Young bags Rose Ladies Series win at Woburn

Hampshire’s Liz Young secured a maiden Rose Ladies Series title with a two-shot victory in the second event of the season at Woburn.

Young, 38, who had the original idea of setting up a tournament during the Covid-19 pandemic last summer before the series received the backing of Justin and Kate Rose, was the only player not to finish over par on a tough day for scoring on the Duchess Course.

The veteran Ladies European Tour player mixed three birdies with as many bogeys on her way to a level-par 72 and a clubhouse target that was not matched, securing her the £10,000 first prize ahead of Meghan MacLaren and Chloe Williams.

Young posted back-to-back birdies either side of bogeys at the second and fifth on her way to reaching the turn in 36, before responding to a dropped shot at the 14th by making a penultimate-hole birdie and setting a winning total.

MacLaren – a winner at Moor Park during the inaugural series in 2020 – birdied two of her last three holes to sit tied-second alongside Williams, who recovered from dropping three shots over her first two holes to get back to two over.

Last week’s Rose Series winner, Gabriella Cowley, bogeyed her last three holes to card a five-over 76 and finish tied-11th, while Dame Laura Davies ended in a share of 20th after a seven-over 79.