EDMONTON — Miyu Yamashita’s first trip to Canada was a successful one.
The 25-year-old from Japan won the CPKC Women’s Open in Edmonton on Sunday.
Yamashita claimed her fourth LPGA Tour victory and second this year with a dominating performance at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club.
She shot a 4-under-par 66 in Sunday’s fourth round to finish 23 under in the US$2.75-million tournament.
Leading by six strokes after three rounds, Yamashita won by nine over her countrywoman and runner-up Yuri Yoshida at 14 under.
“I’m really happy to win in Canada,” Yamashita said through an interpreter. “A lot of people came out to support me and I was able to enjoy playing today and then throughout the week.”
The four-foot-11 Yamashita took the Meijer LPGA Classic in June in Michigan after winning the Women’s British Open and Maybank Championship in 2025 to earn rookie of the year.
Yamashita became the fastest Japanese player to reach four LPGA wins and her four-day score of 257 in Edmonton tied the lowest all time on the LPGA Tour.
Vancouver’s Anna Huang posted a 5-under 65 to finish at 12-under par as the top Canadian in a tie for fourth.
Calgary’s Aphrodite Deng finished with a 69 to get to 11 under and tied for seventh. She was the low amateur in the tournament for a second straight year.
Two-time winner Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., turned in an even par 70 in the final round to finish at 7 under in a tie for 13th.
“It’s amazing to see so many Maple Leafs at the top of the leaderboard,” Henderson said. “It’s really cool to see that and to be a part of it, and I feel like the future is really bright for the next few years.”
The 17-year-old Huang claimed her fourth European Tour win in 11 months in early August, and became the youngest to win four. She made the cut at the CPKC Women’s Open after two previous tries.
“It just means so much to me to be back home, play in front of home crowds,” Huang said. “I had a lot of fun this week and I gained a lot of valuable experience.
“To make a cut at any LPGA event is really special and then to play so well as I did this week at the Canadian Open is just really, really awesome. I’m really happy that I played well in front of the best in the world and hopefully I can continue doing that.”
Top-10 results for Huang and Deng give both entry into the LPGA’s FM Championship starting Thursday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass.
“The most important thing is that simple golf is the best golf,” Huang said. “Even if you think you’re playing some really boring golf, it’s always a good day just because you’re hitting fairways and greens.”
World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States shot 69 on Sunday to finish 1 under for the tourney.
Yamashita set an early cracking pace in the tournament that neither Henderson nor the rest of the field could match.
The 28-year-old Henderson, who owns 14 tour wins, hit into the unforgiving rough a few too many times and needed more birdie putts to fall for her over the four days to mount a challenge.
“It was a great week overall,” Henderson said. “I’ll hang on to the top 15, so hopefully that’ll be the case and move onto next week.
“I hit the ball really well this week. I feel like I didn’t get everything out of it that maybe I should have. But that’s really exciting going forward knowing that my ball striking is in a good spot and in four days I get to try again and tee it up again in Boston and hopefully make some putts and go low there.”
Michelle Xing, an 18-year-old amateur from Richmond Hill, Ont., was 6 under after her front nine Sunday and went 3 under in the tournament.
Savannah Grewal of Mississauga, Ont., and 16-year-old amateur Clairey Lin of Langley, B.C., both finished 3-over par. Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., was 4 over.
The 2027 CPKC Women’s Open will be at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club in Gatineau, Que.
