{"id":1313174,"date":"2019-08-04T22:28:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T04:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/shibuno-holds-off-salas-to-win-womens-british-open-on-debut\/"},"modified":"2019-08-04T22:28:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T04:28:01","slug":"shibuno-holds-off-salas-to-win-womens-british-open-on-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/shibuno-holds-off-salas-to-win-womens-british-open-on-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Shibuno holds off Salas to win Women\u2019s British Open on debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.906905370844\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-985486-20\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Japan's Hinako Shibuno reacts as she holds the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Japan&#8217;s Hinako Shibuno reacts as she holds the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c.jpg\" alt=\"Japan's Hinako Shibuno reacts as she holds the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Japan's Hinako Shibuno kisses the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Japan&#8217;s Hinako Shibuno kisses the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-1.jpg\" alt=\"Japan's Hinako Shibuno kisses the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Lizette Salas of the United States, right, embraces, Korea's Ko Jin-young on the 18th green after finishing the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Lizette Salas of the United States, right, embraces, Korea&#8217;s Ko Jin-young on the 18th green after finishing the final round of the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-2.jpg\" alt=\"Lizette Salas of the United States, right, embraces, Korea's Ko Jin-young on the 18th green after finishing the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Lizette Salas of the United States celebrates getting a birdie on the 15th during the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Lizette Salas of the United States celebrates getting a birdie on the 15th during the final round of the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-3.jpg\" alt=\"Lizette Salas of the United States celebrates getting a birdie on the 15th during the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Lizette Salas of the United States, left, and Korea's Ko Jin-young wait to putt on the 16th green during the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Lizette Salas of the United States, left, and Korea&#8217;s Ko Jin-young wait to putt on the 16th green during the final round of the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-4.jpg\" alt=\"Lizette Salas of the United States, left, and Korea's Ko Jin-young wait to putt on the 16th green during the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-5-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-5.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Morgan Pressel of the United States stands on the 18th green after finishing the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Morgan Pressel of the United States stands on the 18th green after finishing the final round of the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-5.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Pressel of the United States stands on the 18th green after finishing the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-6-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-6.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai hits a shot during the AIG Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>South Africa&#8217;s Ashleigh Buhai hits a shot during the AIG Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-6.jpg\" alt=\"South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai hits a shot during the AIG Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-7-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-7.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Japan's Hinako Shibuno celebrates alongside her caddie after winning the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Japan&#8217;s Hinako Shibuno celebrates alongside her caddie after winning the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/Britain_Golf_Womens_British_Open_13454-26f1c-7.jpg\" alt=\"Japan's Hinako Shibuno celebrates alongside her caddie after winning the Women's British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/shibuno-holds-off-salas-to-win-womens-british-open-on-debut\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/shibuno-holds-off-salas-to-win-womens-british-open-on-debut\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">MILTON KEYNES, England \u2014 Hinako Shibuno of Japan finished with a birdie to win the Women\u2019s British Open by one shot over Lizette Salas on Sunday as she wrapped up a stunning major championship debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 20-year-old Shibuno, a rookie on the Japan LPGA Tour who was playing for the first time outside of her country, birdied five of the final nine holes in a 4-under 68 and 18-under 270 overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was also thinking about if I were to make this putt, how I was going to celebrate,\u201d Shibuno said of approaching the 18th. \u201cEat a lot of sweets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Largely unknown before the championship, Shibuno \u2014 nicknamed \u201cSmiling Cinderella\u201d \u2014 started Sunday with a two-stroke lead but lost it with a double bogey on the par-4 3rd. She bounced back with birdies on Nos. 5 and 7 before a bogey on the 8th at Woburn Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But in three of four rounds, Shibuno has shone on the back nine. She did it in 31 on Sunday \u2014 and just 30 on Thursday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cNow that I\u2019ve won, I think a lot of the Japanese people will know me, but in actuality, I just wanted to live a quiet life,\u201d Shibuno said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI was looking online and I did see that it\u2019s been 42 years since a Japanese player has last won. I do feel that I have accomplished something great, but I really don\u2019t know the reason why I was able to accomplish it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Salas, who started the final round tied for fourth, quickly played herself into contention with three birdies in the first four holes, and she added five more in a 7-under 65.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But the American will regret not taking another birdie chance on the 18th when she shared the lead with Shibuno.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI told myself, \u2018You got this. You\u2019re made for this.\u2019 I put a good stroke on it. I\u2019m not going to lie, I was nervous,\u201d Salas said after her best finish at a major. \u201cYou know, I haven\u2019t been in that position in a long time. Gave it a good stroke. I controlled all my thoughts. It just didn\u2019t drop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Jin Young Ko, who was seeking her third major title of the year after winning the Evian Championship last week, was two shots back in third after a bogey-free 66.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI had a little pressure, but I like that pressure,\u201d Ko said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Morgan Pressel (67) finished fourth at 15 under, just ahead of former leader Ashleigh Buhai (70), whose hopes were dented Saturday when she let a five-shot lead slip. The 30-year-old South African finished fifth at 14 under.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIf you had given me a top five at the beginning of the week, I most certainly would have taken it,\u201d Buhai said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Also, Celine Boutier shot a 66 to finish the tournament at 12 under, followed by Carlota Ciganda (70) at 11 under and second-ranked Sung Hyun Park (73) at 10 under.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">American Nelly Korda (68) tied for ninth with Jeongeun Lee6 (71) at 9 under, two shots ahead of Lexi Thompson (67).<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Defending champion Georgia Hall (73) tied for 35th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP golf: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Golf\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/apf-Golf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP%E2%80%94Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/shibuno-holds-off-salas-to-win-womens-british-open-on-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan&#8217;s Hinako Shibuno reacts as she holds the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship at Woburn Gold Club near near Milton Keynes, England, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo\/Tim Ireland)AP | AP Japan&#8217;s Hinako Shibuno kisses the trophy as she celebrates after winning the Women&#8217;s British Open golf championship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1313174","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 20:03:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313174\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}