{"id":813478,"date":"2026-10-25T13:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813478\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T13:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:58:18","slug":"yuri-yoshida-takes-first-lpga-title-at-bmw-ladies-championship-holding-off-haeran-ryu-and-hye-jin-choi-in-tight-finish-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813478\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuri Yoshida takes first LPGA title at BMW Ladies Championship holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in tight finish | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yuri Yoshida won the BMW Ladies Championship, holding off Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi in a close finish at Pine Beach Golf Links on Sunday.<\/p>\n

It was Yoshida’s first LPGA Tour victory and came in a dramatic finale as both overnight leader Ryu and Yoshida bogeyed the final hole, leaving the Japanese player ahead by one stroke at 17-under after four rounds.<\/p>\n

Yoshida was four shots off the pace going into Sunday’s final round but lit up the front nine with an eagle at the par-five second, followed by three consecutive birdies.<\/p>\n

Bogeys at the 15th and 18th were offset by a crucial birdie at the 17th, which gave the 26-year-old the buffer she needed.<\/p>\n

Ryu led the tournament by four strokes going into the final round but could not find the same rhythm on Sunday as she shot a 73 to finish at 16 under.<\/p>\n

The South Korean made 15 consecutive pars before dropping a crucial shot at the par-four 16th, which handed back Yoshida’s one-shot advantage.<\/p>\n

\"Yoshida<\/p>\n

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\n Yoshida found scintillating form on the front nine of the final round<\/p>\n

Both players made birdies at the 17th but a costly miss for Ryu at 18 allowed Yoshida to clinch it, despite the Japanese golfer also making bogey.<\/p>\n

Hye-Jin Choi, who was in a tie for second coming into the final round, stayed in contention throughout Sunday and mixed four birdies with a lone bogey to finish at 16 under – a shot behind Yoshida and in a tie for second with Ryu.<\/p>\n

Choi is still looking for her first victory in 125 career LPGA Tour starts as a member. She has held or shared a 54-hole lead five times without converting it into a win.<\/p>\n

Last week in Shanghai, Choi was runner-up by one stroke to China’s Ruoning Yin after the South Korean golfer led after each of the first three rounds.<\/p>\n

Defending champion Sei Young Kim, who ended a five-year victory drought in 2025 with a win last year in South Korea, shot 70 on Sunday and finished at two under and in a tie for 55th.<\/p>\n

In its late-season Asian swing, the LPGA Tour moves to Kuala Lumpur next week for the Maybank Championship, the third of four events.<\/p>\n

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