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WOBURN, England – Hinako Shibuno’s life in golf is a parade, and now we’re all invited to tag along. There may be something transformative in that. She may have radically changed the nature of ...
When Hinako Shibuno first stepped onto Woburn Golf Club in England earlier this week, she had never played in a tournament outside of Japan. The 20-year-old had never played in a major ...
Hinako Shibuno wasn't just a breath of fresh air at the AIG Women's British Open. She was a blast of sheer delight. She won it all in her first major.
Hinako Shibuno without fans in her title defense at the AIG Women’s Open this week? It may be like watching a fireworks’ show in fog. Or listening to one of opera’s great divas on a transistor radio.
Hinako Shibuno, the Women's British Open leader, had never played in an LPGA event, let alone a major. It's her first time competing outside Japan.
Shibuno will likely have a combination of concern and composure. “Sleeping on an overnight lead at a U.S. Women’s Open is tough when it’s just one night,” Stupples said on Golf Central.
But with a final-round 68 that ended with her holing a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th, Shibuno became an unlikely major champion. She finished at 18-under-par 270, one shot ahead of Lizette Salas.
Japan's Hinako Shibuno stunned the world of golf Sunday, not only in winning the AIG Women's British Open by 1 stroke over runner-up Lizette Salas, carding a final round of 4-under-par 68 for an ...
Hinako Shibuno, a player known as the Smiling Cinderella, enjoyed a fairytale start at the 2022 AIG Women’s British Open. The Japanese superstar birdied the first three holes en route to a 6 ...
She was playing in her first major tournament and her first event outside of Japan, but Hinako Shibuno was unfazed as she clinched the AIG Women’s British Open at Woburn Sunday.
Before the Women’s British Open, 20-year-old Hinako Shibuno had never teed it up before in a major championship or on the LPGA Tour. The rookie golfer had only been playing on the Japan LPGA ...
Hinako Shibuno, a 20-year-old from Japan, landed with grace and guts on the world golf stage with her victory in the 2019 Women's British Open.