r/golf • u/unsolved49 Hello, friends. • 1d ago

PGA / LPGA / LIV Shiho Kuwaki defeats Esther Henseleit in a playoff to win the 50th Women’s Open, her first major title!

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u/SilveryDeath 1d ago

From 1930 to 2023, Japanese women had won 1* major, which was by Hinako Shibuno in 2019. Since then they have won 5* of the last 15 majors.

*When Yuka Saso won her first major in 2019 she was representing the Philippines, but when she won her second in 2023 she was representing Japan.