BETEZDA, Maryland – He rose in Ji Chun after losing his former lead to a full nine to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday when Lexi Thompson rocked the release.
Chun shot 3 over 75 for the second day in a row in Congress, but that was enough to win her third major title with a blow over Thompson and Minji Lee. Chun, after leading by six in the middle of the tournament, lost an advantage with three shots in the first three holes of the last round. Thompson was two shots ahead of her after the previous nine, but the problems with her placement were just beginning.
Results from the entire field of US Senior Open
The 27-year-old from Florida missed a nominal shot of a few feet at number 14, but a bird at 15 restored her lead to two. She then scored a par-5 16th while Chun made a birdie, leaving the two players leveled with two holes left.
Thompson made three puts for bogey at 17 and after an impressive approach from a rough game at 18, her birdie putt was not hit hard enough.
Chun’s approach on par-4 18th bounced past the hole and right from the back of the green, but she did within 5 feet and thwarted her attempt to win the tournament.
Chun, a 27-year-old from South Korea, led by seven strokes after finishing her first round in wet conditions on Thursday. The lead fell to five at the end of the day – still equal to the biggest 18-hole advantage in women’s major history.
She was six strokes ahead in the middle and had a three-stroke advantage on Sunday. She finished 5-under 283.
Chun won his first major at the US Women’s Open in 2015 and added the Evian Championship in France the following year.
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