Chanettee Wannasaen won for the second time on the LPGA, winning the Dana Open by a shot over Hae Ran Ryu. Wannasaen shot a final round of 67, to finish the tournament at 20-under par.
Chanettee Wannasaen Wins Dana Open
Ayaka Furue Wins Evian Championship
[Editor’s note: Sorry that this is a week late getting posted]
Ayaka Furue won the Amundi Evian Championship to capture her first major title, winning by a shot over Stephanie Kyriacou. Furue eagled the final hole finish at 19-under par.
Ruoning Yin and Atthaya Thitikul Win Dow Championship
Atthaya Thitikul and Ruoning Yin won the Dow Championship by a shot over Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho. The Dow Championship is a tournament where the players compete in teams of two. Thitikul and Yin combined to finish at 22-under par, shooting a final round 62. Thitikul made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to seal the win.
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Amy Yang Wins KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Amy Yang won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, at Sahalee Country Club, by three shots over Lilia Vu, Jin Young Ko, and Miyu Yamashita, for her first major title. Yang shot a final-round 72 to finish the tournament at 7-under par.
At one point, Yang built a 5-shot lead and got to 10-under par, but bogeyed 16 and hit her tee-shot in the water on the 17th, making double bogey. Yang settled down to make a routine par on the 18th to seal the win.
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Lilia Vu Wins Meijer LPGA Classic
Lilia Vu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in a playoff with Lexi Thompson and Grace Kim when she birdied the third playoff hole. Vu shot a final-round of 65 to finish at 16-under. The tournament was first that Vu, who is recovering from a back injury, since March.
Linnea Strom Wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Linnea Strom shot at final-round 11-under par 60 to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic by a shot over Ayaka Furue and Megan Khang. The win is Strom’s first on the LPGA, and she started the day seven shots behind the leaders. Strom’s final round of 60 is the lowest final-round score by a LPGA winner.
Yuka Saso Wins U.S. Women’s Open
Yuka Saso shot a final-round 68 to finish at 4-under overall, to win the U.S. Women’s Open by three shots over Hinako Shibuno. The third round leaders, Wichanee Meechai and Minjee Lee each struggled, allowing Saso to come from behind to win.
Nelly Korda Wins Mizuho Americas Open
Nelly Korda finished at 14-under par to win the Mizuho Americas Open by one shot over Hannah Green, at the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey. Korda and Green went shot for shot until the final hole, where Green found trouble and bogeyed the final hole to miss forcing a playoff. The victory is Korda’s sixth of the LPGA season, in only eight starts. She has won six of her last 7 tournaments played.