She did not realize it and both players made par on the hole, heading to the final playoff hole seemingly tied. SAN MARTIN, California (AP) " Eleven years after finishing runner-up as an amateur in her first U.S. Women's Open, Brittany Lang won her first major title " with help from a playoff penalty against Anna Nordqvist. Lang then sealed the win with a short par putt on the final playoff hole, while Nordqvist made bogey to lose by three shots. Lang made par on all three holes of the aggregate playoff and Nordqvist was given a two-stroke penalty for touching the sand with her club in a fairway bunker on the second playoff hole Sunday, helping deliver Lang the title. An official told Nordqvist about the penalty after she hit her third shot on the 18th hole but before Lang did, giving her a possible advantage.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 11, 2016 01:30 UTC