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Yang Yong-Eun became the the first Asian to capture a major championship, firing a two-under par 70 Sunday to record a shocking upset of Tiger Woods and win the 91st PGA Championship. Yang, who earned 1.35 million dollars in prize money, clinched the win with a six-foot putt. He then celebrated on the 18th green by hoisting his golf bag in the air with both hands before taking possession of the Wanamaker Trophy. He not only becomes the first Asian to win a major, he also bettered the previous best performance by a South Korean. His compatriot K.J. Choi was third in the 2004 Masters tournament. The win beats the top prior major performances by an Asian of Taiwan’s Huan Lu-Liang, who finished runner-up in the 1971 British Open, and Japan’s Isao Aoki, who placed second in the 1980 US Open. Taiwan’s Chen Tze-Chung also tied for second at the 1985 US Open.
