Allisen Corpuz holds off Charley Hull to win historic US Women's Open
Allisen Corpuz claimed her maiden major championship title on Sunday at Pebble Beach.
History was made Sunday in California as Allisen Corpuz held off the rest of the field to win the 78th US Women's Open in its first trip to the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Corpuz, 25, entered Sunday's final at 6-under par, one stroke back of leader Nasa Hataoka.
However, their final rounds could not have gone much differently.
Hataoka struggled around Pebble Beach on Sunday, ultimately carding a final-round 4-over 76 to fall back into a tie for fourth.
Corpuz, who played collegiate golf at the University of Southern California, continued to be consistent around the California course, starting her final round with a birdie on the par-4 1st.
However, despite Hataoka's struggles, Corpuz still had pressure as she looked to earn both her first major championship and win on the LPGA Tour since joining the circuit in 2022.
That's because England's Charley Hull, who began the day seven strokes back of Hataoka, was putting on an epic Sunday charge up the leaderboard.
Hull, 27, was already 4-under par on her round by the time she made the turn at Pebble Beach.
She ultimately carded a 6-under par 66 for the low round of the day by a two-stroke margin.
It also matched the low round of the tournament that Hataoka had set during Saturday's third round.
But despite her valiant Sunday effort, Hull was too far back to catch Corpuz, who stayed dialled in for a 3-under par 69 on Sunday.
With a tap-in par at the par-5 18th, Corpuz became the 78th US Women's Open winner, and the first to win the tournament at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Jiyai Shin was one of three players to shoot 4-under on Sunday, and finished in a tie for second along with Hull at 6-under par.
They were three strokes back of Corpuz, who finished the tournament with a 9-under 279.
Rose Zhang, the 20-year-old phenom who turned professional just over a month ago, finished tied for ninth at Pebble Beach for her third straight top-10 finish since making the switch from collegiate golf.
