{"id":21198,"date":"2025-08-03T05:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T09:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/yamashita-leads-the-womens-open-with-a-3-stroke-lead\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T05:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T09:14:03","slug":"yamashita-leads-the-womens-open-with-a-3-stroke-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/golf\/yamashita-leads-the-womens-open-with-a-3-stroke-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamashita leads the Women’s Open with a 3-stroke lead"},"content":{"rendered":"In the Women’s British Open, Miyu Yamashita demonstrated impeccable play, securing a three-stroke lead over Rio Takeda. The Japanese golfer, with an impressive 7-under par 65, dominated the Royal Porthcawl course with a performance that included crucial birdies and flawless play.\n

Yamashita at the Summit<\/h2>\nYamashita, ranked among the top 15 in the women’s world ranking, led the tournament with a total of 11-under par 133. Her consistency and ability to adapt to weather conditions were key to her success.

I didn’t make any particular adjustments to my swing, but the wind was strong, so I think the shots are important, as well as club selection and the direction I aim at the target.<\/p>Yamashita<\/cite><\/blockquote>The Japanese player celebrated her 24th birthday on Saturday, solidifying her leading position in the tournament.\n

Takeda and its Performance<\/h2>\nTakeda Rio, also Japanese, remained Yamashita’s main competitor. Although she suffered some bogeys, Takeda achieved a crucial eagle on the 9th hole, demonstrating her ability to recover and maintain pressure on the leader.

I was able to play calmly today, and I hope to focus on my game and play calmly again tomorrow.<\/p>Takeda<\/cite><\/blockquote>Takeda finished the round with a 69, remaining hopeful in the fight for the title.\n

Other Featured Players<\/h2>\nChiara Tamburlini from Switzerland and Pajaree Anannarukarn from Thailand, along with Lindy Duncan from the United States, shared third place, demonstrating a solid performance in the tournament.Nelly Korda, despite not having had her best day, remains in the top 10, although with a significant disadvantage.\n

The Cut and the Surprises<\/h2>\nThe tournament cut was set at 2-over par 146, leaving out several important figures, including Ruoning Yin, Rose Zhang, and Maja Stark.Yani Tseng, a two-time Women’s British Open champion, managed to make the cut for the first time in eight years, showing her perseverance and determination.

Lottie Woad and Her Unfortunate Hole<\/h2>Lottie Woad, a promising English star, performed remarkably until the 16th hole, where a triple bogey took her out of contention. Despite this setback, Woad closed the round with a 70, demonstrating her potential and resilience.

There was much more good than bad. I played very well for 17 holes; only that hole cost me a little.<\/p>Woad<\/cite><\/blockquote>Yamashita, who topped the Japan LPGA money list in 2022 and 2023, will seek to maintain her pace and secure victory at the Women’s British Open.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Women’s British Open, Miyu Yamashita demonstrated impeccable play, securing a three-stroke lead over Rio Takeda. The Japanese golfer, with an impressive 7-under par 65, dominated the Royal Porthcawl course with a performance that included crucial birdies and flawless play. Yamashita at the Summit Yamashita, ranked among the top 15 in the women’s world […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[163,5707,6709,6711],"class_list":{"0":"post-21198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-leaderboard","10":"tag-miyu-yamashita","11":"tag-womens-british-open"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}