Canadian Leah John led the way and won the Four Winds Invitational with a 207 (63 70 74, -9) shot, sealing her first title on the Epson Tour. At the South Bend Country Club (par 72), in South Bend, Indiana, she prevailed by one shot over Americans Jennifer Chang and Melanie Green, second with a 208 (-8). With this result, the latter became the number one seed in the Race for the Card (order of merit), which at the end of the year will award 15 "cards" to the 2026 LPGA Tour to the top-ranked players.
Epson Tour, results
Hailee Cooper is in fourth place with a 209 (-7), Sophia Schubert (-6), Mohan Du (China), and Vivian Hou (Taiwanese), in fifth with a 210 (-6), and Anne Chen and Nika Ito (Japan), in eighth with a 211 (-5). The two Italians in the competition made the cut: Angelica Moresco, 63rd with a 146 (72 74, +2), and Roberta Liti, 89th with a 148 (74 74, +4).
Leah John, a 25-year-old from Vancouver in her second year on the tour and a graduate of the University of Nevada, started with a 63 (-9) in the first round, tying her personal best for the tour and the field, and then remained at the top. She had some emotional problems on the second and third. She bogeyed early and finished with a 74, two shots over par, with four birdies, four bogeys, and a double bogey. However, she still managed to avoid a playoff tie with Green and Chang. For the title, she received a check for $33,750 out of a prize pool of $225,000.
The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they are played outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respecting the rules is a fundamental element in the game of golf, which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or through carelessness, due to the failure of many players to comply with the rules of the game. In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing the game with due respect for the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.
