Miyū Yamashita secures first major title at AIG Women's Open

The GIST: The AIG Women’s Open grand finale drew a record-setting crowd in Wales, and while the U.K.’s very own Charley Hull made a run for the title, it was Japan’s Miyū Yamashita who took home the last major of the women’s golf season yesterday.

🏆 Yamashita secures first major title, the 21st different winner of the year: One day after celebrating her 24th birthday, the Japanese rookie’s wish definitely came true at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, earning her first LPGA Tour dub outside of Japan.

• With the victory, Yamashita became the fourth Japanese golfer to win an LPGA Tour event this season and the second to win a major, along with Mao Saigo, who won the Chevron Championship back in April.

• Parity continues to be the name of the game this year as a different athlete has won every single event. And with 13 remaining on the schedule, there’s no better time to start tuning in to the game’s best. Talk about a parity par-tee.

📉 Nelly Korda projected to lose world No. 1 ranking: Speaking of parity, after winning a stunning seven events in 2024, Korda is still winless in 2025 and should be overtaken by Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul, the current leader of the Race to CME Globe.

• The Race is the LPGA’s season-long competition, where golfers accumulate points in official tour events to earn a spot in November’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. A long, long way to go.