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Yamashita Claims Maiden AIG Women’s Open Title as Rhodes Records Unusual Ricochet Ace

Yamashita’s two-under final round completed an 11-under total that secured her first major title on the blustery Welsh links.

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
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.
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Overview

  • Yamashita surged early with three front-nine birdies and stabilized late with a key par on the 17th to preserve her lead.
  • Charley Hull and Minami Katsu each carded 69 in Sunday’s finale to share second at nine-under, two strokes behind the champion.
  • Kim A-lim vaulted into contention with a bogey-free 67 in the third round but slipped to eight-under after a two-over final round.
  • Stephanie Kyriacou aced the par-3 eighth in blustery second-round conditions for the championship’s first hole-in-one.
  • Mimi Rhodes capped the week with a freak ricochet ace on the par-3 fifth when her tee shot bounced off Kyriacou’s ball into the cup.