NY Times · Aug 6, 2018
Georgia Hall Thrills British Fans With Open Victory
Georgia Hall on the 16th hole, where she took the outright lead for the first time on Sunday at the Women’s British Open.LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Named in tribute to a famous Masters victory, Georgia Hall now owns one of the biggest trophies in women’s golf.
Hall, a 22-year-old Englishwoman, overtook the longtime leader Pornanong Phatlum in a gripping final-round duel on Sunday at Royal Lytham to win the Women’s British Open for her first major title.
Hall tapped in for a bogey — her first of the day — at the last hole to clinch a two-shot victory over Pornanong. Hall then hugged Pornanong, her playing partner from Thailand, before being lifted off her feet by her caddie and father, Wayne.