Vijay Singh of Fiji won the 86th PGA Championship after a three-hole playoff against Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco on Sunday.
All three finished at eight-under 280 over the par-72 Whistling Straits course after Singh posted a 76, DiMarco a 71 and Leonard a 75.
Leonard, of the United States, had a two-shot lead with three holes to play but he had to settle for a bogey while playing partner Singh parred the hole.
DiMarco birdied three straight around the turn and parred Whistling Straits’s two closing signature holes to get into the playoff.
Playing over holes 10, 17 and 18, Singh birdied the first hole of the playoff while the other two got pars.
Vijay’s made the shot of the day on the par 3 17 as his tee shot landed six feet from the cup. He missed the short putt and had to settle for a par with Leonard and DiMarco.
Singh clinched the victory with a two-foot putt for par on the par four number 18 as he went birdie, par, par in the playoff.
Singh picked up his second PGA Championship and his third major championship. He won the Masters in 2000. – Sapa-AFP