York professional Kirsty Taylor, who has qualified for her first US Open, finished joint 17th in the Evian European French Open at Arras.

She followed three under 69 with rounds of 72 71 72 to finished 14 shots behind leader Lynette Brooky (New Zealand), who retained her title.

The Kiwi finished one stroke ahead of Britain's Trish Johnson and Vibeke Stensrud (Norway), who had led after three rounds.

Updated: 10:58 Tuesday, June 24, 2003