Miyu Yamashita's impressive victory at the AIG Women's Open reinforced Japan's emergence over the last few years as the pre-eminent force in women's golf.

Miyu Yamashita's AIG victory gives Japan bookend titles at the 2025 majors and four titles on the season from four Japanese different winners.

PORTHCAWL, Wales — On a blustery day in southern Wales, it was Japanese rookie Miyu Yamashita who hoisted the AIG Women’s Open trophy, winning by two shots over Charley Hull and Minami Katsu at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in the year’s fifth and final major championship.