Australian Minjee Lee has received the third golf main of her profession, claiming the Ladies’s PGA Championship by three pictures in Texas.
After struggling early with 4 bogeys via 10 holes, Lee made two clutch birdies on the again 9 to complete two-over for the spherical, and four-under for the event.
American Auston Kim, 24, and Thailand’s Chanettee Wannasaen, 21, have been wonderful on Sunday, taking pictures rounds of four-under 68 and holding the clubhouse lead at one-under.
However Lee held her nerve on the again 9 to win the third main of her profession, following the Evian Championship in 2021 and US Open in 2022.
Lee turns into the fourth Australian, after Jan Stephenson (three majors), Karrie Webb (seven majors) and Peter Thomson (5 majors), to win three or extra golf majors in a profession.
The West Australian additionally joins Yani Tseng, Anna Nordqvist, In Gee Chun and Lydia Ko as the one energetic gamers with three or extra main titles.
“Lots of persistence on the market at this time,” Lee mentioned after accepting the winner’s trophy.
“I simply felt like some pictures have been going my means, and a few pictures weren’t. However I knew there have been some alternatives coming down the stretch to make some birdies.
Minjee Lee and her caddie Michael Paterson labored properly on the greens throughout the back-nine on Sunday. (AP: LM Otero)
“I noticed each single leaderboard, and I knew precisely the place I used to be. I would verify the scores, then I’d simply come again to every shot and attempt to execute it the perfect I might.”
In powerful and windy circumstances at Fields Ranch in Frisco, Texas, Lee began the spherical with a four-shot lead.
After a par on the opening gap, that lead grew to become 5 pictures, however there was loads of work nonetheless to do.
Lee had three bogeys via eight holes, however was capable of end the entrance 9 on a constructive word together with her first birdie of the day.
She gave that shot again on the tenth with a bogey, together with her lead down to 2 pictures.
However a terrific par-saving putt on 13, adopted by birdies on the 14th and fifteenth settled the nerves and arrange the win.
A bogey at 16 left Lee with a three-shot lead with two holes to play.
Lee was faultless on the par-three seventeenth, hitting her tee shot to the center of the inexperienced and finishing the two-putt for par.
Lee then ripped an ideal drive down the 18th fairway, relieving any jitters she might have had on the ultimate gap.
Lee hit her method over the inexperienced, then scrambled with the putter to avoid wasting par.
The sister of PGA Tour star Min Woo Lee paid a heartfelt tribute to her household after pocketing the monster profitable and enhancing her standing as Australian sport’s highest-earning girls’s athlete.
“At this level in your profession, I imply, my dad and mom have sacrificed a lot for me to be right here,” Lee mentioned together with her mom and career-long coach greenside.
“I am unable to say extra issues than I’ve already. It is simply further particular that I might win in entrance of them and clearly wherever Min is, he is supporting me on the market.
“He is a social media nut so he is all on high of that, so it’s actually cool.
“And clearly my dad’s again in Oz — I do not know what time it’s there — however he is tuning in and so they’ve all the time bought my again, so it is very nice and it is nice assist and unconditional.”