Yuri Yoshida overcame a four-stroke deficit entering the final round of the BMW Ladies Championship to record a one-shot victory in Haenam-gun, South Korea, on Sunday.

Yoshida recorded an eagle on the par-5 second hole and three straight birdies on Nos. 5-7 to highlight a 4-under-par 68 on Sunday at Pine Beach Golf Links. She finished the tournament at 17-under 271 to capture her first LPGA Tour victory and pocket a first-prize check of $352,500.

“It’s a special moment for me, and actually, I was nervous,” Yoshida said. “But at this moment, I’m really happy.”

Yoshida, 26, became the fourth player from Japan to win this season and the fourth first-time winner on the LPGA Tour.

She benefited from a brilliant shot out of the bunker on the 17th hole, enabling her to make a birdie that proved pivotal.

“Actually, I didn’t have confidence,“ Yoshida said of the shot out of the bunker. “But I thought, just hit, just hit, it’s the perfect distance.…