OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. - Danielle Kang birdied the final hole Sunday to win the KPMG Women's PGA Championship for her first LPGA Tour title, edging defending champion Brooke Henderson.
Kang bogeyed the tricky par-3 17th, and Henderson closed with two birdies to move into a tie for the lead, coming up just short on a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th. But Kang responded with two solid shots to get to the green in two, and then two-putted for the victory.
It was another great finish for the LPGA Tour's second major of the season. The 19-year-old Henderson beat Lydia Ko in a playoff last year at Sahalee in Washington.
The 24-year-old Kang trailed Henderson and Chella Choi by one after she bogeyed the par-4 10th at Olympia Fields. But Kang moved in front with four straight birdies on Nos. 11-14.
Kang also had a clutch 21-foot par putt at 16 on her way to a 4-under 68 and the winner's check of $525,000. Henderson closed with a 66 to finish a stroke back, and Chella Choi, who was tied with Kang for the lead coming into the day, was third at 10 under after a 71.
Kang's previous best finish in a major was a tie for 14th in the 2012 U.S. Women's Open.
Stanley wins playoff
POTOMAC, Md. - Kyle Stanley got up-and-down for par from just past the 18th green to win the Quicken Loans National on the first hole of a playoff with Charles Howell III.
On a chaotic final day at TPC Potomac that included a 5-minute delay for a pop-up storm, Stanley and Howell finished at 7-under 273 after matching final-round 4-under 66s. Howell had a 21-foot putt to win on the final hole of regulation that rolled over the left edge of the cup.
In the playoff, both missed the fairway and the green. Howell's chip came up short and he missed the 11-foot par putt. Stanley chipped to 5 feet and pumped his fist as the putt dropped.
Stanley's previous win came in 2012 at the Phoenix Open. Later that year, he was ranked a career-best 47th in the world.
For three days, the event had been a staid affair, with a lackluster field, small galleries and steady, sometimes dull golf from David Lingmerth, who led after each of the first three rounds.
On Sunday, the crowds were bigger, the course was softer and chaos broke out. Then it started pouring. The storm temporarily soaked TPC Potomac and doomed the chances of Sung Kang, who didn't pack any rain gear in his bag and missed a 4-foot birdie putt in the heart of the downpour just before play was stopped. When play resumed, he hit his tee shot into the water on the par-3 17th.
His consolation prize was qualifying for his first British Open. The top four players who weren't already exempt earned spots, and Kang, who finished in an eight-way tie for fifth, got the final berth because of his world ranking.
The other British Open qualifiers were Stanley, Howell and Martin Laird of Scotland, who closed with a 67. He tied for third at 5 under with Rickie Fowler, who shot a 65.
Lingmerth coughed up the lead immediately with a bogey on the first hole. His chances ended when he pulled his drive on the punishing par-4 11th into a hazard and made double bogey. He closed with a 73.
Perry takes Open title
PEABODY, Mass. - Kenny Perry claimed his second U.S. Senior Open title, pulling away from Kirk Triplett at Salem Country Club to finish at 16 under and win by two strokes.
The 56-year-old Perry closed with a 2-under 68 for a record score of 264. Perry also won the event in 2013 in Omaha, Nebraska. It is his fourth major victory on the senior tour.
Perry's 264 was three strokes better than the U.S. Senior Open record set by Hale Irwin in 2000 and matched by Perry in 2013.