Elizabeth Young (née Bennett, born 23 October 1982) is an English professional golfer. In 2022, her 14th season on the Ladies European Tour, she secured her maiden victory at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open, a month before her 40th birthday.[1][2][3]
| Liz Young | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Elizabeth Young |
| Born | 23 October 1982 Southampton, England |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| College | University of Iowa |
| Turned professional | 2009 |
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2009) |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Ladies European Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | DNP |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP |
| Women's British Open | T61: 2013 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Early life and amateur career
editYoung started playing golf at the age of 12 with her older brother James. She attended the University of Iowa and earned a BA in economics.[4]
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 Danny Willett. Her team finished fourth in the 2008 European Ladies' Team Championship in Stenungsund, Sweden. She represented Great Britain & Ireland at the 2008 Curtis Cup at St Andrews.
Individually, she won the 2006 English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship 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.[4]
Professional career
editYoung turned professional 2009 and joined the Ladies European Tour the same year. In her first 13 LET seasons, her best finish was a T4 at the 2013 Allianz Ladies Slovak Open. The same year she made the cut at the Women's British Open.[4]
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 Lalla Meryem Cup 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.[5]
Rose Ladies Series
editIn 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 Justin Rose culminating in a series final at the Wentworth Club. The Rose Ladies Series opening event at Brokenhurst Manor was the first professional golf event to take place during the pandemic restrictions and was won by Charley Hull after a playoff with Young.
Personal life
editShe competed as Liz Bennett until April 2013, when she married Jonathan Young. [4]
Amateur wins
edit- 2006 English Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
- 2008 Sally Tournament
Source:[4]
Professional wins (2)
editLadies European Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Sep 2022 | VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open | 68-67-69=204 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Linn Grant
|
| 2 | 27 Oct 2024 | Hero Women's Indian Open | 74-73-67-72=286 | −2 | 1 stroke |  Manon De Roey,  Momoka Kobori Agathe Sauzon,  Shannon Tan
|
Results in LPGA majors
editYoung only competed in the Women's British Open.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2020 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's British Open | CUT | T61 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T=tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Women's Home Internationals (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008
- Vagliano Trophy: (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007
- Spirit International (representing England): 2007 (winners)
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2008
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing England): 2008
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing England): 2008
Professional
- International Crown (representing England): 2023
References
edit- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (15 September 2022). "Meet Liz Young, the 39-year-old mom who won on the LET for the first time in 14 years". Golfweek. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour: England's Liz Young claims maiden title after victory at Swiss Ladies Open". Sky Sports. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Soon-To-Be-Mum Will Play At British Open". Women & Golf. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Liz Young Player Profile". Ladies European Tour. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Swiss Ladies Open: Liz Young wins first Ladies European Tour event". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
External links
edit- Liz Young at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Liz Young at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site