Mass. native Megan Khang wins her first LPGA Tour event

Mar 09, 2024

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Megan Khang has captured her first win on the LPGA Tour through a playoff at the CPKC Women's Open, also known as the Canadian Women's Open.

Khang, a 25-year-old from Rockland, Massachusetts, was tied with Jin Young Ko at 9-under par after 72 holes at the Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club in Vancouver.

After finishing with a bogey on Hole 17 on Sunday, her fifth of the final round, Khang trailed Ko by one stroke entering the final hole.

Khang then hit her approach shot on the par-4 18th within four feet of the hole and then sank the birdie putt to force the playoff with Ko.

What a sequence.With a birdie on 18, @megan_khang1023 ends her day at -9!She and Jin Young Ko will go to a playoff! pic.twitter.com/JN6YhOLbsk

Ko then hit her tee shot on the first playoff hole into the hazard left of the fairway and took a double bogey after a penalty shot.

Khang hit her second shot to the fringe left of the pin on 18 and two-putted for her first win in eight years on the LPGA Tour and 191 career starts.

The winning putt 💯@megan_khang1023 | @cpkcwomensopen pic.twitter.com/XiOHo2O9t2

“There were definitely nerves,” Khang said. “I was shaking signing my scorecard. I triple-checked that scorecard to make sure everything was correct and we did sign.”

#CheersToTheChampion 🍾With her win at the @cpkcwomensopen, @megan_khang1023 punches in her ticket to the 2024/2025 @HiltonGrandVac Tournament of Champions!#HGVLPGA pic.twitter.com/oGAmRyxWhX

“My game has been trending in the right direction lately and I think this just adds the self-confidence that, hey, I can win out here,” she added. “I have won out here now.”

"Couldn't be a better feeling!"@megan_khang1023 won the @cpkcwomensopen using her @Titleist PRO V1!#TeamTitleist pic.twitter.com/nhyD821uXS

Khang finished the first round on Thursday at 1-under and took the lead on Friday on the back of six birdies in the second round, including five straight on Holes 11-15, to climb to 7-under.

🔥🔥🔥Six birdies with no bogeys for @megan_khang1023! pic.twitter.com/uDVfjD4aom

On Saturday, Khang wound up with two bogeys but sank another six birdies to take a three-shot lead after three rounds at 11-under.

This shot 💯@megan_khang1023 now has the solo lead at -10! pic.twitter.com/biAbGTptlD

Four of Khang's third-round birdies were on the final five holes, sinking three straight on Holes 14-16 and finishing with a birdie on Hole 18.

What a finish 💪@megan_khang1023 has a three-shot lead going into Sunday after finishing the third round with birdie! pic.twitter.com/LDYjZxUKUW

Khang finished with two bogeys on the front nine on Sunday. After bogeying on Hole 10, she sank back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12 before bogeying again on 13. She bogeyed again on Hole 17 but came up with the clutch birdie putt on Hole 18 that forced the playoff with Ko, who was five shots back of Khang entering the final round.

🥹🥹A little girl waited for @megan_khang1023 to sign her flag. Megan was happy to do so 🙂 pic.twitter.com/Ob4bs0YJdK

Khang, who has 34 career top 10 finishes on the LPGA Tour, will be one of 12 golfers representing the United States in the Solheim Cup next month. Khang and her American teammates will be facing the 12 best European players from the Ladies European Tour (LET) in a match-play competition.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.