Lee rides the rough to PGA C’ship glory

Aussie bags 3rd major, brother salutes effort

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Minjee Lee of Australia steadied herself after a bumpy start, carded a final round of 74 and captured the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday in Frisco, Texas.

Lee began the day with a four-stroke advantage over Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul and was never seriously threatened. She finished 4-under-par 284 for the week, with key birdies at Nos.14 and 15 of PGA Frisco’s Fields Ranch East course providing some important cushion.

“I just said, ‘Just stick to my game plan,” Lee said. “I know it’s a battle against myself pretty much, especially with how tough the conditions were this whole week, not just today. Just amplified because it’s major Sunday. Yeah, just be patient and take every shot as it comes.”

Lee bagged her third career major following the 2021 Evian Championship and the 2022 US Women’s Open. The 29-year-old moved up the all-time majors leaderboard, tying names like Nancy Lopez, In-gee Chun of South Korea, Anna Nordqvist of Sweden and Lydia Ko of New Zealand with her third win.