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Sunday 25 October 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Yoshida wins BMW Ladies Championship
Pine Beach Golf Links, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October 2026 · Yuri Yoshida’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,350,000 USD · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Haeran Ryu KOR · 272Led by four entering the final round; shot 73, made 15 straight pars, bogeyed the 16th and the 72nd hole to lose by one. Yuri Yoshida Wins in Republic of Korea for Her First LPGA Tour Victory (AP)
- Hye-Jin Choi KOR · 272Shared second entering Sunday, closed with 69 (four birdies, one bogey) to finish one shot back; runner-up for a second straight week. Yuri Yoshida Wins in Republic of Korea for Her First LPGA Tour Victory (AP)
84 started
Same week
LPGA event
BMW Ladies Championship
Pine Beach Golf Links (Pine Course/Beach Course), Pine Beach Golf Links, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Yuri Yoshida
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2026
17, the bunker shot was amazing. I hit pitching wedge. I never tried that, like 48 yards to the pin. But I can't hit again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2026
Actually, I didn't have confidence. But I thought, just hit, just hit, it's the perfect distance. It was perfect, yeah.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2026
So my first win in Korea, it's big. It's significant for me because Japanese, we love Korea.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuri Yoshida | 66 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Hye-Jin Choi | 71 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Haeran Ryu | 67 · 64 · 68 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Minsol Kim | 70 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Hyo Joo Kim | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Nasa Hataoka | 70 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Carlota Ciganda | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Grace Kim | 73 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 10 | Minsun7 Kim | 69 · 64 · 72 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 2000-04-17, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2019; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 84 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated event week (LPGA final-round notes; no weekly list PDF that week) (published by LPGA.com), row: ABOUT THE LEADER Rolex Rankings No. 84 Yuri Yoshida).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet