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Y.E. Yang of South Korea beat world number one Tiger Woods to lift the 91st US PGA Championship at Hazeltine National.
The 37 year old Yang produced a confident final-round 70, 2-under-par, to finish on 8-under-par .He won his first Major, three shots clear of world number one Woods, who could only manage a 75.
Woods who has never lost a Major when holding the lead or a tie for the lead ,had a two-stroke lead at the beginning of the final round ,but for once he was found wanting.
Two bogeys on the front nine dropped Woods back to 6-under-par and when Yang chipped in from the bunker at the short-par four 14th hole, he moved ahead by one stroke.
The Korean bogeyed the 17th hole but so did Woods and with the American off the green in two at the 18th, Yang birdied the final hole to clinch the biggest victory of his career.
The third place in the tournament was shared by Englishman Lee Westwood and young Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy on 3-under-par.The US Open champion Lucas Glover had to content with the fourth place.
