Yoshida wins first LPGA title at BMW Ladies Championship

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 04:07 · Archive

Yuri Yoshida won the BMW Ladies Championship, her first LPGA Tour victory, at Pine Beach Golf Links on Sunday.

Yuri Yoshida won the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory, finishing at 17 under and holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi by one stroke.

Yoshida was four shots off the pace going into the final round but made an eagle at the par-five second hole, followed by three consecutive birdies to ignite her comeback. Ryu led by four strokes entering Sunday but shot a 73 and could not maintain her advantage. She made 15 consecutive pars before dropping a shot at the par-four 16th, which handed back Yoshida's one-shot lead. Both players birdied the 17th but Ryu made a crucial bogey at the 18th that proved decisive, as Yoshida also bogeyed the final hole but finished ahead.

Hye-Jin Choi, who had been tied for second before the final round, finished level with Ryu at 16 under, one shot behind Yoshida. She mixed four birdies with a lone bogey. The Japan Times reports that Yoshida became the fourth player from Japan to win on the LPGA Tour this season and the fourth first-time winner on the tour.

How it is being reported

• Yuri Yoshida rallies for first victory on LPGA TourYoshida, 26, became the fourth player from Japan to win this season and the fourth first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.The Japan Times · 26 Oct, 03:42
• Yoshida takes first LPGA title at BMW Ladies ChampionshipYuri Yoshida won the BMW Ladies Championship holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in a close finish at Pine Beach Golf Links on Sunday.Sky Sports · 25 Oct, 08:15

In this story: Yuri Yoshida · Haeran Ryu · Hye-Jin Choi · Pine Beach Golf Links · LPGA Tour

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