
