Kuwaki beats Henseleit in playoff to win Women's British Open

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kuwaki-shiho/UPoseROP/"]Kuwaki[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henseleit-esther/Akc7rlVl/"]Henseleit[/a] finished regulation play ‌tied at five under par after the German holed a lengthy birdie ‌putt on the 18th to force extra holes.[/p][p]American Yealimi ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noh-seung-yul/6PScSDpN/"]Noh[/a], who had held the overnight lead and started the day ‌strongly, finished third at four under.[/p][p]Kuwaki sealed victory on ‌the second playoff hole, after Henseleit missed her par attempt and tapped in for bogey, becoming the second Japanese champion of the tournament ‌in succession, after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yamashita-miyu/ULhq23PC/"]Miyu Yamashita[/a].[/p][embed guid="2887e0c6-273c-489c-9da5-777bccaee1bb" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2083989424782663807" social-type="twitter" /][p]After beginning the ⁠day among the chasing ‌pack, Kuwaki steadily climbed into contention as Noh began to feel ​the pressure. She moved into a share of the lead with a birdie at the 13th and stayed ​patient over the closing stretch before posting the clubhouse target at five under.[/p][p]Noh looked set to control the final ⁠round but a pair ​of bogeys at the seventh and eighth cut her advantage. She briefly recovered, regaining a share of the lead with a birdie at the par-four 13th, before another dropped shot ‌at the 14th left her trailing Kuwaki by one.[/p][p]Henseleit also produced a strong back-nine charge. After slipping back with bogeys at the eighth and ninth, she birdied the 11th, 12th and 15th to draw level with Kuwaki, only to drop a shot at the 16th. The German refused to relent, however, rolling in a crucial birdie putt at the last to force the playoff.[/p][p]World number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/korda-nelly/4OpkdK7D/"]Nelly Korda[/a] briefly ‌held the clubhouse lead after a closing three-under 68 but ​it was not enough to challenge for the title, ‌leaving her tied for fourth on two under with world number two [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thitikul-atthaya/l4QnCX47/"]Jeeno Thitikul[/a].[/p][p]South Korea's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryu-haeran/d4jMjdrs/"]Haeran Ryu[/a] saw her bid for a third consecutive major fade with bogeys at the 17th and 18th, finishing tied for sixth ⁠on one under alongside ⁠home hopes [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/woad-lottie/z9mmqaAC/"]Lottie Woad[/a] ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hull-charley/WUlI8kp1/"]Charley Hull[/a].[/p][embed guid="0e2985b3-caea-4faf-8315-823f7ea981c1" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2084004206113964076/history" social-type="twitter" /]