MIAMI: Ariya Jutanugarn survived a back-nine meltdown to win the 73rd US Women’s Open on Sunday (Monday in Manila) and claim her second career major title in a playoff.

Ariya frittered away a seven-shot lead with nine holes remaining before parring the fourth playoff hole to edge South Korea’s Kim Hyo-joo and become the first player from Thailand to lift the trophy.

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