Kerr clinches LPGA State Farm Classic
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SPRINGFIELD (Illinois): Cristie Kerr held off Christina Kim by just one stroke here Sunday by firing a three-under 69 to win the $1.
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Lorena Ochoa vanquished the playoff demons. Now the world's No. 1 player is aiming for her first major title. Ochoa erased a three-shot deficit over the last two regulation holes Sunday and then beat South Korean rookie In-Kyung Kim in a playoff to capture the Wegmans LPGA for the second time in three years.
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Grace Park was as hot as the weather when she fired 5-under par over her final five holes to set a course record and grab the third round lead from Jill McGill in the US$1 million LPGA Classic on Saturday.
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MEXICO&#39;s Lorena Ochoa birdied three of the last four holes to overcome a five-stroke deficit and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic today.
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BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Even Annika Sorenstam was amazed by her dominating play after a long layoff. Sorenstam won her fifth LPGA Tour event of the year Sunday, closing with a 1-under 70 for a four-shot victory at the John Q. Hammons Classic.
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ANNIKA Sorenstam ended the season in fitting style when she won a sudden-death playoff against American Cristie Kerr at the LPGA Tour Championship yesterday.
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Lorena Ochoa won her third straight LPGA title with a five-stroke victory in the Safeway Classic on Sunday. Ochoa shot a 71 in the final round for a 12-under 204 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club for her sixth victory of the season.
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Maria Hjorth closed in on her first LPGA Tour victory in seven years, Cristie Kerr had one bad hole and Annika Sorenstam remained on the fringe of contention Saturday at the State Farm Classic.
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John Senden grinned and hugged his coach. He was elated and relieved and, most importantly, a winner on the PGA Tour. The Australian birdied the 17th hole and saved par on 18 to hold off J.P. Hayes and win the John Deere Classic on Sunday, earning his first PGA Tour victory and qualifying for the British Open.
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Park was 4 under after just six holes in the LPGA&#39;s final full-field event of the year. She was even sharper during a stretch coming in, using strong approach shots for the birdie run that started on No.
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SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - American Cristie Kerr shot a final round 70 on Sunday to win the U.S. women's Open at Pine Needles. On five-under-par 279 she lifted the $560,000 top prize by two shots.
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Cristie Kerr, comforted by a new putter as she battled a head cold, opened with a 6-under 66 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the storm-delayed Wegmans LPGA.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Russian compatriot Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to capture the US Open title, in her first Grand Slam finals appearance.
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Swedenâs Annika Sorenstam has won the LPGA Tour Championship after Cristie Kerr made an untimely bogey on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff while Australian Karrie Webb finished tied for third.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Elated after her maiden playoff victory at the Ginn Tribute on Sunday, Nicole Castrale plans to follow the same formula for success at this week's LPGA Championship.
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LPGA Event: State Farm Classic Site: Rail Golf Course (6,558 yards, par 72), Springfield, Ill. Schedule: Today-Sunday. Purse: $1.2 million. Winner's share: $180,000. Television: ESPN2 (tomorrow and Sunday, 3-5 p.m.) and ESPN (Saturday, 4-6 p.m.). Last year: Candie Kung won the rain-shortened tournament for her third title of the year. Laura Davies finished second, a stroke back. Last week: Lorena ...
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LPGA Event: LPGA State Farm Classic Site: Panther Creek Country Club (6,608 yards, par 72), Springfield, Ill. Schedule: Tomorrow - Sunday. Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,000. Television: Golf Channel (today, 1-4 p.m.; tomorrow, 1-3 p.m.; Saturday, 1-3 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.). Notes: The tournament is in its first year at Panther Creek after 31 years at Rail Golf Course ...