Japan’s Ayaka Furue wins first major with dramatic eagle putt on final hole of Evian Championship

Japan’s Ayaka Furue sank a dramatic, clutch putt on the final hole of the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship in France on Sunday to earn her first major title.

What a way to win a first major championship. Japan’s Ayaka Furue sank a dramatic, clutch putt for eagle on the final hole of the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship in France on Sunday to win by one stroke. Coming into the final hole, there was a three-way tie with Furue, Australian Stephanie Kyriacou and Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit at -17. The Japanese star’s second shot landed on the green, but she needed calm nerves to finish the task. Furue calmly rolled in the eagle to cap a six-under final round to go 19-under for the tournament – one shot better than Kyriacou who birdied the final hole. The diminutive 24-year-old triumphantly raised her right arm in celebration after her ball found the bottom of the cup and was promptly doused with victorious champagne by her fellow Japanese competitors. “I just kept trusting myself,” the world No. 21 said post-round while holding the championship trophy. “It is breathtaking.”