Ariya Jutanagarn baredly edges Hyo Joo Kim to become the 2018 US Women's Open champion.

Ariya Jutanagarn baredly edges Hyo Joo Kim to become the 2018 US Women's Open champion.

Winner Ariya Jutanugarn took home $900,000 for her U.S. Women's Open victory at Shoal Creek. How about the rest of the field? Here's a breakdown

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Ariya Jutanugarn lost a seven-shot lead on the back nine, stayed alive with a par in the two-hole playoff and saved par with a bunker shot to win on the fourth playoff hole and capture the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday at Shoal Creek.

Jutanugarn appeared to have her second major sewn up when she shot 32 on the front nine to stretch her lead to seven shots. But the 22-year-old Thai began the back nine with a triple bogey, and then closed with back-to-back bogeys for a 1-over 73.

That put her in a two-hole playoff with Hyo-Joo Kim, who shot 5-under 67.

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This is the first time the USGA has gone to a two-hole aggregate playoff, and Kim quickly took command by rolling in a long birdie putt on the 14th hole. Returning to the 18th, Jutanugarn went over the green while Kim found a bunker. Kim blasted out to 12 feet and failed to save par – her only bogey Sunday – and Jutanugarn chipped about 5 feet by the hole and made par to send the playoff ..

Ariya Jutanugarn barely hangs on to defeat Hyo Joo Kim in a 4-hole playoff to win the 2018 US Women's Open.

Ariya Jutanugarn barely hangs on to defeat Hyo Joo Kim in a 4-hole playoff to win the 2018 US Women's Open.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Ariya Jutanugarn had a huge lead, completely lost it and then prevailed on the fourth hole of a playoff to win a dramatic U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday at Shoal Creek.

Jutanugarn, a 22-year-old from Thailand, made a clutch bunker shot to within a foot of the hole to save par, beating South Korea’s Hyo-Joo Kim, who shot a 5-under 67 in the final round to force the playoff.

Jutanugarn started the day with a four-shot lead over Australia’s Sarah Jane Smith and looked like she might win easily after opening with a 4-under on the front nine to stretch her lead to seven shots.

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But a triple bogey on No. 10 cut the lead to four and seemed to shake her confidence. She still had a two-shot lead with two holes remaining, but closed with back-to-back bogeys to fall into a playoff after shooting 73.

Ariya Jutanugarn talks with Shane Bacon after winning the 2018 US Women's Open in a 4 hole playoff against Hyo Joo Kim.

Ariya Jutanugarn talks with Shane Bacon after winning the 2018 US Women's Open in a 4 hole playoff against Hyo Joo Kim.

Paul Azinger and Juli Inkster join Joe Buck to discuss Hyo Joo Kim's rally on the back nine to force a two hole playoff with Ariya Jutanugarn.