Yang wins first major title, and he beats world’s best player to do it at PGA Championship

Yang takes down Tiger at PGA

CHASKA, Minn. — Y.E. Yang won his first major title at the PGA Championship on Sunday, and he took down Tiger Woods to do it.

The South Korean finished at 8-under 283, three strokes ahead of Woods. Yang is the first Asian player to win a major.

It is only the second time Woods has lost when having the lead going into the final round on the PGA Tour, and the first time at a major. The world’s No. 1 player finishes the year without a major title for the first time in five years.

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CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Y.E. Yang won his first major title at the PGA Championship on Sunday, and he took down Tiger Woods to do it.

The South Korean finished at 8-under 283, three strokes ahead of Woods. Yang is the first Asian player to win a major.

It is only the second time Woods has lost when having the lead going into the final round, and the first time at a major. The world’s No. 1 player finishes the year without a major title for the first time in five years.