Golf: Kuwaki eyes big future on LPGA Tour after shining at British Open

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Shiho Kuwaki set her sights Wednesday on further LPGA Tour success after claiming her full membership from next season with a

LYTHAM ST ANNES, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Shiho Kuwaki of Japan is congratulated by Esther Henseleit of Germany after winning the AIG Women's Open 2026 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes on August 02, 2026 in Lytham St Annes, England. (Photo by Jason Butler/Getty Images) | Getty Images That’s a wrap on major championship season

SHIHO KUWAKI secured he

Kuwaki secured her LPGA Tour victory and a $1.5 million payday with the win.

Ko finished in a tie for 20th, with Garvey one shot back in a tie for 23rd.

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.

Japanese 23-year-old wins her first major championship England’s Charley Hull and Lottie Woad finish tied sixth It was no surprise that an extraordinary Sunday at the Women’s Open ended in such circumstances. Has the ankle of a marshal ever before played a crucial role in the outcome of a major championship? A compet

The 23-year-old sealed victory on the second of two play-off holes.

The 23-year-old sealed victory on the second of two play-off holes.

Highlights from the final day of the AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.

Dylan Holmes five clear at halfway in Mullingar Scratch Trophy

Kuwaki won her first major after defeating Germany's Esther Henseleit in a playoff.

Shiho Kuwaki wins Women's British Open on second playoff hole  ESPN

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan wins the Women’s British Open on second playoff hole  Toronto Star

Shiho Kuwaki of Japan saves par to stay alive in a sudden-death playoff and then wins 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

Aug 2 : Japan's Shiho Kuwaki claimed her first major title by defeating Germany's Esther Henseleit in a playoff to win the Women's Open at Royal Lytham on Sunday.Kuwaki and Henseleit finished regulation play tied at five under par after the German holed a lengthy birdie putt on the 18th to force extra holes.American Ye