England’s Liz Young clinched a one-shot victory at the Hero Women’s Indian Open to earn a second LET Tour title at the Delhi DLF Golf & Country Club.
The final round started out with Young trailing Belgium’s Manon De Roey and fellow Englishwoman Alice Hewson by a single shot but she went on to card an even-par round of 72 which was enough for her to secure a one-shot victory.
“I’m in shock,” the 42-year-old victor said. “Disbelief. 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 [a victory] earlier this year so it’s my turn!”
The turning point came with Young’s birdie at the par-five 15th, levelling herself with De Roey. A play-off between them was on the horizon after the Belgium player’s bogey at the 17th. Young had one bogey of her own, when from the rough at the 18th, her third shot found the water. But De Roey couldn’t get up and down from the green’s short, and Young managed an incredible wedge shot from the drop zone to get ahead.
“I know I had a good round yesterday and I was feeling good about today,” Young continued. “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.
“I hit a bad layup for my second shot [on 18] and hit it in the rough. I had 135 yards and hit a 9-iron. I put a really good swing on it but literally by a couple of inches it hit the woodwork [and went in the water].
“Luckily I got go back to a yardage I was comfortable on which was a 100 yards. I hit a nice easy 50 degree and hit it close. I knew I just needed to make the putt!”
After carding a two-over 74, De Roey tied for second place with France’s Agathe Sauzon, New Zealand’s Momoka Kobori, and Singapore’s Shannon Tan while it was a difficult finish for Hewson who finished T11 on four-over par.
What is the next event?
The next event on the LET schedule is the final Aramco Team Series presented by PIF. It will be hosted at Riyadh Golf Club for the second time from 31 October – 2 November 2024.