In the women's golf major tournament in Japan, the final round of this season's tour was held in Miyazaki Prefecture, and Miyu Yamashita won the playoff with Minami Katsu, winning her second major this season. rice field.
The 21-year-old Yamashita, who is the youngest and first ever champion of the year, started the final round with a total of 13 under par, and made four birdies and two bogeys to reach a total of 15 under par. .
Katsu, on the other hand, came out from 6th place, 5 shots behind the leader, and showed a fierce charge that increased his score by 7 with 9 birdies and 2 bogeys. Brought into the playoffs.
Then, Yamashita took a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat the winning player, marking his 5th win of the season and his 2nd major win following the tournament in May.
In addition, Yamashita became the second player in history and the first Japanese player to reach 60 strokes per year.
Erika Kikuchi finished in 3rd place, 2 shots behind, and Korean Lee Min-young, who started in the lead with Yamashita, dropped 2 points to finish 4th with a total of 11 under par.
Hinako Shibuno, who started in 23rd place, increased her score by 6 points to a total of 7 under par, finishing in 10th place along with Yuka Saso and Saiki Fujita.