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Kuwaki wins British Open on second playoff hole

ESPN Sunday 02 August 2026, 20:05 UTC 1 min read
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ANNES, England -- Shiho Kuwaki of Japan saved par to stay alive in a sudden-death playoff Sunday and won with a par on the second extra hole to claim the Women's British Open over Esther Henseleit of Germany for her first major title. 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. Henseleit then had the advantage in the playoff when the...

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England -- Shiho Kuwaki of Japan saved par to stay alive in a sudden-death playoff Sunday and won with a par on the second extra hole to claim the Women's British Open over Esther Henseleit of Germany for her first major title. 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. 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. Kuwaki hit wedge to 3 feet to save par and got another chance when Henseleit missed a 15-foot birdie putt for the win.
Kuwaki (LOCATION) British Open (EVENT) ANNES (ORG) England (LOCATION) Japan (LOCATION) Esther Henseleit (PERSON) Germany (LOCATION) Henseleit (PERSON) Royal Lytham & St. Annes (ORG)
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