How Ashleigh Buhai ended SA’s 34-year wait for a women’s Major at the Open
The world No. 25 remarkably won at Muirfield with herniated disc in her back
06 September 2022 - 20:56
After winning her maiden Major on the LPGA Tour at last month’s Women’s Open at Muirfield, Ashleigh Buhai has had little time to reflect on her life-changing achievement and the tidy prize purse of $1.095m (R18.9m). Since ending SA’s decade-long wait for another Major winner — Ernie Els won the Open Championship in 2012 — Buhai has played in consecutive tournaments in Canada and the US...
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