Overview
- Miyu Yamashita beat Lottie Woad in a sudden-death playoff after Woad’s three-foot par putt lipped out on the 18th, and Yamashita made a short birdie on the first extra hole to secure the title.
- Yamashita shot an eight-under 64 in the final round to surge from five shots back to 17 under, a comeback that included birdies on the 18th to force the playoff.
- Lottie Woad closed with a 68 that featured a dramatic bunker hole-out at 17 but ended with a three-putt bogey on 18 that sent the contest to extra holes.
- The final leaderboard had Yamashita and Woad tied at 17 under, Wei-Ling Hsu and Yan Liu tied for third at 15 under, and Jing Yan, the 54-hole leader, finishing tied for seventh at 13 under.
- Organizers said the tournament raised $1.5 million for Meijer’s Simply Give hunger-relief program and the field now turns its attention to the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine next week.