Sport
World No 304 Sophia Popov holds nerve to claim shock Women’s Open title – The Guardian
Sophia Popov held her nerve and landed her first major with the Women’s Open at Royal Troon, where she only had time for one practice round
For Sophia Popov a little piece of history alongside a $675,000 (£515,000) cheque. Victory in the Womens Open ultimately so comfortable the scale of her underdog status was easily forgotten means the 27-year-old becomes the first German to claim a major title on British soil.
In the first staging of this championship on the famed Ayrshire links, Popov joins a stellar list Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson et al of iconic Troon major winners. Popov was in floods of tears even before tapping in for victo…
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