LPGA returns to Seattle area with KPMG

The LPGA Tour returned to the Seattle area with some fireworks at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club.

Canadian Brooke Henderson sank a 3-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Lydia Ko to win the tournament. It was a battle of teenagers between the 18-year-old Henderson and the 19-year-old Ko.

Henderson led the tournament after the first round but did not reclaim the top spot on the leaderboard until her clinching putt on the first playoff hole – Sahalee’s 18th hole. Both players were 6-under-par for the tournament while Henderson had the low round of the tournament with a 6-under 65 in the final round.

It was the second win in the Pacific Northwest for Henderson as she won the Cambia Portland Classic as a Monday qualifier last year.