Henderson wins Women's PGA Championship


  • Golf
  • Monday, 13 Jun 2016

Jun 12, 2016; Sammamish, WA, USA; Brooke Henderson, right is congratulated by her caddie and sister Brittany Henderson after sinking her putt on the eighteenth hole during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club - South/North Course. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Canadian Brooke Henderson won her first major title by beating Lydia Ko in a sudden-death playoff at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Sammamish, Washington on Sunday.

Henderson sank a three-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole, the par-four 18th, after firing an exquisite seven-iron approach to near tap-in distance at Sahalee, east of Seattle.

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