Mimi Rhodes banks in wild hole-in-one at the Women's British Open
Rhodes, who finished T19 in the major championship in Wales on Sunday, actually banked in a hole-in-one at the par-3 fifth. She landed her tee shot on the front of the green, and it bounced up perfectly toward the cup. But, instead of rolling right past the hole like it was on track to, Rhodes' ball bounced off of Steph Kyriacou's ball and into the hole for the ace.
Just watch:
Kyriacou, who actually hit her first hole-in-one on the LPGA Tour on Friday, was just inches away from an ace herself.
'I wasn't expecting it to go in, so I just picked up my tee, and I heard everyone going crazy,' Rhodes said. 'Yeah, extra loud than usual, so I knew something had happened. Then we just walked up to the green and it was in the hole.
'I had no idea it hit Steph's ball until I just saw the video, so that's unbelievable.'
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Rhodes ended up shooting a 2-over 74 on Sunday. She finished T19 at 1-under on the week. The 23-year-old has won three times on the Ladies European Tour in her career, most recently at the Dutch Ladies Open in May.
Miyu Yamashita wins Women's British Open
Miyu Yamashita held on and fended off a late push from Charley Hull on Sunday to claim the first major championship of her career.
Yamashita posted a 2-under 70 in her final round on Sunday to grab the two-shot win in Wales. She went bogey-free through her first 16 holes of the day, and made the turn at 3-under, before her lone slip with a bogey at the 17th. But by that point, Hull was already in the clubhouse and was too far back.
Yamashita ended the week at 11-under, two shots ahead of Hull and Minami Katsu in second. Hull started the day three shots off the lead, but made five birdies in her first 14 holes of the final round to get right in the mix. But she stalled out after a pair of bogeys down the stretch.
Yamashita, who turned 24 on Saturday, is in her rookie season on the LPGA Tour and had yet to win on the circuit until Sunday, though she's now recorded seven top-10 finishes this year. The win also earned her a record $1.46 million check.
'To win such a historic tournament in front of all these amazing fans is such an incredible feeling, and to have my family around me to have so much support from everyone here is just amazing,' she said. 'To be part of such a moment in history is something very, very special.'
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