Iturrioz Denies Hull At Houston Championship

Aramco Houston Championship

-13 Iturrioz (Spa); -11 Hull (Eng), Ciganda (Spa); -10 Tan (SG); -9 Boutier (Fra), Delacour (Fra), Nadaud (Fra)

Selected others: -8 Mimi Rhodes (Eng); -6 Cara Gainer (Eng); -5 Annabell Fuller (Eng)

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England's Charley Hull vanished associated 2nd arsenic Spain's Nuria Iturrioz claimed triumph astatine nan Houston Championship.

Iturrioz vanished 2 shots clear of Hull and compatriot Carlota Ciganda connected 13 nether par aft a four-under 68 successful Texas.

The 29-year-old birdied 3 of nan past 5 holes to declare her 5th European Tour title.

Hull, nan world number 10, was 4 shots disconnected nan lead heading into nan last round, but closed nan spread to 1 changeable aft 3 holes astatine Golfcrest Country Club successful Pearland.

Hull group a clubhouse target of 11 nether aft 2 birdies connected nan backmost 9 helped her paper a 67, but Iturrioz held her nervus to unafraid nan win.

It is nan 2nd tourney successful a statement that Hull has vanished runner-up, but her first since she sustained ankle ligament harm aft slipping successful a car parkland successful August.

"I played A1 play each day," she said.

"Especially pinch my wounded and coming back, I didn't deliberation I'd play good this week, truthful I'm happy pinch my result."

Overnight leader Ciganda changeable a final-round 71.