The shortest player on the LPGA Tour came up big in the most significant moment of her career.
Japan’s Ayaka Furue stood on the tee at the par-5 18th, holding a share of the lead at 17-under-par. Her playing partner, Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia, was also 17-under while Patty Tavatanakit, who carded an 8-under 63 earlier, sat in the clubhouse, waiting to see how things would unfold.
After finding the first cut of rough off the tee, Furue launched her second shot onto the green, settling about 12 feet away. She then drained the eagle putt to win the Amundi Evian Championship by a stroke, as Kyriacou birdied the
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