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Yahoo
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Maja Stark still waiting for major win to make her 'start crying and sleeping a lot'
It hasn't sunk in yet for Maja Stark. Just a few short days removed from her life-changing victory at the 80th U.S. Women's Open, the 25-year-old reports that life still feels 'pretty normal,' but with more work. Advertisement 'So I'm just still waiting,' said Stark ahead of her debut in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. 'Obviously we've had a lot of fun and got to celebrate a little bit, but I'm still waiting for it to settle in, waiting for it to just make me crash and just, yeah, start crying and sleeping a lot. 'But I haven't been able to sleep really.' Stark, only the third Swede to win the title, said the celebrations didn't start in earnest until after she left Erin Hills, where she never made more than a bogey over the course of 72 grueling holes to win by two. 'Had the bottle the champagne in my room and I said to one of my friends, I've got one champagne bottle and two glasses. You want to come in and start celebrating?' said the affable Swede. Advertisement 'Then we went to the pub here with a couple players and caddies and friends and stuff.' Stark connected with Annika Sorenstam before she even left the 18th green on Sunday in Wisconsin. Tennis icon Billie Jean King sent a text message, and she thought it was cool that Justin Rose followed along on Sunday, tweeting at her mid-round. As of Wednesday, she had yet to get through all the notes. 'I think that people have been telling me to take a couple days off and take it slow,' said Stark. 'I tried that and I was bored as hell. So I just thought, no, I got to do what I usually do and still enjoy all of last week and everything that came with that.' Maja Stark holds the Harton S. Semple Trophy after her win at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills. On Monday morning, Stark did a full slate of media from her room at the Best Western before flying to Philadelphia for the ShopRite, a low-scoring sprint of a tournament at 54 holes. Advertisement At the Wednesday pro-am, Stark reports that she wasn't really locked in until they came to a hole where caddies could hit and her looper, Jeff Brighton, waged a bet. Stark promptly hit a 6-iron to 11 feet. U.S. Women's Open brought big payday to Maja Stark There was a point in Stark's career that she worried about money. Would she have enough to carry on? When Stark was asked about the $2.4 million winner's check last Sunday, she had no idea what she'd won. 'I'm lucky I've gotten to the point that's all secondary,' she said. During her pre-tournament press conference near Atlantic City, Stark was asked what it means that for the rest of her life, she'll be known as a U.S. Women's Open champion. She gave a thoughtful albeit unusual response. Advertisement 'I think that it's really weird,' said Stark. 'I think that it kind of puts like a separation now, like more between like you as a player and as a person, and I feel like I don't want anything to change, but it feels like it's going to change. 'So I'm just trying to mentally prepare for the fact that people are going to say – maybe going to say like that's the U.S. Women's Open champion, Maja Stark, and I'm just preparing to hear that instead of just, here is Maja Stark, she plays golf, you know.' This article originally appeared on Golfweek: U.S. Women's Open win hasn't sunk in yet for 2025 champion Maja Stark
Newsweek
02-06-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
US Women's Open Champ Epic Reaction to Learning She Won $2.4 Million
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. It's too early to tell if her victory in the 2025 U.S. Women's Open will be the pinnacle of Maja Stark's career, considering that, at 25 years old, the Swedish star already has an impressive résumé. What is certain, however, is that the paycheck she earned at Erin Hills will be hard to beat. Stark earned $2.4 million, making her first major title even more interesting. Paradoxically, the newly crowned US Women's Open winner had no idea that it was such an extraordinary sum. "I didn't even know that," Stark said, looking almost in disbelief. Maja Stark of Sweden poses with the Harton S. Semple Trophy after winning the final round of the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally 2025 at Erin Hills Golf Course on June 01, 2025 in... Maja Stark of Sweden poses with the Harton S. Semple Trophy after winning the final round of the U.S. Women's Open presented by Ally 2025 at Erin Hills Golf Course on June 01, 2025 in Erin, Wisconsin. MoreStark didn't seem to have much more clarity about how to use her new financial status. "Maybe move out of my studio apartment can be one thing," she said while laughing. Jokes aside, however, her response proved her to be both humble and responsible. "I don't know. I'm very happy with what I have in my life right now. I think just having the security for the future, I think I'll just be very happy about that." Maja Stark won $2.4 million for her U.S. Women's Open victory. How's she using it? To move out of her studio apartment. 