Miyu Yamashita ties LPGA scoring record
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita matched the LPGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record while completing a wire-to-wire, nine-stroke victory at the CPKC Women’s Open in Canada, according to the BBC, Sky Sports, ESPN and Yahoo Sports. The dominant win added another major result for the rising star and tied one of the tour’s leading benchmarks.
Why it matters
Matching the scoring record confirms Yamashita’s emergence among the strongest players on the LPGA Tour.
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Part of the August 24, 2026 brief.