Yuri Yoshida Wins in South Korea for Her First LPGA Tour Victory
Yoshida birdied the 17th hole to edge two Korean contenders and claim her first LPGA Tour victory by one stroke.
- On Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, Yuri Yoshida of Japan won the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, South Korea, securing her first LPGA Tour victory with a 17-under 271 total.
- Yoshida entered the final round four shots off the pace but surged with a front-nine 31, including an eagle at the par-5 second. Meanwhile, overnight leader Haeran Ryu lost her four-stroke advantage during Sunday's final round.
- Both Yoshida and Ryu bogeyed the 18th hole, but Yoshida's birdie at the 17th provided crucial separation. Hye-Jin Choi finished one shot behind in a tie for second with Ryu, her playoff-forcing birdie putt missing at the 18th.
- Choi remains winless in 125 career LPGA Tour starts despite earning about $7.5 million, the most of any winless player in LPGA history. She was runner-up last week in Shanghai to China's Ruoning Yin.
- The LPGA Tour continues its late-season Asian swing next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the Maybank Championship, the third of four remaining events in the schedule.
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2 Koreans finish as runners-up at LPGA event on home soil
Two Korean players tied for second place at the LPGA Tour event on their home soil Sunday, with one blowing a four-stroke lead and another coming up short after a late push. Yuri Yoshida of Japan won the BMW Ladies Championship with a four-round total of 17-under 271 at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, some 330 kilometers south of Seoul, after carding a four-under 68 in Sunday's final round at the par-72 course. Yoshida held off two Koreans, Ryu…
At the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship held at Pine Beach Links in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, Choi Hye-jin finished as runner-up with a final total of 16 under par. Yuri Yoshida claimed her first tour victory with a score of 17 under par. Choi Hye-jin was left with a sense of disappointment as she finished as runner-up by just one stroke for the second consecutive week.
Yoo Hae-ran finished tied for second at the LPGA Tour BMW Ladies Championship. On the 25th, Yoo recorded one birdie and two bogeys in the fourth round of the tournament (total prize money $2.35 million) held at Pine Beach Golf Links (par 72) in Haenam-gun, Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, bringing her total for rounds 1-4 to 16 under par.
(Haenam=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Tae-yong = Yoo Hae-ran... at the LPGA Tour BMW Ladies Championship (total prize money $2.35 million) held in Korea
Winnipeg Free Press
Yuri Yoshida wins in South Korea for her first LPGA Tour victory
HAENAM, South Korea (AP) — Yuri Yoshida won the LPGA South Korea tournament holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in a close finish at Pine Beach Golf Links on Sunday.
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