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Miyu Yamashita Wins Maiden Major at AIG Women’s Open

She secured a two-stroke victory on Royal Porthcawl’s wind-swept coastal course.

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 68 to finish 11-under par and became the third Japanese woman to win the Women’s Open.
  • Charley Hull overcame a viral infection that caused collapses at the Evian Championship to shoot a final-round 69 and tie for second at nine-under with no penalty called after her errant tee shot narrowly missed Minjee Lee.
  • Minami Katsu matched Hull’s nine-under total to share second place, marking her best result in a major championship.
  • Mimi Rhodes sank an unusual hole-in-one on the par-3 fifth when her tee shot deflected off playing partner Stephanie Kyriacou’s ball.
  • Lottie Woad continued her meteoric rise by tying for eighth on four-under in her professional major debut under challenging wind and links conditions.