Miyu Yamashita carded a 2-under 70 Sunday in the final round of the AIG Women's Open to hold on for the victory at Royal Porthcawl.

Miyu Yamashita raised her arms and immediately bowed her head with tears in her eyes. It was an exhausting but exhilarating week for the Japanese star at the AIG Women’s British Open. She worked into the night on the driving range on her 24th birthday Saturday,

PORTHCAWL, Wales — On a blustery day in south 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.