Golf: Iwai falls 1 shot shy of playoff, misses 1st major title in Evian

Japan's Akie Iwai vied for her first major title on the LPGA Tour until the final hole but fell a stroke short of making the playoff and finished third at the Evian Open on Sunday.Beginning the final round three shots off the pace, Iwai shot a 2-under par 69 at Evian Resort Golf Club in France to finish with an 18-under total of 266, one shy of South Korea's eventual winner Ryu Hae Ran and Canada's Brooke Henderson.Iwai was tied for the lead heading to the 18th and final hole, and while Ryu got her first birdie of the day, Iwai could not add to her five birdies for the round, during which s…READ FULL ARTICLE