Sweden's Maja Stark holds off Nelly Korda to win first major at US Women's Open
Maja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her. Now she is a US Women's Open champion.
The Swede shot an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots on Sunday at Erin Hills. Stark led the championship by one stroke through 54 holes and outlasted the World No 1, Nelly Korda, who got within a shot of the lead before petering out on the back nine.
Stark posted a seven-under-par 281 for the week. Korda (71) tied for second with Japan's Rio Takeda (72) at five under, and South Korea's Choi Hye-jin posted a 68 for a share of fourth place at four under with countrywoman Mao Saigo (73) and China's Yin Ruoning (70).
Korda had a two-under front nine to get to six under for the championship. Stark was holding a one-stroke lead over Korda when she birdied the 11th. Korda bogeyed the par-three 13th and birdied the next hole, but only after an eagle opportunity slid by.
Stark made a two-putt birdie at the 14th to get to nine under and had enough cushion to absorb bogeys at the difficult 17th and 18th, where she missed each fairway.
The 25-year-old has six wins to her name on the Ladies European Tour. One of those, the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland, was co-sanctioned by the LPGA and earned her a tour card in 2022. Before Sunday, the highlight of Stark's minimal major resume was placing second to Korda at the 2024 Chevron Championship. Korda came up short of a would-be third major victory. She earned her best finish at a US Women's Open and her third top-10.
Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain played in the final pairing with Stark after shooting a 68 on Saturday. She struggled from the outset and finished one over for the event after a triple-bogey eight on the final hole destined her to a score of 79.
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