Former Arizona golf standout Bianca Pagdanganan knocked in a birdie putt on the final hole of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to earn a top-10 finish in her first ever LPGA major and score a ticket to the U.S. Women’s Open in December.
Pagdanganan entered the tournament ranked 712th in the world with less than $20,000 in career earnings. A ninth place finish gives Pagdanganan a $83,765 payday and confidence that she can hang with the world’s best.
Pagdanganan shot an opening round of 77 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square and followed that up with back-to-back 65s.