Sagstrom beats Coughlin one-up in T-Mobile Match Play to end five-year drought on LPGA Tour

Madelene Sagstrom poses with the trophy after winning the LPGA T-Mobile Match Play golf tournament Sunday, April 6, 2025, in North Las Vegas, Nev. -- AP Photo/John Locher

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP): The five-year wait to end her LPGA Tour victory drought appeared to be a matter of time when Madelene Sagstrom went 4-up just six holes into the final of the T-Mobile Match Play.

Then it nearly got away from her, and Sagstrom even briefly fell behind at one point.