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Ayaka Furue Becomes First-Time Major Winner at The

Amundi Evian Championship

아야카 후루에, 아문디 에비앙 챔피언십에서 첫 메이저 우승 달성

rance — It was a battle for the ages on Bastille Day in step into the major championship limelight and claim just
FFrance as a slew of players threw punch after punch the fourth major title for Japan in LPGA Tour history at the
at each other, trying their best to join one of the most elite 30th anniversary of The Amundi Evian Championship.
companies in professional golf as a major champion.
“I didn't believe that I can get the major win,” said Furue,
And after so many close calls since becoming an LPGA who had earned four top-10 finishes in major champion-
Tour member in 2022, it was finally Ayaka Furue’s turn to ships before her victory on Sunday, most recently doing so

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