Brooke Henderson tees off on the fourth hole in the final round at the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament on Sunday in Sammamish, Wash.Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press
Brooke Henderson beat top-ranked Lydia Ko with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship after overcoming a three-shot disadvantage on the back nine.
The 18-year-old native of Smiths Falls, Ont., ranked No. 4 in the world, closed with a bogey-free six-under 65 – the best round of the week at Sahalee – to match Ko at six-under 278. Ko finished with a 67.
In the playoff on the par-four 18th, Henderson hit her second shot from 155 yards to three feet, while Ko's second from farther back in the fairway left her with 20 feet. Ko missed to the left and Henderson tapped in to cap a week that started with a hole-in-one on her fourth hole of the tournament and ended with a major championship.
In regulation, Henderson saved par on 18 with a 12-footer, moments before Ko missed a four-foot birdie try on the par-three 17th. Henderson also eagled the par-five 11th and birdied the par-3 13th. She won last year in Portland, Ore., for her first tour title.
Henderson became the second-youngest winner in a major championship, with Ko the youngest last year in the Evian Championship in France. Henderson also ended Ko's bid for her third straight major victory.
Ariya Jautanugarn, in search of a fourth successive victory, shot 66 to finish a stroke back. She missed a birdie putt on the 18th that could have put her into the playoff.
Berger wins first PGA Tour title
Daniel Berger won the FedEx St. Jude Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, shooting a three-under 67 to hold off Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Brooks Koepka by three strokes.
The 23-year-old Floridian had never been in a final pairing until Sunday. When Mickelson, with his 42 career PGA Tour titles, closed within a stroke, Berger birdied three of his next four holes, highlighted by a 32-foot putt on the par-three 14th that pushed his lead to 13 under.
Berger finished at 13-under 267. He became the 13th first-time winner on tour this season and took home the winner's check of $1.1-million in the 50th start of his career.
Mickelson and Stricker shot 67, and Koepka had a 66 in the round that was delayed three hours because of storms. Dustin Johnson had a 63, setting the back-nine record with a 29, to finish fifth at nine under. David Hearn, of Brantford, Ont., shot an even 70 in his fourth round and finished the tournament in a tie for 41st at one-over 281.
Langer wins senior major
Bernhard Langer won the Constellation Senior Players Championship for the third straight year, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory Sunday at windy Philadelphia Cricket Club.
The 58-year-old German star won his seventh senior major title – his fifth in the last 11 majors – to tie Hale Irwin for second place on the career list, a victory behind Jack Nicklaus.