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Sweden's Maja Stark wins the U.S. Women's Open for first major

ERIN, Wis. -- Maja Stark continued the steady play she had demonstrated all week to win the U.S. Women's Open and claim her first major championship Sunday at Erin Hills.

Stark carded a final round 72 and finished with a four-round total of 7-under 281 to beat top-ranked Nelly Korda and Japan's Rio Takeda by two strokes.

Stark received a $2.4 million winner's prize in the biggest event of the women's golf season.