Kerr is first American to become No. 1
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June 29, 2010, Tuesday
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CRISTIE Kerr won the LPGA Championship in Rochester, New York, by a record 12 shots on Sunday to become the first American to hold the world No. 1 spot in women's golf.
Kerr captured her second major in three years with a staggering performance at the Locust Hill Country Club, giving her rivals no chance after starting the final day with an eight-stroke lead.
The 32-year-old closed with a superb final round of six-under-par 66 to finish 19-under-par and eclipse Betsy King's 11-stroke winning margin in the 1992 LPGA Championship, the second of the four majors on the women's golf calendar.
"I don't think I could have played better," Kerr told reporters. "I put up a dream performance ... this is similar to what Tiger (Woods) did at Pebble Beach (in 2000).
"You can ask anybody else, they had a real tough time with the course, and I just had a dream performance.
"But winning by 12 shots is ridiculous. It's obscene.
"I wanted to see how well I could do when I didn't limit myself, and I am going to keep doing that I hope."
Kim Song-hee shot 69 to claim outright second at seven-under while her fellow South Korean Shin Jiyai carded a 71 to finish tied for third a further two shots back with Japan's Ai Miyazato, who matched Kerr's closing round of 66.
Miyazato took over the No. 1 ranking last week but had to finish second behind Kerr to retain her place at the top of a tight rankings list.
Kerr, who won her only previous major at the 2007 US Open, became just the fifth player, but the fourth in the last two months, to hold the top spot since official rankings were introduced in 2006.
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