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Miyū Yamashita wins Women’s Open for first LPGA Tour victory – and first major – a day after turning 24

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Miyū Yamashita earned a dream birthday present after a composed fourth round at Royal Porthcawl won her the AIG Women’s Open a day after turning 24. The newly crowned champion finished on 11-under, two-strokes ahead of Charley Hull and Minami Katsu. It is the rookie’s first ever LPGA Tour triumph, making her the second player to notch her first tour win in a major this year after compatriot Mao Saigo achieved the f…

Miyū Yamashita wins Women’s Open for first LPGA Tour victory – and first major – a day after turning 24 | News Channel 3-12

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Miyū Yamashita earned a dream birthday present after a composed fourth round at Royal Porthcawl won her the AIG Women’s Open a day after turning 24. The newly crowned champion finished on 11-under, two-strokes ahead of Charley Hull and Minami Katsu. It is the rookie’s first ever LPGA Tour triumph, making her the second player to notch her first tour win in a major this year after compatriot Mao Saigo achieved the f…

Miyu Yamashita claims Women’s Open title - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

PORTHCAWL, Wales — For Miyu Yamashita, Sunday evening signalled it was finally time to celebrate. The Japanese golfer and LPGA rookie had just won her first major, the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl, one day after turning 24.

Yamashita wins Women's British Open for her first major title

Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women's British Open was no longer in doubt. She closed with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory. Yamashita holed two big…

Charley Hull Falls Short Again; LPGA Rookie Makes History At AIG Women’s Open

Charley Hull charged hard during the final two rounds of the AIG Women’s Open, but it wasn’t enough to move her out of second place. The Englishwoman finished tied for second, two strokes behind the winner, Miyu Yamashita. Hull carded five birdies without bogeys over the first 14 holes of the fourth round, but made consecutive bogeys on the 16th and 17th to seal her fate in the tournament. The strokes lost on those two holes were exactly what sh…

Golf - Japan's Yamashita keeps her cool to win Women's Open to claim first major

(Reuters) -Miyu Yamashita won the Women's Open by two shots to claim the first major of her career after the 24-year-old kept Charley Hull and Minami Katsu at bay to become the fourth different major champion from Japan in the last two years. Read full story