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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Kuwaki Clinches First Major in Two-Hole Women's Open Playoff","shiho-kuwaki-wins-2026-womens-open-playoff","long-reads","Long Reads: Feature","Sarah Martinez","Japan's Shiho Kuwaki survived a tense two-hole playoff against Esther Henseleit to claim her first major championship at the 2026 Women's Open.","2026-08-03 00:09:59","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fshiho-kuwaki-wins-2026-womens-open-playoff.webp",[93,94,95],"Ladies European Tour","Women's Major Golf","Women's Open","## Kuwaki Claims First Major with Playoff Win at 2026 Women's Open\n\nShiho Kuwaki defeated Germany's Esther Henseleit in a two-hole playoff to win the 2026 Women's Open, her first major title, on the Ladies European Tour.\n\nThe playoff was set up by a dramatic finish in regulation. 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