The Day

Broadhurst wins Senior PGA crown

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Paul Broadhurst shot an 8-under 63 to win the Senior PGA Championsh­ip on Sunday by four strokes and match the 72-hole scoring record. Broadhurst finished at 19-under 265 at Harbor Shores ib Benton Harbor, Mich., matching the record by Rocco Mediate at Harbor Shores two years ago. Broadhurst, a 52-year-old from England, won his second senior major following his Senior British Open title in 2016. Broadhurst led the field with 26 birdies and passed 54-hole co-leaders Tim Petrovic and Scott McCarron with a 31 on the back nine. Petrovic was runner-up after a 69. McCarron closed with a 70 and tied for third at 14-under 270 with Jerry Kelly (65). Broadhurst, who won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island, earned a career-high $585,000 for his fourth PGA Tour Champions title. The victory gets him into PGA Championsh­ip in August at Bellerive.

Lee wins LPGA event

Minjee Lee of Australia birdied the 18th hole to close with a 4-under 68 and win the LPGA Volvik Championsh­ip at Ann Arbor, Mich., by one shot over I.K. Kim. Lee, who turned 22 on Sunday, three-putted for a bogey on No. 17, dropping into a tie with Kim, who finished her round of 67 around the same time. Lee needed a birdie to win on reachable par-5 18th. Her second shot landed a few feet to the right of the green, and she calmly chipped to about 3 feet She made the putt to finish at 16-under 272 at Travis Pointe Country Club. It was Lee's fourth career victory, and her first since 2016. Kim shot a 32 on the back nine and birdied No. 18, but it wasn't enough to force a playoff.

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