Ayaka Furue produced a final-hole eagle to snatch a maiden major title after a dramatic finish to the Amundi Evian Championship.
The Japanese player went into the final round a shot behind Stephanie Kyriacou and was three strokes back with five holes to play, only to charge back into contention with three consecutive birdies from the 15th.
Furue was in a three-way tie for the lead heading to the par-five last, where she reached the green in two and drained the eagle putt to close a sensational final-round 65 and become golf’s latest first-time major winner.
The 24-year-old finished on 19 under and a shot clear of Kyriacou, while a round-of-the-day 63 from Patty Tavatanakit saw her claim third spot ahead of American Lauren Coughlin.
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