PORTHCAWL, Wales -- Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title Sunday when she withstood a charge from Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women's Open Championship was no longer in doubt.

Yamashita closed with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory, holing two big par putts on the back nine at Royal Porthcawl -- the last one when Hull had closed to within one shot of the lead.

Her final test was the 401-yard 16th, one of the toughest on the course. Yamashita, who turned 24 on Saturday, drilled her drive down the middle and found the green, nearly holing a 45-foot putt. That gave her a three-shot lead with two holes to play.

Her final act was a tap-in for par to finish on 11-under 277, and she raised both arms to celebrate. Yamashita wiped away tears

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