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About Jay

Weekend golfer whose goal is to always break 80.

Ayaka Furue Wins Evian Championship

https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/ayaka-furue-takes-lead-in-rolex-annika-major-award-standings-with-amundi-evian-championship-victory

[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.

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Ruoning Yin and Atthaya Thitikul Win Dow Championship

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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

https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/amy-yang-captures-elusive-major-victory-at-kpmg-womens-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

https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/meijer-lpga-classic-for-simply-give-final-round-recap

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.

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