27-year-old Popov, who led by four under par before the fourth and final round, started with a bogey. But then she lined up five birdies and finished at seven under par, which was enough to keep Thai Jasmine Suwannapura and Australian Minjee Lee away.

Thus, she also became the first German women's player to win a major.

Heavy for the Swedes

The heavier it was for the Swedes. Daniela Holmqvist did best with a shared 29th place, seven over par. The 32-year-old did not manage to recover after Saturday's heavy third round, but played stable golf and finished with 16 par and two bogeys.

Anna Nordqvist had five bogeys in the last round and finished in a split 32nd place, eight over par.

When it comes to other Swedes, Pernilla Lindberg was shared 45th (+10), Johanna Gustavsson 71st (+18) and Camilla Lennarth shared 72nd (+19).