Women’s PGA Championship 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

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Published: June 13, 2016

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Brooke Henderson won the 2016 Women's PGA Championship after coming back and defeating Lydia Ko in a one-hole playoff Sunday.

Ko entered the final round with the lead at two under par, but a bogey-free final round was not enough to earn the victory.

Here is a look at the final standings as well as the cash payouts for the tournament: 



The full leaderboard can be found on the event's website. ESPN.com's Michael Collins provided a full list of the payouts.

Ko needed to play her best golf to secure the win, but even her four-under final round could not hold off Henderson, who shot a six-under 65 to force the playoff, where she eventually triumphed with a birdie.

Henderson made several clutch shots to position herself to win the title.

Fox Sports' Shane Bacon noted that this may become a familiar battle in the sport:



Henderson was leading in the third round before falling to fourth place to start Sunday. She got herself back into contention thanks to an amazing shot on the 11th hole, which Golf Channel's Randy Mell described:



She also held on to a share of the lead thanks to another impressive putt on No. 18, per Golf Channel:



Ariya Jutanugarn also challenged for the win, as she birdied late to get within one shot of the lead.

At only 19 years of age, Ko is the future of the sport. A win Sunday would have given her a third major win in a row, which would have made her the youngest player ever to do so. Going into the final round, she did not seem to be feeling much pressure, per Yahoo Sports' Ryan Ballengee.

“I don't really think about it when I'm out there playing,” Ko said. “I'm just trying to play my best and trying to hit that shot in front of me. I only know about these records after you guys tell me.” 

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