Holly Morgan won the second OCEANTEE WPGA Series stroke play event of the season at Three Rivers Golf Club thanks to a three-under-par score of 71.
A strong field of 30 WPGA Members, which included 2022 Women’s PGA Cup stars Ali Gray and Suzanne Dickens, along with former Ladies European Tour Catherine Panton-Lewis, battled it out at the Chelmsford venue.
Morgan started brightly with a birdie at the opening hole and she picked up another at the par 5 third to move to two-under-par. A bogey at fourth hole hampered her progress slightly, but Morgan made sure she approached the back nine two-under-par after claiming another birdie at the ninth.
Further birdies at 12 and 14 moved Morgan into a substantial lead and despite picking up a double bogey at the par 3 16th, Morgan was able to bounce back immediately with a birdie at the 17th to finish on three-under-par.
Emma Allen proved to be Morgan’s closest competitor with the Boundary Lakes Golf Club pro finishing just one shot back with a score of 71.
Allen found herself two-over-par heading into the back nine but quick-fire birdies at 14, 15 and 17 ensured she finished the day on two-under-par.
Elsewhere, five players including Gray and Dickens, finished level for the day on 74.
The OCEANTEE WPGA Series continues next month with the 2023 Women’s Professional & Assistants’ Championship. This year’s premier event on the women’s schedule will be played across two days at Kedleston Park in Derby.
