Teenager Charley Hull wins Ladies European Tour Order of Merit

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The English teenager Charley Hull has become the youngest winner of the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit – just 12 months after being named Rookie of the Year.

The 18-year-old from Kettering sealed the award after finishing joint fifth at the Dubai Ladies Masters, a final-day round of 72 leaving her on 10 under for the tournament.

That took Hull’s season’s earnings to £208,500, and left her £23,633 clear of the second-placed Frenchwoman Gwladys Nocera, who was tied for 11th in Dubai.

Hull, who won her first professional title at the Lalla Meryem Cup in March and recorded nine top-10 finishes in 2014, said: “It’s good to win. I didn’t really know coming into this week.”