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Australian golfer Stephanie Kyriacou has won a second ladies European Tour title, triumphing by two shots in the Netherlands.
Australian youngster Stephanie Kyriacou has claimed her second Ladies European Tour title - her first as a professional - by shooting a bogey-free final round of 67 to win the Big Green Egg Open in the Netherlands.
The 20-year-old Sydneysider finished at 18 under to triumph by two shots from Finland's Sanna Nuutinen (69) after a tight final day struggle at Rosendaelsche Golf Club.
The victory followed her runaway success at the LET's Ladies Classic Bonville back in Australia early last year while still an amateur
"I'm buzzing! I forgot what it was like to win, it has been a little bit of time," said Kyriacou.
There was some great golf out there, Sanna played really well, and she holed some really long putts. It was pretty tight, and I was a bit nervous."
As with her Bonville win, she had her dad Nick caddying for her.
"It is something pretty special. He has been there since day one," she said.
"He spent all his time and energy when I was little so to have him on the bag for a win is pretty special.
All my friends stayed up to watch my score. I'm very grateful for the support team I have."
Kyriacou got off to a great start when she birdied the opening hole and then rolled in back-to-back birdies on the fifth and sixth holes.
The 2020 LET Rookie of the Year ended a run of nine pars with back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 - the latter putting her back into lead.
But she still had to recover from some wayward shots ion the final hole to make par and clinch the win.
Nuutinen equalled her best finish on the LET and thanks to her consistency in 2021, the result propelled her to the top of the Race to Costa del Sol rankings on 932.42 poinst with Kyriacou now second on 845.58.
Scotland's Kylie Henry produced a final round of 68 to finish third on 10-under-par, while Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul was one stroke further back in fourth.