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Kenny Perry collapses again, Kohki Idoki wins Senior PGA Championship

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Kohki Idoki, of Japan, waves to the crowd after putting in for par on the first hole during the final round of the 74th Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club Sunday, May 26, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (The Associated Press)

Jay Haas putts on the first hole during the final round of the Senior PGA Championship golf tournament at Bellerive Country Club, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (The Associated Press)

Kohki Idoki erased a five-stroke deficit against a fading Kenny Perry with room to spare, charging to a two-stroke victory Sunday in the Senior PGA Championship.

It was the third bitter final-round major tournament failure for the 52-year-old Perry, who led by three strokes with six holes to play but settled for a second-place tie with Jay Haas.

The 51-year-old Idoki closed with a 6-under 65 to finish at 11 under at Bellerive Country Club. Idoki got a beer shower from fellow Japanese players Joe Osaki and Kiyoshi Murota after finishing ahead of Perry's final group.

Perry shot a 72, and Haas had a 70. Perry squandered a two-stroke lead with two holes to go in the 2009 Masters and also let victory slip away in the 1996 PGA.

Mark O'Meara was fourth, three strokes back after 65. Murota was another shot behind after a 67.