😂 — Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) June 2, 2025 The six-time Ladies European Tour winner won at Erin Hills with a score of 7-under, carding rounds of 70, 69, 70, and 72. Stark entered the final round in the lead but had to fend off several players, including World No. 1 Nelly Korda. "I just didn't want to get ahead of myself," said Stark about her mindset when facing Korda's surge in the final round. "I thought, 'there's still a lot of golf left to be played'. I just felt like, 'people are going to pass me, probably', and I just had to stay calm through that." The Swede managed to hold on to her position, while Korda fell short in her attempt to win the title. However, Stark's nerves got the best of her at the end when she bogeyed the last two holes. "I didn't look at the leaderboards until I was on, like, 17. I caught a glimpse of it. It was nice. I wasn't as nervous as I thought that I would be because it felt like I have somewhat control of my game and I kind of know what's going on." "Then obviously with the pressure and everything, your mistakes get bigger, but it felt like I could just like control anything that was thrown at me really today." Stark is the fifth Swedish player to win a major championship and the first since Anna Nordqvist won the AIG Women's Open in 2021. More Golf: The Memorial: Ben Griffin hit with 6-word message from Scottie Scheffler
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Maja Stark wins 2025 U.S. Women's Open
Maja Stark of Sweden won the 2025 U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis., on Sunday. The 25-year-old fired an even-par 72 over her final round to cement her first major crown and claim the Harton S. Semple Trophy.
UPI
02-06-2025
- Business
- UPI
Maja Stark eyes moving from studio after $2.4M U.S. Women's Open win
1 of 5 | Sweden's Maja Stark poses with the USGA Women's Open trophy after winning the the 2025 U.S. Women's Open on Sunday at Erin Hills in Hartford, Wis. Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo June 2 (UPI) -- Swedish golfer Maja Stark had one thing on her mind for spending some of the $2.4 million prize money she earned winning the 2025 U.S. Women's Open: moving out of her studio apartment. "I didn't even know that," Stark told reporters, when informed of her prize money and asked what she's do with it Sunday in Hartford, Wis. "Maybe move out of my studio apartment. That could be one thing. I don't know. "I'm very happy with what I have in my life right now. Having the security for the future, I think I'll just be very happy about that." Stark entered the tournament with $130,725 in prize money earned through her first eight tournaments this season. The 25-year-old fired an even-par 72 over her final round at Erin Hills Golf Course to cement her first major crown and claim the Harton S. Semple Trophy. "Before this week, I was worried that I wasn't really going to play decent golf for a while because it felt like it was so far away," Stark said. "This just feels huge. I'm so happy." Stark made her LPGA debut in 2021. She entered the 2025 U.S. Women's Open with just one win on the LPGA Tour, which came at the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational. With her first major title, Stark increased her career prize money total to $5.2 million. She earned $1.5 million last season. Stark carded three birdies and three bogies over her final 18 holes of the U.S. Women's Open. She was 5-under par through the first two rounds. Stark carded a 2-under 70 in Saturday's third round. American Nelly Korda and Japan's Rio Takeda tied for second at 5-under for the tournament. Japan's Mao Saigo, China's Ruoing Yin and Korea's Hye-Jin Choi tied for fourth at 4-under. The LPGA season will continue with the ShopRite LPGA Classic, which will be held from Friday to Sunday in Galloway, N.J. The KPMG Women's PGA Championship -- the next major on the calendar -- will be held June 19 to 22 in Frisco, Texas.
NBC Sports
01-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
'Surreal': Stark receives Harton S. Semple Trophy
Maja Stark receives the Harton S. Semple Trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Open, reflecting on how special it is to win her first career major.
