Stories · Tour Week, Beginner Lesson
Yuri Yoshida Bogeyed the Last Hole and Still Won
By The First 9 Team ·
On Sunday, October 25, in Haenam, South Korea, Yuri Yoshida won her first LPGA Tour title at the BMW Ladies Championship. She did it with a bogey on the final hole. The beginner lesson: a wobbly last hole doesn't erase the good golf you played before it.
Tour week: a first win, and a shaky finish
Yoshida, 26, from Japan, started the final round at Pine Beach Golf Links four shots behind the leader, Haeran Ryu. Then she got going early: an eagle on the par-5 2nd and three birdies in a row, out in 31 on the front nine.
The back nine was less tidy. She bogeyed the 15th, made a big birdie on the 17th to go one ahead, then bogeyed the 18th too. Ryu also bogeyed the last, and Yoshida finished at 17 under, one shot clear of Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi.
Think about that for a second. The newest winner on the LPGA Tour walked off the final green with a bogey and a trophy. Ryu, who'd been so steady she made 15 pars in a row to start her round, had a tough finish too. Pressure on the last hole is real, even for the best players in the world.
Your first-nine lesson: count the whole nine
When you're starting out, the last hole has a way of feeling like the whole round. A chunked wedge or a three-putt on number 9, and it's easy to drive home thinking "I'm bad at this." Yoshida's Sunday says otherwise.
- Judge your round by all nine holes, not the last one. Look back at your card and find the good moments first: the putt that dropped, the wedge that landed on the green.
- Expect the finish to feel different. Nerves show up near the end for everyone. Slow down, take one easy breath, and use the same routine you used on hole 1.
- A bogey or a double is normal. Our double bogey guide explains why those numbers are part of every beginner's card, and why it's fine to pick up when a hole gets away.
- Keep score simply. If you want a way to track progress without stress, start with our how to keep score guide.
With The First 9 Method, a putter, a 52° and a 56° plus an alignment stick, you'll have plenty of good shots on a par-3 nine. Let those be the ones you remember.
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Sources
- LPGA (official), BMW Ladies Championship results, October 22-25, 2026, Pine Beach Golf Links, Haenam
- LPGA (official), "Yuri Yoshida Wins in Republic of Korea for Her First LPGA Tour Victory," Oct 25, 2026
- Associated Press via Golf Channel, "Yuri Yoshida edges Haeran Ryu in South Korea for first LPGA win," Oct 25, 2026
- AP News, "Yuri Yoshida wins in South Korea for her first LPGA Tour victory"
- Kyodo News, "Yoshida earns maiden LPGA win at BMW Ladies Championship in S. Korea"
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