Amy Yang wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship to end major drought

Korea's Amy Yang is doused with champagne after winning the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on Sunday in Sammamish, Washington. [AFP/YONHAP]

 
Korea's Amy Yang won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Sunday with a seven-under-par, 281, capturing her first major and securing a spot at the Paris Olympics. 
 

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Yang, 34, finished three strokes ahead of those tied for second place after heading into the final round with a two-shot lead at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington.
 
She took home the grand prize of $1,560,000, one of the biggest first-place bags on the LPGA Tour.
 
Her last win came at the season-ending 2023 CME Group Tour Championship, which carries the biggest purse every season.
 
Korea's Ko Jin-young tied for second place with a four-under-par, 284, alongside the United States' Lilia Vu and Japan's Miyu Yamashita.
 
Ryu Hae-ran, the 2023 Rookie of the Year, ended in a five-way tie for ninth with a one-under-par, 287.
 
Yang's win marks the first time a Korean golfer has won an LPGA title during the 2024 season. 
 
 

BY MARY YANG [mary.yang@joongang.co.kr]