https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/ashleigh-buhai-wins-2022-aig-womens-open-at-muirfield
Ashleigh Buhai finally got her first win on the LPGA Tour, winning the season’s final major at the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield on the 4th playoff hole over In Gee Chun. Buhai started the final round with a 5-stroke lead but ran into trouble on the 15th, making a triple-bogey 7 to see her lead evaporate.
On the 4th playoff hole, with the sun pretty much set, Buhai made a clutch up-and-down from the greenside bunker to win the championship, her first in 15 years playing the LPGA.
The sand save that made Ashleigh Buhai a major champion 🏆
In her 221 career Tour start, @ash_simon makes her first win a major championship at Muirfield 🏆#AIGWO pic.twitter.com/AmWba0HBsu
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 7, 2022
Your 2022 Champion, @ash_simon!
An incredible moment on the 18th for Ashleigh Buhai, after 22 holes of intense competition on Sunday.#WorldClass pic.twitter.com/0r8gM5DDiW
— AIG Women’s Open (@AIGWomensOpen) August 7, 2022
“Show them why you’re number one in bunkers this year.”@ash_simon’s Tour leading sand save percentage gave her confidence to win her first major. pic.twitter.com/CFpsxDhZmU
— LPGA (@LPGA) August 7, 2022
For the LPGA Golf Pool, Betty was the top-earner for the week with 33 points.
Points for AIG Women’s Open
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashleigh Buhai | 15 |
| 2 | In Gee Chun | 10 |
| 3 | Hinako Shibuno* | 9 |
| 4 | Leona Maguire | 8 |
| 4 | Minjee Lee | 8 |
| 4 | Madelene Sagstrom | 8 |
| 7 | Celine Boutier | 5 |
| 7 | Lydia Ko | 5 |
| 7 | Nasa Hataoka | 5 |
| 7 | Atthaya Thitikul | 5 |
| 7 | Brooke M. Henderson | 5 |
| 7 | Stephanie Kyriacou | 5 |
* indicates not part of LPGA Golf Pool
Here are the final round highlights from the AIG Women’s Open Youtube page: