Charley Hull wins first Rose Ladies Series event at Brockenhurst Manor Golf Club

Justin's wife Katie Rose handed Charley Hull the winner's trophy at Brockenhurst ManorRose Ladies Series, Brockenhurst Manor Golf Club Level: C Hull *, E Young; +1 G Cowley; +2 H Burke Selected: +3 A Hewson; +5 G Dryburgh, M MacLaren; +7 L Davies

Charley Hull punctured a 15-foot birdie putt to defeat event organizer Liz Young in a playoff and win the inaugural Rose Ladies Series tournament.

England's number one, led by two shots with two to play, but a double-bogey six on the par-four 17th dropped her back to level par next to Young.

Hull could not birdie the latter at Brockenhurst Manor, but did so in the playoff to win the top prize of £ 5,000.

The event is the first of eight in the series sponsored by Justin Rose.

Young, who was in the first group to hit the Hampshire golf course on Thursday, it was three over after 12 holes, but the par-four took the 13th lead when her six-iron shot came from the fairway .

She also made a 15th birdie to create a clubhouse management that English countryman Hull looked for better until she faltered on the penultimate hole.

The idea for the event came from the Ladies European Tour er Young game, which said she wanted to organize an event "to get the girls back to play" while the LET was not going on due to the coronavirus pandemic can.

Each player was asked to contribute £ 125 to a prize fund, but reigning Olympic champion Rose, who plays the Heritage event on the PGA Tour in the US this weekend, has reportedly raised £ 35,000. seller American Golf was matched as momentum for the collected project.

The second tournament is at Moor Park on June 25, before moving to Buckinghamshire Golf Club on July 2, Royal St George & # 39; s on July 9, JCB Golf and Country Club on July 16, Bearwood Lakes on July 23 and The Shire London on July 30. July.

The two-day Rose Ladies Series Grand Final takes place on August 6 and 7 at two locations. The Berkshire will host the opening round and the second will be played at Wentworth & # 39; s West Course, home of the European Tour's flagship event, the PGA Championship.

Social distance guidelines came to the fore when Young (right) congratulated Hull on her victory