Fifteen-year-old South Korean amateur Lee Hyo Song conjured up a birdie-eagle finish to become the youngest winner in the history of top-tier women's golf in Japan on Sunday.
Her one-shot victory at 15 years, 176 days came at the first major of the JLPGA season, the Salonpas Cup, on Ibaraki Golf Club's East Course in Tsukubamirai, northeast of Tokyo.
Lee Hyo Song made up a seven-stroke deficit to 54-hole leader Lee Ye Won, also of South Korea, shooting a 5-under 67 for an 8-under 280 total.
The teenager reached the par-5 18th green in two shots and knocked in the eagle putt, taking herself to the top of the leaderboard before her closest contenders completed the round.
Her round featured an eagle, five birdies and two bogeys. The previous youngest record holder was Minami Katsu, who won the Vantelin Ladies Open in April 2014 when she was an amateur at 15 years, 293 days.
Japan's Shuri Sakuma finished alone in second after a 71.
Lee Ye Won struggled to a 76, leaving her in third at 6 under.
Shin Ji Yai (69) and Miyuu Yamashita (74) shared fourth place, an additional shot back.
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