Pettersen first Norwegian LPGA winner
Suzann Pettersen became the first Norwegian winner in LPGA Tour history, making a 1 1/2 -foot par putt after Jee Young Lee missed one from about 2 feet on the third extra hole in the Michelob Ultra Open in Williamsburg, Va.
Both players parred the par-4 18th on the first two extra holes, and Lee seemed to have the upper hand the third time around when she hit her approach to about 12 feet while Pettersen’s ball rested against the high grass at the edge of the fringe.
Pettersen’s putt rolled just past the cup on the right side, leaving 1 1/2 feet, and Lee’s attempt at the victory missed to the right, leaving a short putt to tie.
Lee quickly went to knock her ball in, seemed to rush and it skated by on the right as the crowd gasped and she looked up, astonished.
Pettersen, making her 82nd career LPGA Tour start, then stepped up, made her putt for the victory and pumped her right fist as the ball disappeared in the hole, then doubled over in apparent disbelief
Pettersen, second twice in her first seven events this year, closed with a bogey-free 3-under 68 to match Lee (72) at 10-under 274. Sarah Lee, who started the day one shot off the pace, finished three strokes back after a 74.
The victory, worth $330,000 from the purse of $2.2 million, guaranteed Pettersen a spot in the season-ending ADT Championship.
European PGA Tour
Lee Westwood won his first European tour title in almost four years, shooting a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory in the Andalucia Open at Marbella, Spain.
The English Ryder Cup star had a 20-under 268 total. The victory, his 17th on the European tour, was his first since the 2003 Dunhill Links. England’s Phillip Archer (65) and Sweden’s Fredrik Andersson-Hed (66) tied for second.