Tseng captures second major
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April 6, 2010, Tuesday
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YANI Tseng eagled the second hole and pulled ahead of a star-studded field with a 4-under 68 to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship in California for her second major title on Sunday.
Tseng, of Chinese Taipei, finished at 13-under 275 at Mission Hills to hold off Suzann Pettersen by one stroke. Two of Tseng's three US LPGA Tour victories have been majors - she won the 2008 US LPGA Championship as a rookie, outlasting Maria Hjorth in a four-hole playoff.
Tseng started the day tied with Pettersen (69), one stroke behind Karen Stupples (78), but chipped in for eagle on the 521-yard, par-5 second. Stupples birdied No. 2, but Tseng took the lead with a birdie on the par-4 third that put her at 12 under.
"I had an eagle on the second hole, and I know today is going to be my day. I just kept telling myself, 'Commit to the shot and keep my tempo right, and just keep smiling all 18 holes,'" Tseng said.
"Yani got off to a flying start," said Pettersen, who won the 2007 US LPGA Championship. "She played great today and she deserved to win."
Pettersen's eagle chip on 18 stopped just a few inches from the hole, and Tseng tapped in for par on the final hole to win the tournament. She then took the traditional plunge into Champion's Lake with several friends.
Tseng played even par on the back nine, yet no could catch her.
Pettersen had several chances to reel in her friend on the back nine with birdie chances on Nos. 13 through 16. The only birdie putt that fell in the span was at 16, leaving her two shots behind Tseng.
"I mean, one of those drops, of course there's a little different pressure on Yani playing those last four or five holes," Pettersen said.
"I gave myself a lot of good chances, and it wasn't really that I hit a lot of bad putts. The one on 15 we probably misread a little bit, but the other ones were as close as you can possibly get them, and then it finally dropped on 16."
It was another agonizingly close finish for Pettersen in this tournament. She tied for second in 2007 and '08, and tied for fifth last year.
"Yeah, just collect them up," Pettersen said. "It's starting to feel like it owes me one very soon."
Kim Song-hee (70) was third at 9 under, top-ranked Lorena Ochoa (73), the 2008 winner, followed at 6 under.
The 2004 Women's British Open champion Stupples (78) finished in a share of fifth at 4 under with Shin Ji-yai (71), Cristie Kerr (72) and Karrie Webb (73). Michelle Wie (78) tied for 27th at 3 over.
Tseng, of Chinese Taipei, finished at 13-under 275 at Mission Hills to hold off Suzann Pettersen by one stroke. Two of Tseng's three US LPGA Tour victories have been majors - she won the 2008 US LPGA Championship as a rookie, outlasting Maria Hjorth in a four-hole playoff.
Tseng started the day tied with Pettersen (69), one stroke behind Karen Stupples (78), but chipped in for eagle on the 521-yard, par-5 second. Stupples birdied No. 2, but Tseng took the lead with a birdie on the par-4 third that put her at 12 under.
"I had an eagle on the second hole, and I know today is going to be my day. I just kept telling myself, 'Commit to the shot and keep my tempo right, and just keep smiling all 18 holes,'" Tseng said.
"Yani got off to a flying start," said Pettersen, who won the 2007 US LPGA Championship. "She played great today and she deserved to win."
Pettersen's eagle chip on 18 stopped just a few inches from the hole, and Tseng tapped in for par on the final hole to win the tournament. She then took the traditional plunge into Champion's Lake with several friends.
Tseng played even par on the back nine, yet no could catch her.
Pettersen had several chances to reel in her friend on the back nine with birdie chances on Nos. 13 through 16. The only birdie putt that fell in the span was at 16, leaving her two shots behind Tseng.
"I mean, one of those drops, of course there's a little different pressure on Yani playing those last four or five holes," Pettersen said.
"I gave myself a lot of good chances, and it wasn't really that I hit a lot of bad putts. The one on 15 we probably misread a little bit, but the other ones were as close as you can possibly get them, and then it finally dropped on 16."
It was another agonizingly close finish for Pettersen in this tournament. She tied for second in 2007 and '08, and tied for fifth last year.
"Yeah, just collect them up," Pettersen said. "It's starting to feel like it owes me one very soon."
Kim Song-hee (70) was third at 9 under, top-ranked Lorena Ochoa (73), the 2008 winner, followed at 6 under.
The 2004 Women's British Open champion Stupples (78) finished in a share of fifth at 4 under with Shin Ji-yai (71), Cristie Kerr (72) and Karrie Webb (73). Michelle Wie (78) tied for 27th at 3 over.
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