Elizabeth Young (

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. In 2022, her 14th season on the

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, she secured her maiden victory at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, a month before her 40th birthday.

Early life and amateur career

Young started playing golf at the age of 12 with her older brother James. She attended the

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and earned a BA in economics. As an amateur, she represented England and won the 2007 The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship in Texas together with Naomi Edwards, Gary Boyd and

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. Her team finished fourth in the

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. She represented Great Britain & Ireland at the

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at St Andrews. Individually, she won the 2006

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and won the 2008 English Amateur Order of Merit. In 2008, she also won the Sally Tournament on the Orange Blossom Tour in the United States.

Professional career

Young turned professional 2009 and joined the

the same year. In her first 13 LET seasons, her best finish was a T4 at the 2013

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. The same year she made the cut at the

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. In 2016, Young competed in the Women's British Open, held at Woburn while being 7-months pregnant. Following the birth of her child, she took maternity leave from the LET and returned to compete in April 2017 at the

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in Morocco. In 2022, Young carded a final-round 69 to beat Linn Grant by one stroke and win the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, her first title, in her 14th LET season and a month before her 40th birthday.

Rose Ladies Series

In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Young along with the then head professional Jason MacNiven at her home club Brokenhurst Manor, proposed a tournament in which lady professionals could compete once again under COVID restrictions. This Ladies Open competition was reported by Kate Rowan in the ''Daily Telegraph'' and rapidly became a series of 10 tournaments nationwide following the support of Kate and

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culminating in a series final at the Wentworth Club. The

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opening event at Brokenhurst Manor was the first professional golf event to take place during the pandemic restrictions and was won by

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after a playoff with Young.

Personal life

She competed as Liz Bennett until April 2013, when she married Jonathan Young.

Amateur wins

*2006

*2008 Sally Tournament Source:

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Young only competed in the Women's British Open.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur * Women's Home Internationals (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008 * Vagliano Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 * The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship (representing England): 2007 (winners) * Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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(representing England):

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(representing England):

Professional * International Crown (representing England):

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Liz English female golfers Iowa Hawkeyes women's golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Southampton 1982 births Living people