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at the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open. “I'm so happy right now.” ninth as well to climb to 17-under, once again putting Fu-
rue two shots behind.
Furue began the day one shot behind Steph Kyriacou in
a tie for second with Lauren Coughlin at 13-under, and Things were quiet for Coughlin, Furue and Kyriacou on 10
both made birdie on the par-3 2nd hole to quickly level the and 11, and when Furue dropped a shot on the par-4 12th
score with the Australian. hole to sit three shots back of Coughlin and two shots back
of Kyriacou at 14-under, it looked like that elusive second
Coughlin, Furue and Kyriacou then all birdied the third
LPGA Tour victory was once again going to be just out of
hole to move to 15-under, but Furue erased her effort with
reach for the Japan native.
a bogey on the fourth hole to slip back to 14-under, one
shot back of the lead. A Coughlin birdie on the par-4 6th But Furue refused to go down without a fight.
hole moved her to 16-under and saw Kyriacou fall one
She birdied the par-3 14th hole to get back to 15-under and
behind and Furue fall two behind. Kyriacou then birdied
sit two off Coughlin’s pace, and Furue then matched bird-
the par-5 7th hole to share the lead with Coughlin at 16-un-
ies with Kyriacou on 15, moving to 16-under and one back
der, leaving Furue still two shots back at 14-under with 11
of the co-lead now held by both Coughlin and Kyriacou at
holes to play.
17-under.
Furue made up some ground with a birdie on the par-5
Coughlin stumbled with a bogey on 16, while Kyriacou
9th hole to get back to 15-under, but Coughlin birdied the
and Furue both made birdies to get to 18-under and 17-un-

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