Golf highlights: Sung Kang completes maiden PGA Tour victory at AT&T Byron Nelson
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Sung Kang made a 23-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole to finally take the lead for good at the Byron Nelson and held on for his first PGA Tour victory on a 27-hole Sunday at Trinity Forest.
That was the second of three consecutive birdies for Kang, the 31-year-old South Korean who lives in North Texas. In his 159th career PGA Tour start, Kang closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 23 under and beat Matt Every and Scott Piercy by two strokes.
Kang pumped his fist when the birdie dropped in at No. 15, making for a two-stroke swing at the 431-yard par four. Every, who started that hole tied for the lead, was in the middle of the fairway and had a decent approach before three-putting for bogey.
Twice over the last two days, Every overcame deficits of at least four strokes and went ahead of Kang.
Every finished with a 66. Piercy, also in the final threesome, ended a bogey-free tournament with a 64.
Brooks Koepka, the world's No. 3-ranked player who now goes to Bethpage to defend his PGA Championship title, finished fourth at the Nelson at 20 under after a 68. He has also won the last two U.S. Opens.