Kuwaki wins tense play-off to lift Women's Open title
Kuwaki hit wedge to three feet to save par and got another chance when Henseleit missed a 15-foot birdie putt for the win.
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Kuwaki closed with a 1-under 70 and looked like a winner in regulation until Henseleit holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Royal Lytham St. Annes for a 70 to join Kuwaki at 5-under 279. Watch Japan's Shiho Kuwaki beat beat Esther Henseleit in a two-hole play-off to win the 2026 Women's Open, her first major title. Henseleit then had the advantage in the playoff when the 23-year-old from Japan was in deep grass short of a bunker and had to lay up short of the green.
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Kuwaki closed with a 1-under 70 and looked like a winner in regulation until Henseleit holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Royal Lytham St. Annes for a 70 to join Kuwaki at 5-under 279.
according to The Boston GlobeWatch Japan's Shiho Kuwaki beat beat Esther Henseleit in a two-hole play-off to win the 2026 Women's Open, her first major title
according to BBC SportHenseleit then had the advantage in the playoff when the 23-year-old from Japan was in deep grass short of a bunker and had to lay up short of the green.
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