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Park In-Bee wins major to return to number one

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Park In-Bee of South Korea tees off during the LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship golf event in Incheon, west of Seoul, on October 16, 2014 (AFP Photo/Jung Yeon-Je)

Harrison (United States) (AFP) - South Korean star Park In-Bee won the Women's PGA Championship for the third year in a row on Sunday to return to number one in the world in dominant style.

Park finished with a five-under-par 68 for a record-equaling 19-under total of 273 and a huge five-shot victory over compatriot Kim Sei-Young in the second major of the LPGA season.

Park joined Swedish great Annika Sorenstam as the only players to win three successive editions of the tournament which was formerly known as the LPGA Championship and was rebranded this year in a collaboration between the LPGA and the PGA of America.