Lang wins Open playoff after Nordqvist penalty

Another USGA championship, another event marred by a rules infraction. Here's how things ended up at the U.S. Women's Open, where a late penalty helped Brittany Lang win her first career major:

Leaderboard: Brittany Lang (-6, won three-hole aggregate playoff), Anna Nordqvist (-6), Lydia Ko (-4), Sung-Hyun Park (-4), Amy Yang (-4), Eun-Hee Ji (-4), Stacy Lewis (-3)

What it means: Nordqvist started the final round six shots off the pace, but she rocketed to the top of the standings with a bogey-free 67. Lang held sole possession of the lead until a three-putt bogey on No. 17, leading to a three-hole playoff. Things took a turn on the second extra hole when Nordqvist received a two-shot penalty…