Henderson tops Ko at Women’s PGA
SAMMAMISH, WASH. » Brooke Henderson beat topranked Lydia Ko with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship after overcoming a three-shot deficit on the back nine.
The 18-year-old Canadian, ranked No. 4 in the world, closed with a bogey-free 6-under 65 — the best round of the week at Sahalee — to match Ko at 6-under 278. Ko finished with a 67.
In the playoff on the par-4 18th, Henderson hit her second shot from 155 yards to 3 feet, while Ko’s second from farther back in the fairway left her with 20 feet. Ko missed to the left, and Henderson tapped in to cap a week that started with a hole-in-one on her fourth hole of the tournament and ended with a major championship.
FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC
MEMPHIS, TENN. » Daniel Berger won the FedEx St. Jude Classic for his first PGA Tour title, shooting a 3-under 67 to hold off Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Brooks Koepka by three strokes.
The 23-year-old Floridian had had never been in a final pairing until Sunday. When Mickelson, with his 42 career PGA Tour titles, closed within a stroke, Berger birdied three of his next four holes, highlighted by a 32-foot putt on the par-3 14th that pushed his lead to 13 under.
CURTIS CUP
DUBLIN » Bronte Law became the second player in Curtis Cup history to go 5-0, beating Mika Liu 2 up in Britain and Ireland’s 11 ½-8 ½ victory over the United States.
Four points ahead after taking five of six matches Saturday at Dun Laoghaire, Britain and Ireland added 3 ½ points in the eight singles matches to win the biennial event for the third time in 20 years.