Yang Beats Woods to Clinch the Title
Finally, someone is here to give Woods a run for the title!
South Korea’s Yang Yong-Eun became the first Asian-born winner of a major championship when he beat Tiger Woods to clinch the USPGA title at Hazeltine. The 37-year-old was two shots adrift of overnight leader Woods but held his nerve to card 70 to the American’s 75 to win by three on the final green.
Yang’s victory ends Woods’s run of winning all 14 of his major titles when leading going into the final round.
England’s Lee Westwood and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy tied for third. The pair were five strokes adrift on three under after rounds of 70, with US Open champion Lucas Glover (74) a shot further back.
Woods was chasing a 15th major title and a record-equalling fifth USPGA title but unlike in previous majors he failed to hole putts when they really mattered and was unable to pull clear.