South African golfer Ashleigh Buhai has sealed her maiden major title with a four playoff hole win at the Women's Open at Muirfield in Scotland on Sunday.
Buhai made history by becoming only the second South African female to win a major championship.
Golf Hall of famer Sally Little is the only other South African woman to win a major, winning the Women's PGA Championship in 1980. Little also won the 1988 Du Maurier Classic, which was a women's Major from 1979 till 2000.
Buhai has won three times on the Ladies' European Tour and two South African Women's Opens but a LPGA Tour title had always alluded her.
On Sunday, the 33-year-old from Johannesburg claimed her maiden major and LPGA Tour title and emulated her childhood heroes Ernie Els and Gary Player by securing a major victory at Muirfield.
Leading by five shots heading into the final round, Buhai had a nightmare day as she carded a birdie, two bogeys and a triple bogey to finish on 10-under alongside South Korea's Chun In-gee.
Buhai and In-gee had to take four trips back down the 18th hole, and it was fourth time lucky for Buhai as she made a par to win the Women's British Open.
It's also South Africa's first major - men and women - since Ernie Els' 2012 Open win at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
The two other South Africans in the field made the cut: Paula Reto finished tied 58th and Lee-Ann Pace ended 65th.
South African golfer Ashleigh Buhai celebrates
Leading fourth and final round scores in the Women's British Open at Muirfield on Sunday (USA unless stated, Par 71):
274 - Ashleigh Buhai (RSA) 70-65-64-75, Chun In-gee (KOR) 68-66-70-70
(Buhai won after fourth extra play-off hole)
275 - Hinako Shibuno (JPN) 65-73-66-71
277 - Madelene Sagstroem (SWE) 70-65-71-71, Minjee Lee (AUS) 68-70-70-69, Leona Maguire (IRL) 71-69-71-66
279 - Atthaya Thitikul (THA) 71-69-69-70, Stephanie Kyriacou (AUS) 70-68-70-71, Lydia Ko (NZL) 71-70-70-68, Nasa Hataoka (JPN) 71-69-71-68, Brooke Henderson (CAN) 70-70-69-70, Celine Boutier (FRA) 68-70-74-67
280 - Kim A-lim (KOR) 70-71-69-70, Miyu Yamashita (JPN) 69-68-71-72
281 - Kim Hyo-joo (KOR) 73-66-70-72, Alison Lee 74-69-67-71, Kotone Hori (JPN) 72-68-72-69
