Northamptonshire’s Charley Hull was delighted with her stunning professional debut on the Ladies European Tour after she finished joint-second in the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.
Despite missing the cut in a LET Access Tour event in France the previous week, Hull never dropped outside the top three in a stronger field in Agidir as she carded rounds of 68, 70, 64 and 71.
The 17-year-old said: “It was really fun - I really enjoyed it. I didn’t hole as many putts as I would have liked to but I played pretty solid all week.
“It was my first tournament on the Ladies European Tour as a pro and I came joint-second, so I’m very happy. It was my first time in that kind of position and I think I handled it quite well.”
The Kettering member made a brilliant start to the tournament as she birdied four of the opening six holes in tricky windy conditions to sit in third position after the first day.
Hull, who made it through Q School in the same country in December, continued to hit the fairways in the second round as she comfortably made the cut in second position.
Drawn alongside legend Laura Davies and five-time Tour winner Lee-Anne Pace on day three, the teenager produced a masterclass as she smashed eight birdies to move one clear at the top of the leaderboard.
Although Hull kept composed on the final day, she couldn’t match the brilliance of her friend Ariya Jutanugarn as the Thai teenager birdied the opening three holes on her way to a three shot success.
The former Curtis Cup winner wasn’t at all disappointed about missing out on a first victory in her pro debut on the LET as she picked up €27,868.75 to move into 10th place in this season’s Order of Merit.
Hull is in the field for the South African Women’s Open on the main tour later this month, as well as the Turkish Ladies Open, Deloitte Ladies Open in Amsterdam and the Ladies German Open in May.