Golf Japan Women's Open Erika Hara First Winner Total 16 Under October 4, 17:31
The final round of the Japan Women's Open, which decides the number one female golfer in Japan, was held in Fukuoka Prefecture, and 21-year-old Erika Hara, who started in the lead, increased her score to 16 under and won the championship, winning her first major title. Did.
In the final round of the Japan Women's Open held in Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Hara, who was the leader with a total of 12 under, went around in the final group with Sakura Kogure, who was in second place by 4 strokes.
Hara started No. 1 with a birdie and took three consecutive birdies from No. 11 to No. 13 in the second half.
Hara, who showed stable play until the end, had five birdies and one bogey, increased his score by four and kept the lead with a total of 16 unders, and won his first major title in his second tour win.
Kogure increased his score by 4 with 6 birdies and 2 bogies to a total of 12 under, but he didn't.
In 3rd place, Momoko Ueda and Sumika Nakasone, who both increased their scores by 3 on the final day and made a total of 8 under, came in.
On the final day, Minami Hiruta and Lee Nari of South Korea, who increased their scores by six, finished fifth with a total of 7 under.
19-year-old Yuka Saso, who is a rookie but has won two tours this season, increased her score by two on the final day and finished 14th with a total of 2 under.