The AIG Women’s British Open announced Wednesday that it has increased its total prize purse this year by $250,000, moving it up to a record $9.75 million. The winner on Sunday at Royal Porthcawl, 24-year-old Miyu Yamashita from Japan,

Charley Hull hit a stellar tee shot down the first. The 29-year-old begins her day three back at 6 under. The Englishwoman's best finish in this championship came close to home two years ago at Walton Heath when she finished runner-up to Lilia Vu.

Miyu Yamashita of Japan captured her first major title when she withstood a charge by Charley Hull by not making a bogey until the outcome of the Women’s British Open was no longer in doubt