Win makes Hall queen for the day

Georgia Hall of England reeled in leader

Pornanong Phatlum ina final-round duel at Royal Lytham at Lytham St. Annes to win the Women's British Open for her first major title.

Roared on by the large galleries in her home country, Hall, 22, took the lead for the first time only after a 20-foot putt for birdie at the 16th hole and stayed steady to post a 5-under 67.

After tapping in for a bogey — her first of the day — at No. 18 that secured a two-shot victory over Phatlum (70), Hall hugged her playing partner from Thailand before being lifted off her feet by her caddie and father Wayne.

Her golf-loving father long saw this coming. His daughter was born during the 1996 Masters, which was won by Englishman

Nick Faldo, and she was named as a tribute to that victory at Augusta in Georgia.

Hall is the first English major winner since Karen Stupples won this event in 2004.

Pornanong, the leader after the second and third rounds, started the day a shot ahead of Hall, opened her lead to two strokes after three consecutive birdies from No. 4 but was caught by her playing partner at No. 13 when Hall birdied.

Pornanong doublebogeyed No. 17 to leave Hall with a three-shot lead down to the last hole. Hall played safe in threeputting from distance to finish at 17-under 271. In other news:

• Kenny Perry won the 3M Championship at Blaine, Minn., closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory. Perry, 57, who was five shots ahead after rounds of 66 and 60, finished at 21under 195. Wes Short Jr. was second after a 63.

• Andrew Putnam won the Barracuda Championship at Reno, Nev., for his first PGA Tour title, holding off Chad Campbell by four points in the modified Stableford scoring event.