Yuna Nishimura of Japan wins by 5 shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victory
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What happened
Yuna Nishimura played a flawless back nine after allowing the chasing pack to get close early and won the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship by five shots on Sunday for her first LPGA victory. A six-time winner on the Japan LPGA, the 26-year-old Nishimura closed with a 5-under 66 for a three-day total of 21-under 192 at Pinnacle Country Club. Leading by five shots entering the day after back-to-back 63s, Nishimura sho…
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