{"id":19986,"date":"2024-06-16T21:43:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T19:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=19986"},"modified":"2024-06-17T21:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T19:43:36","slug":"amy-taylor-triumphs-at-ladies-italian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/amy-taylor-triumphs-at-ladies-italian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"AMY TAYLOR TRIUMPHS AT LADIES ITALIAN OPEN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amy Taylor<\/a>‘s wish came true at the Ladies Italian Open<\/strong> as the 23-year-old secured a one shot victory to land her maiden Ladies European Tour (LET) title.<\/p>\n

Leading by one on seven-under par before the start of play, Taylor produced a confident performance firing a final round 69 (-3) at Golf Nazionale<\/strong> to pip Spain’s Maria Hernandez<\/strong> to the famous trophy.<\/p>\n

“I have no words at the moment!”\u00a0<\/em>she said after the victory.\u00a0“I can’t really believe it.\u00a0Earlier this week I went to the [Trevi] fountain in Rome and I did throw a coin in and wish that I would win! I didn’t tell anyone, but it came true! So Rome really is a magical place and I’m so grateful to win here.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Playing alongside Tiffany Arafi and Pia Babnik, Taylor got off to a wonderful start making birdies on the 3rd and 4th holes.<\/p>\n

“I felt a bit nervous before I started,”\u00a0<\/em>she said.\u00a0“But once I got on the golf course it was just another round and I felt good. Luckily I got off to a good start. I had a couple of three putts which wasn’t ideal but had a few tap-in birdies which really helped me.”<\/em><\/p>\n

As Alessandra Fanali<\/strong> and Maria Hernandez led a charge elsewhere, the Englishwoman carded two more birdies at the 7th and 8th to go out in 32 and hold a four-shot lead.<\/p>\n

Dropped shots at the 11th and 13th soon made things a slightly nervy affair as her lead was reduced to two, but Taylor quickly bounced back with birdies at the 14th and 16th to leave her needing just a bogey on the last to secure the victory.<\/p>\n

“I had no clue on the scores,”\u00a0<\/em>Taylor said.\u00a0“I knew I had two putts for it when I was on the 18th green. Harry [Ewing] my caddie said, ‘just tap it down there’, and I hit it three-foot past! So he might have aged a bit because of me today, but I’m just happy I was able to hole the one coming back. I still won so it’s ok!”<\/em><\/p>\n

With the victory, Taylor joins the winner’s category and cements her LET status for the next three years.<\/p>\n

She said:\u00a0“I’ve been feeling close for a while but haven’t quite had the results to show for it. I had them on the [LET] Access Series, but not here. So it’s cool to know I wasn’t making it up!”<\/em><\/p>\n

In solo second finished the before-mentioned Hernandez. The Spaniard came close to a second LET title – and first since 2010 – thanks to a final round 67 (-5) which included an incredible chip-in eagle on the par-5 18th.<\/p>\n

France’s Camille Chevalier also produced her best again firing a 66 (-6) to finish in a tie for third on seven-under par alongside Singapore’s Shannon Tan and Italian amateur Francesca Fiorellini.<\/p>\n

Five players ended the week in a tie for sixth, a group which included Babnik, Fanali – who fired a final round 67 (-5) – Emma Spitz, Kirsten Rudgeley, and Diksha Dagar.<\/p>\n

In the LET Order of Merit, Taylor jumps 118 places to 21st in the standings after collecting 500.00 points. Englishwoman Bronte Law still leads the way on 1273.60 points.<\/p>\n

Next up on the LET<\/a> is a trip to the Prague for the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open.<\/p>\n

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