The LPGA has a new major champion and her name is Maja Stark.
Play wrapped at Erin Hills on Sunday and ended with Maja raising the trophy that so many chased valiantly over the week. It took a 7-under par score for Stark to emerge victorious, two clear of Nelly Korda and Rio Takeda who tied for second.
This marks the first career major championship for Stark and it is a particularly notable one for Sweden. Stark is the first Swedish major champion since 2021 (Anna Nordqvist) and the third Swede to win the U.S. Women’s Open specifically (Liselotte Neumann in 1988 and Annika Sorenstam in 1996, 1995 and
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