Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Amy Yang Clinches First American Win at LPGA Tour Championship

South Korean golfer breaks event record with 27 under par, securing a $2 million prize.

  • Amy Yang wins the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship, her first professional win in America, taking home a $2 million prize.
  • Yang finished on an event-record 27 under par, beating Japan's Nasa Hataoka and America's Alison Lee by three shots.
  • Yang's victory was marked by an eagle on the par-four 13th hole, and she finished with birdies at the final two holes.
  • World number one Lilia Vu finished fourth on 21 under, winning the LPGA's player of the season.
  • Alison Lee, still winless on the LPGA Tour, closed her season with three runner-up finishes on the LPGA and a victory in Saudi Arabia on the Ladies European Tour.
Hero image