Yuri Yoshida Wins 2026 BMW Ladies Championship At Pine Beach Golf Links For First LPGA Title

Yuri Yoshida celebrates her 2026 BMW Ladies Championship victory in South Korea.© Getty Images

Yuri Yoshida came from four shots back on Sunday, October 25, 2026, to win the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, South Korea. The 26-year-old from Japan shot a 4-under 68 in the final round to finish at 17-under 271, beating South Korean stars Haeran Ryu and Hye-Jin Choi by one shot. As Sky Sports showed in its final-round coverage, the win went right down to the 18th hole before Yoshida walked away with her first LPGA Tour title and a $352,500 winner's check. With the comeback win, she became the fourth player from Japan and the fourth first-time winner on the LPGA Tour in 2026.

How The Final Round Played Out In South Korea

Starting Sunday four shots behind third-round leader Haeran Ryu, Yoshida made her move early. She hit an eagle on the par-5 second hole and made three birdies in a row on holes five, six, and seven to reach the turn at 5-under 31. After her Japanese friends greeted her on the 18th green, Yoshida talked about how she felt:

"It's a special moment for me, and actually, I was nervous. But at this moment, I'm really happy."

The closing holes tested her nerves. After a bogey at the 15th, she pulled off a clutch bunker shot on the 17th hole to set up the birdie that kept her ahead. Speaking about that shot out of the sand, she said,

"Actually, I didn't have confidence. But I thought, just hit, just hit; it's the perfect distance. It was perfect, yeah."

Final Scores And Next Stop On The LPGA Asian Swing

Yoshida made a bogey on the 18th hole, but she still took the title after Ryu also bogeyed the final hole to tie Choi for second at 16-under 272. Ryu opened with 15 straight pars before dropping a shot on the 16th and shooting 73, missing out on her sixth LPGA win after winning the Women's PGA Championship and Evian Championship in 2026.

Choi mixed four birdies with a single bogey on the par-3 third hole to shoot 69 for her third runner-up finish of 2026, a week after losing by a shot to Ruoning Yin in Shanghai, and remains winless in 125 LPGA starts.
Minsol Kim and Hyo Joo Kim tied for fourth at 15-under, while 2025 winner Sei Young Kim tied for 55th at 2-under 286 before next week's Maybank Championship in Malaysia.