Minjee Lee wins Women's PGA Championship for third major title - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — Minjee Lee closed with a 2-over 74 but never gave up the lead Sunday in the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship to win her third major title.

While Lee had three bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the front nine, she had started the day with a four-stroke lead over Jeeno Thitikul. And the world's No. 2-ranked player, also in that final group, bogeyed both par-5s that are among the first three holes on Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco.

Lee, ranked 24th, finished at 4-under 284, three strokes ahead of Auston Kim and Chanettee Wannasaen, the only other players to finish under par.

Kim and Wannasaen both shot 68 to match the best rounds of the day and the tournament after only two 68s combined the first three rounds. Kim played without a bogey, but she had only pars after three consecutive birdies to wrap up her front nine.

With a record $12 million purse that was up from $10.4 million a year ago and matched the U.S. Women's Open for the most prize money, Lee took home $1.8 million — the same amount she earned for her four-stroke win in the 2022 U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles.

The 29-year-old Australian, who is a Texas resident living in nearby Irving, got her 11th career win. It was her first win of the season, making her the 16th player to win an LPGA tournament this year.

Lee, who also won the 2021 Evian Championship in France, now needs either the AIG Women's Open or The Chevron Championship to complete the career grand slam, which is defined in women's golf as winning four different majors (there are currently five).

While still windy like it had been all week at 15-20 mph, there weren't the constant gusts of 30 mph or more that had made the playing conditions so difficult Saturday.

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