Lydia Ko captured her first major title in eight years, at the AIG Women’s Open at St. Andrews, winning by two-shots over Ruoning Yin, Lilia Vu, Nelly Korda, and Jiyai Shin. Ko birdied the final hole to finish at 7-under par for the tournament.
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Lauren Coughlin Wins Women’s Scottish Open
Lauren Coughlin shot a final-round 69 to win the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open by four shots over Esther Henseleit. The win is Coughlin’s second LPGA win in her last three tournaments.
Moriya Jutanugarn Wins Portland Classic
[Editor’s Note – This is over a week late getting posted.]
Moriya Jutanugarn shot a final round 66 to finish at 22-under par and win the Portland Classic by two shots over Na Rin An, Nataliya Guseva, and Angel Yin. The win is Jutanugarn’s third career LPGA victory.
Lauren Coughlin Wins CPKC Women’s Open
Lauren Coughlin won the 2024 CPKC Women’s Open by 2-shots over Mao Saigo, finishing at 13-under par at Earl Grey Golf Club in Calgary. The win is Coughlin’s first title on the LPGA Tour.
Chanettee Wannasaen Wins Dana Open
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.
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.
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.