England's Taylor wins Rome title after fountain wish

Ladies Italian Open last result

-10 A Taylor (Eng); -9 M Hernandez (Spa); -7 C Chevalier (Fra), F Fiorellini (Ita), S Tan (Sin); -6 A Fanali (Ita), E Spitz (Aut), K Rudgeley (Aus), D Dagar (Ind), P Babnik (Slo)

Selected others: -4 L Young (Eng), F Parker (Eng); -1 A Hewson (Eng), +1 H Screen (Eng), +2 C Gainer (Eng); +3 T Martin (Eng); +4 R Davies (Eng); +8 G Clews (Eng)

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England's Amy Taylor secured her first Ladies European Tour title pinch a one-shot triumph astatine nan Italian Open successful Rome - aft making a concealed wish that she would triumph.

Taylor, 23, led by 1 connected 7 nether par going into nan last time and fended disconnected Spain's Maria Hernandez by firing 69 successful nan last round.

She started well, making birdies connected nan 3rd and 4th holes earlier adding 2 much connected nan seventh and eighth. Taylor held a four-shot lead astatine 1 stage, but dropped shots meant her lead was past reduced to two.

Birdies astatine nan 14th and 16th meant she could spend nan bogey she made astatine nan last, pinch nan triumph cementing her position connected nan LET for nan adjacent 3 years.

Taylor said she "couldn't believe" her triumph - and suggested her luck was aided by throwing a coin into nan Trevi Fountain successful Rome earlier successful nan week and making a wish.

She told nan LET website: "I didn't show anyone, but it came true! So Rome really is simply a magical spot and I'm truthful grateful to triumph here."