Category: Ayaka Furue

Ayaka Furue Shoots 62 to Win Women’s Scottish Open for 1st LPGA Win

IRVINE, Scotland—Ayaka Furue of Japan ran off six straight birdies in the middle of her round and rallied from a four-shot deficit with a 10–under 62 to win the Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title. A seven-time winner on the Japan LPGA—once as an amateur—Furue became the second rookie to…


Ji Wins LPGA Match-Play in Vegas to Qualify for US Open; OC-LA Natives Battle in Consolation Match

The Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play on Sunday ended in the sixth career win for tour veteran Eun-Hee Ji, who easily defeated Ayaka Furue of Japan, 3–and–2 at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas—qualifying for the final spot in this week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles. “I don’t feel old,”said 36-year-old Ji, who is ranked…