Golf: Yamashita wins CPKC Women's Open, Yoshida 2nd in Japanese 1-2 finish

EDMONTON, Canada (Kyodo) -- Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita extended her six-shot overnight lead with a 4-under-par 66 in the final round to complete a

Not only did the rising star from Japan collect her fourth LPGA victory in 13 months, her 257 tied the tour's 72-hole record for the lowest gross score of all time.

Japan’s Miyu Yamashita went wire to wire to win the CPKC Women’s Open. The 25-year-old claimed her fourth LPGA Tour victory and second this year with a dominating performance at Edmonton’s Royal Mayfair Club.

Japan’s Miyu Yamashita wins CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton  Toronto Star

Miyu Yamashita increased her already healthy lead and Canadian teenager Aphrodite Deng vaulted up the leaderboard Saturday at the CPKC Women’s Open.

Miyu Yamashita rebounded from a bogey on the par-3 17th with a birdie on the par-4 18th to take a six-stroke lead Saturday in the CPKC Women’s Open in a bid for a wire-to-wire victory

Since 2017, the 'Brooke's Brigade' initiative has brought together junior golfers across the country who share a passion for the sport and Canada’s defending champion.