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Miyu Yamashita Claims Maiden Major at AIG Women’s Open

The third Japanese woman to win the Women’s Open, Yamashita finishes a championship defined by dramatic comebacks and breakthrough moments.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Golf - Women's Round 2 - Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France - August 08, 2024. Miyu Yamashita of Japan in action during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs/File Photo
Yamashita is sprayed with champagne by fellow competitors after winning on Sunday.
Miyu Yamashita of Japan poses for a photo with the trophy following the final round of the AIG Women's Open 2025 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on August 03, 2025 in Bridgend, Wales.
Miyu Yamashita of Japan reacts after winning the Women's British Open golf championship, at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Overview

  • Yamashita closed with a two-under 70 to finish 11-under and win by two strokes over Charley Hull and Minami Katsu.
  • Charley Hull earned her fourth runner-up finish in a major after mounting a final-round charge following recovery from a viral infection that caused fainting episodes at the Evian Championship.
  • Minami Katsu matched Hull with a final-round 69 to tie for second at 9-under in her first Women’s Open.
  • Mimi Rhodes recorded one of the tournament’s most talked-about moments by shooting a hole-in-one on the par-3 fifth when her ball deflected off Steph Kyriacou’s.
  • Rookie Lottie Woad secured a tied-eighth finish at 4-under, building on her Scottish Open victory last week to highlight her swift impact on the LPGA Tour.