SANDWICH, Mass. — Becky Morgan and Trish Johnson may not have brought their best golf to The Ridge Club today. They brought something better.
Each other.
Morgan and Johnson combined for nine birdies without a bogey, birdied the 18th hole when they needed it most and then survived a one-hole playoff to capture the 2026 BJ’s Charity Championship.
“What do you guys call it? Ham and egging it?” said Morgan, the 2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Open champion. “We ham and egged it really well.”
The duo posted a 9-under-par 62 to tie clubhouse leaders Liselotte Neumann and Alicia Dibos, then returned to the par-5 18th for the playoff. When Neumann and Dibos’ approach found the water, Morgan and Johnson took advantage, making par to secure the title.
“I don’t think either of us played fantastically well today,” said Johnson, also a past U.S. Senior Women’s Open champion who was teaming with Morgan for the first time.
“We hit the odd decent shot,” Johnson added. “We were never in any trouble. When one of us hit it bad, the other one sort of made up for it.”
That formula worked particularly well during a torrid stretch on the front nine. Morgan and Johnson birdied four of five holes from Nos. 3 through 7, added another at the ninth and made the turn in 5-under 30.
Johnson credited Morgan’s play off the tee with keeping the team in position throughout the round.
“Becks drove the ball really well, which was just as well, because my driving was utterly appalling,” Johnson joked. “So, it made all the difference.”
After birdies at Nos. 12, 13 and 15 moved them to 8-under, their bogey-free round nearly came undone at the par-3 17th.
“I hit a terrible shot and Trish’s was just a lot longer than we wanted, so we left ourselves an absolute nightmare putt,” Morgan said. “We had to make an eight-footer there for par.”
They did, setting up a dramatic finish.
Morgan and Johnson arrived at the par-5 18th at 8-under, one shot behind Neumann and Dibos, who were already in the clubhouse at 9-under.
Morgan’s second shot found the green but rolled well beyond the flag, leaving an approximately 85-foot putt for eagle and the outright victory.
“I wondered if Becky might hole that 85-footer on 18,” Johnson said.
Morgan had a more practical objective.
“We were really just trying to birdie it,” she said.
They did just that, producing their ninth birdie of the day to force the playoff — and another trip down the 18th.
This time, they didn’t need a birdie.
Neumann and Dibos’ approach found the water, opening the door for Morgan and Johnson to make par and claim the championship.
“Just lovely to get a win,” Johnson said. “I don’t care how you win.”
The victory also reinforced something Johnson believes the Legends would happily see more of: Legends team events.
“I think if you ask all the Legends players, give us a couple more team events,” she said. “It’s a lot less stressful, but it’s important. I mean, if we hadn’t won that … right now, right here, I’d be gutted.”
Neumann and Dibos finished runner-up at 9-under 62, while Leta Lindley and Suzy Whaley claimed solo third with an 8-under 63.
Collectively, the players in this year’s BJ’s Charity Championship have amassed 289 LPGA Tour victories and 33 major championship titles. The field included six LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famers, seven U.S. Women’s Open champions and three U.S. Senior Women’s Open champions.
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