Norwich golfer Amy Taylor competes at Australian Open

Amy Taylor has been competing in Australia recently and won the Women’s New South Wales Open Golf Regional Qualifying Event, despite entering just days beforehand.

That took the 23-year-old to the Australia Open, a high-profile Women's Professional Golf Association (WPGA) event in Sydney - where she finished in the top 30.

Amy finished tied in 29th on nine over par to take her world ranking to 436th, a success she credits to the challenges of learning on Norfolk's varied courses, including Sheringham and Cromer.

"I’m lucky to be from Norfolk, as we have such a diverse range of courses which have really helped me develop," she said.

"I love playing in bad weather because I’ve played in a lot of wind."

Amy Taylor is a member of Bawburgh Golf Club (Image: Tony Rushmer)

Amy first got into the game through her dad Steve, as well as her keenness to be better than her older sister at sport.

She has been a member of Bawburgh Golf Club since she was 10 years old and continues to receive support from the club. 

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"The members are lovely, and it's nice knowing I have support," added Amy, who wore the club's logo on her shirt in last month's victory. 

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Amy attended Wymondham College until 2017, before spending four and half years at Texas Tech University playing golf whilst studying psychology.

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Rather than follow the traditional post-collegiate golf route and stay in America, Taylor said that she wants to continue establishing herself outside of the US on the European Tour, before hopefully gaining a place on the Ladies PGA Tour.

Amy is aiming for the very top though, adding: "I want to play in majors, I want to be number one in the world."

Next up is the Ladies European Tour Q-School Finals in Morroco, which starts in Marrakech tomorrow.