US EditionSweden’s Maja Stark Wins the U.S. Women’s Open for Her First Major Championship
- Maja Stark won the U.S. Women's Open with a score of seven-under 281, finishing two strokes ahead of Nelly Korda and Rio Takeda.
- Stark's victory marks her first major title and makes her the first Swedish winner of the U.S. Women's Open since Annika Sorenstam in 2006.
- Stark earned $2.4 million for her win, becoming the sixth Swede to win a women's major.
- Nelly Korda finished with a score of 71 and expressed her intention to build on her performance, stating, 'Hopefully can kind of build off of this.
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Maja Stark claims two-stroke victory at 80th US Women’s Open | News Channel 3-12
By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Sweden’s Maja Stark is now a major champion after winning the 80th US Women’s Open on Sunday at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. The 25-year-old is the first Swede to win a US Women’s Open since Annika Sörenstam earned her third title in 2006. The only other Swede to win the major was Liselotte Neumann in 1988. The world No. 33 revealed both Swedish icons texted to wish her good luck before Sunday’s final round, telling he…
Maja Stark claims two-stroke victory at 80th US Women’s Open
By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Sweden’s Maja Stark is now a major champion after winning the 80th US Women’s Open on Sunday at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. The 25-year-old is the first Swede to win a US Women’s Open since Annika Sörenstam earned her third title in 2006. The only other Swede to win the major was Liselotte Neumann in 1988. The world No. 33 revealed both Swedish icons texted to wish her good luck before Sunday’s final round, telling he…
Twenty-five-year-old Swede Maja Stark won her first golf major, the US Open, in Erin. She defeated world number one Nelly Korda in a tense final.
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Richmond Times-DispatchStark wins U.S. Women's Open for first major title
ERIN, Wis. — Maja Stark had lost her confidence heading into the U.S. Women's Open.
Steadfast Stark outlast Japanese and home challenges to win maiden Major title at exciting US Women’s Open
Sweden's Maja Stark played with poise and precision to claim her maiden Major title at the 80th US Women's Open presented by Ally on Sunday, fending off World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States at Erin Hills. Read full story
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