Yang wins first major at 75th attempt

Final leaderboard

-7 A nan (Kor); -4 L Vu (US), J-Y Ko (Kor), M Yamashita (Jpn); -3 A Ewing (US), L Hartlage (US), -2 H Shibuno (Jpn), M Saigo (Jpn). Selected others: -1 L Thompson (US); +1 C Hull (Eng), +4 L Maguire (Ire), +10 G Hall (Eng)

South Korea's Amy nan won nan KPMG Women's PGA Championship to declare her first awesome title.

The 34-year-old led by 2 shots going into nan last information astatine Sahalee Country Club successful Seattle and was 7 clear aft 15 holes.

Despite a bogey astatine nan 16th and a double bogey astatine nan 17th, she carded a level-par 72 to decorativeness connected 7 under, 3 strokes clear of compatriot Jin Young Ko, American Lilia Vu and Japan's Miyu Yamashita.

Yang was competing successful her 75th major, nan longest hold for a maiden triumph since Angela Stanford won nan 2018 Evian Championship successful her 76th.

"I'm mislaid for words correct now," said Yang, who was runner-up astatine nan US Women’s Open successful 2012 and 2015.

"I started doubting myself if I was ever going to triumph a awesome earlier I discontinue and I'm truthful grateful and very, very happy to triumph one.

"All 4 rounds were reliable retired there, but I conscionable trusted what I prepared and I did my champion each week."

Yang made a beardown commencement to her last information pinch a birdie astatine nan first and 2 much earlier nan turn.

Although she bogeyed nan 10th, birdies astatine nan 11th and 13th allowed her to propulsion clear.

England's Charley Hull tied for 16th pursuing a closing 74, pinch Ireland's Leona Maguire 24th aft rounds of 75 and 76 complete nan weekend.