Diksha, the only Indian to make the Women\u2019s Open this year, was making her second cut at the Major, which is the last one of the five for women each season. Diksha bogeyed the first and had four more in the first seven holes, and had only one birdie. She later had three bogeys and two birdies for a total of eight bogeys and three birdies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the LET Order of Merit, England\u2019s Mimi Rhodes remains top of the leaderboard on 1,708.88 points, followed by Czechia\u2019s Sara Kouskova on 1,473.71, and Singapore\u2019s Shannon Tan in third on 1,419.95. Diksha Dagar is 12th on the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Japan\u2019s Miyu Yamashita captured her first major title in commanding fashion at the AIG Women\u2019s Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, earning a winner\u2019s check of $1,462,500.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Entering the final round with a one-shot lead, the newly turned 24-year-old carded three birdies on the front nine and dropped her only shot of the day on the 17th, to seal the victory - capping off her birthday weekend in style.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This major title adds to her success on the LPGA of Japan Tour, where she already has 13 titles, and becomes the sixth major champion from Japan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before her breakthrough win, Yamashita\u2019s best result in a major was a runner-up finish at the 2024 KPMG Women\u2019s PGA Championship. Earlier this year, she placed T6 at the same event and most recently finished T14 at the Amundi Evian Championship.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A strong crowd turned out for the final day, braving a wet and windy start before the weather cleared in the afternoon. More than 47,000 fans have attended the five days of the Championship at Royal Porthcawl, making it the largest women\u2019s sporting event ever in Wales.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England\u2019s Charley Hull was two shots back on nine-under par in T2 alongside Japan\u2019s Minami Katsu. Hull was right in contention until she made bogeys on 16 and 17, which made it a long way back for the four-time LET winner, who was chasing her first major title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The four-time LET winner has come so close to winning before, with a runner-up in both the US Women\u2019s Open and AIG Women\u2019s Open in 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Two shots further back were Japan\u2019s Rio Takeda and South Korea\u2019s A Lim Kim, who were both in a tie for fourth place, on seven-under par. Chinese Taipei\u2019s Wei-Ling Hsu and America\u2019s Megan Khang were both in a tie for sixth place, just a further shot back.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England\u2019s Lottie Woad, who just before this tournament accepted LET membership, finished in T8, alongside Australia\u2019s Steph Kyriacou and leading amateur Paula Martin Sampedro.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Two shots further back were Japan\u2019s Rio Takeda and South Korea\u2019s A Lim Kim, who were both in a tie for fourth place, on seven-under par. Chinese Taipei\u2019s Wei-Ling Hsu and America\u2019s Megan Khang were both in a tie for sixth place, just a further shot back.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England\u2019s Mimi Rhodes made an ace at the 5th hole, which marked the second hole-in-one of the week, following Australia\u2019s Steph Kyriacou\u2019s ace on the 8th hole on day two. Switzerland\u2019s Chiara Tamburlini finished just outside the top 10 in T13 alongside five other players on two-under par.<\/p>\r\n\r\n