Asked about probably being in the world top 10 and the top-ranked Australian, she said: \u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with friendly competition, but I haven\u2019t got the win just yet. So when I do that, I\u2019ll be a little bit more arrogant, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yamashita won by two shots to claim the first major of her career after keeping England\u2019s Charley Hull and Japan\u2019s Minami Katsu at bay.<\/p>\n
Yamashita finished 11 under after she sank three birdies on the front nine and remained steady on the back nine, until a late stumble with her first bogey on the par-four 17th.<\/p>\n
Hull mounted a spirited challenge with five birdies that brought her to within one shot of Yamashita. However, back-to-back bogeys on the 16th and 17th sealed her fate.<\/p>\n
Katsu also tied for second with a final-round 69.<\/p>\n
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Australia\u2019s Minjee Lee finished with a level-par 72 to end two under for the tournament and a share of 13th place.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like that\u2019s probably the worst score I could have had today. I felt like I was going pretty well and then just kind of made a silly mistake on 14,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one of those weeks where I was kind of in the middle, like I wasn\u2019t really amazing at one thing or another. I\u2019m not complaining, but I would have liked to be in the top 10.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having won the KPMG Championship, her third major title, Lee said she was pleased with her year overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think, from where I was at the beginning of the year, obviously winning KPMG<\/a> and played Chevron and had a good finish at Evian, and [went] all right at US Open and all right here. So I feel like I\u2019ve done pretty well. Maybe an 8.5.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier, the third Australian, Grace Kim, ended her British Open with a dispiriting final-round 80 to slip to 12 over par.<\/p>\n Lydia Ko, New Zealand\u2019s defending champion, ended on three over for a share of 36th place, alongside world No.1 Nelly Korda, among others.<\/p>\n AAP, agencies<\/p>\n