FRISCO, Texas – Three weeks after Maja Stark hoisted a trophy on a major championship Sunday, she broke her putter at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. As the wind and heat made for an unrelenting cauldron of pressure, Stark’s frustrations boiled over late in the final round.
After a badly missed birdie attempt on the 16th hole from 13 feet, Stark chucked her putter at her bag and watched the putter head go flying. She casually tossed it back toward caddie Jeff Brighton as she walked to the next tee.
Stark, of course, won the U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills earlier this month for her first major championship title. The Swede was 5 over on the back nine at Fields Ranch East in a final-round 78.
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