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Ruoning Yin only turned professional three years ago| -8 R Yin (Chn); -7 Y Saso (Jpn); -6 S Meadow (NI), M Khang (USA), X Lin (Chn), A Nordqvist (Swe), C Ciganda (Spn) |
| Selected others:-4 L Maguire (Ire); -2 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng); M Reid (Eng) |
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China's Ruoning Yin held her nerve to sink a 72nd-hole birdie and win the Women's PGA Championship.
The 20-year-old was level with Japan's Yuka Saso on seven under heading to the par-five 18th.
But Yin rolled in her fourth birdie of the round to seal her first major title in New Jersey.
She shot 67 on the final day to finish eight under (276) overall, with Saso one shot back in second after she carded a final round 66.
Ireland's Leona Maguire started the day with a one-shot lead but dropped down the leaderboard to finish in a share of 11th, four shots behind Yin.
A birdie on the 17th gave Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow brief hope - she needed an eagle on the last to force a play-off, but could only manage a par and finished in a tie for third on six under.
More to follow.
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