Ariya Jutanugarn dramatically fluffed his chips in the final regulatory hole after losing in the five-way playoffs as Mao Saigo won the Chevron Championship after an astonishing finish in Texas.
Jutanugarn tried to fall to No. 18 Green from the adjacent rough rough, but the ball only moved an inch.
She suffered from a bogey six, lost a one-shot lead, fell to 7 under, falling into an overtime shootout with Saigo, Hyo Joo Kim, Luning Yin and Lindy Duncan in the first major of the season.
Yin, Duncan and Saigo all nailed birdie putts to the Final Green to reach the playoffs, but Kim missed one of her own who has finally seen her win after Jutanugaan’s strange moment.
Image: Ariya Jutanugarn was made to pay big errors on hole 18 in Texas
The only playoff hole needed was also filled with confusion. Because Yin filmed the trophy and failed to change the Eagle effort that saw the birdie rip out afterwards.
After Jutanugaan and Kim wasted birdie screams, Saigo held the joint lead towards the final round, but shot two over 74 and drained her to secure her maiden victory on the six LPGA tours.
Jutanugarn misses the third major title
Jutanugarn was in the first touchdown in seven years from the third major after the 2016 Women’s Open and the 2018 Women’s Open in the US.
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The 29-year-old made two birdies and eagles in the first eight holes, opening a two-shot lead with bogies regaining 9 and 13, but many clutch pars kept her in control, but many of her rivals, including Saigo and Yin and Yang, uttered.
Duncan registered consecutive birdies at 13 and 14 to gain a share of the lead under the age of 8, but recorded consecutive bogeys at 15 and 16 as the hopes of the Maiden Major appeared to have evaporated.
The tragedy of 18-year-old Jutanugaan has brought Duncan back to its original state. The Americans had an Eagle Putt from Green to win the title.
Duncan made a bogey in overtime.
Image: Defending champion Nelly Korda’s hopes for consecutive titles have been largely destroyed by a five-over opening round
Korda left opening 77 and third round double bogey
The defending champion and World no-1 Nelly Corda shot 77 over 5 but came in 14th in the second, hoping to return to a fair day when they fell into back nine consecutive double bogeys in the third round.
Korda- After seven wins in 2024, he hasn’t won the event this season – he’s been carded 2 under 70 on the final day.
Lexi Thompson’s bid for the second major title – and first after half-retirement – drifting six strokes and three strokes from 54 holes leaders Saigo and He Lang Liu, before shooting four over 76.
Image: Lexi Thompson’s Charge faded on the last day of the forest
Thompson, who won the event in 2014, has returned from full-time golf and is playing only in selected events.
The top Europeans were best Britt England’s Georgia Hall and Carlo Tashiganda, who was 9th at 4 under, and was ranked 28th alone.
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