Minjee Lee wins Women’s PGA Championship for third major title

LOS ANGELES: Australian Minjee Lee fired a gritty two-over-par 74 to win the Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday, capturing her third major title by three strokes on another demanding day in Frisco, Texas.

The 29-year-old from Perth added the title to her 2021 Evian Championship and the US Women’s Open title she won in 2022, finishing with a four-under-par total of 284. American Auston Kim and Thailand’s Chanettee Wannasaen tied for second on on one-under 287. “A lot of patience out there today,” said Lee, who started the day with a four-shot lead after a brilliant, bogey-free round on Saturday but had three bogeys in her first six holes.

“I just felt like some shots were going my way and some shots weren’t,” Lee said. “I just said stick to my game plan. It was a battle against myself pretty much, especially with how tough the conditions were this whole week -- not just today, just amplified today because it’s a major Sunday.”