Chun wins the LPGA Championship at the end of the suspense

(Bethesda) In Gee Chun rebounded from losing her lead and held on to win the PGA Women’s Championship on Sunday.

Chun went 75 (plus-3) for the second straight day on the Congressional course, but it was enough for her to claim a third major title of her career.

Chun finished the tournament with a cumulative score of minus-5 and edged Lexi Thompson and Minjee Lee by one stroke.

Chun, who led by six strokes halfway through the tournament, lost his three stroke lead on the first three holes of the final round. She committed four bogeys on the front nine.

After the front nine, Thompson held a two-shot lead over Chun, but his problems on the greens were just beginning.

The 27-year-old American missed a putt by a few feet for a par at 14^e pennant, but she regained a two-shot lead by birdying the 15th^e hole. Thompson then committed a bogey at 16^e pennant while Chun scored a birdie, leaving the two golfers tied with two holes to play.

Thompson bogeyed the 17^e hole after making three putts and his impressive approach to 18^e pennant didn’t allow him to tie, because his putt for a birdie wasn’t strong enough.

Chun’s approach to 18^e hole overshot the hole at the back of the green, but his putt left the ball just five feet from the cup. She was successful in her attempt to confirm her title.

Chun, a 27-year-old South Korean, led by seven strokes after finishing her first round on Thursday. The lead had shrunk to five strokes by the end of the day, but it was still the largest 18-hole lead in women’s major tournament history.

Chun secured her first major title in 2015, when she triumphed at the U.S. Women’s Open. She had added a second title by winning the Evian Championship the following year.

Atthaya Thitikul (72) took fourth spot with a minus-3 score. Five golfers shared the fifth rung.

Canada’s Brooke M. Henderson tumbled in the standings with a final round of 76. She finished the event tied in 16^e square, minus-1.

Quebecer Maude-Aimée Leblanc experienced a lot of difficulties on the course for a second day in a row. After having played 84, the day before, she brought back a card of 78 to settle for 71^e rank.