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PORTHCAWL, Wales – For Miyu Yamashita, Sunday evening signalled it was finally time to celebrate. The Japanese golfer and LPGA rookie had just won her first major, the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl, one day after turning 24. Yamashita looked unflappable ever since she grabbed hold of the lead on Friday and never let go. She made her first …

Yamashita assumed control of the tournament with a seven-under-par round of 65 on Friday morning and led from that moment on. She briefly shared top spot with playing partner A Lim Kim early in her final round, but the South Korean’s birdie at the second was quickly followed by consecutive bogeys. Hull, who propelled herself into contention with a six-under …