Morley by two shots

England's Joanne Morley collected her second European Tour title by repeating her 1996 win in the German Open with a final-round…

England's Joanne Morley collected her second European Tour title by repeating her 1996 win in the German Open with a final-round 69 in Hamburg.

The 33-year-old from Sale, Cheshire, was tied with Belgium's Valerie Van Ryckeghem after three rounds, but took charge with back-to-back birdies at the fifth and sixth, and a birdie from 10 feet at the 18th to secure a two-shot win on a day of heavy rain and gusting winds.

Morley, the first British winner on the European Tour this year, finished on 14-under 274, two ahead of Spain's Raquel Carriedo, who also shot the joint best-of-day 69 to repeat her second place from the previous week's French Open.

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