Vu triumphs in playoff to win maiden major title at Chevron Championship

• 25-year-old American wins first women's major of the year
• Vu says memory of grandfather helped her to title

The US's Lilia Vu beat her compatriot Angel Yin in a playoff to collect her maiden major title at the Chevron Championship on Sunday, taming a challenging and unfamiliar course at the Club at Carlton Woods near Houston.

Vu started the day four shots back but marched up the leaderboard with five birdies - including two on 17 and 18 - and one bogey, carding a four-under-par 68 for a winning total of 10-under 278.