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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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Toshiaki Obitsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

Baba 2nd Japanese to win U.S. Women's Amateur

Saki Baba Monet Chun Japan Golf Washington D.C. Canada
The Yomiuri Shimbun Saki Baba holds the trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur golf tournament in University Place, Wash., on Sunday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Saki Baba won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, dominating Canada's Monet Chun in the 36-hole match-play final to become just the second golfer from Japan to win the title.

Baba, a 17-year-old from Tokyo, had nine holes to spare when she clinched the title by winning the 27th hole to go 11 up at Chambers Bay golf course in University Place, south of Seattle.

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