Tseng extends run in Suzhou
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October 31, 2011, Monday
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WORLD No. 1 Tseng Yani clinched her 11th win in all competitions when she clinched the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open title by seven shots.
The 22-year-old from Taipei, birdied the 18th in style after her second shot went into the bunker. She then chipped out close to the pin to birdie the par-5 hole to the loud applause of over 5,000 fans.
Tseng's final-round score of 6-under 66 gave her a 16 under total of 200 in the 54-hole event to easily triumph by seven shots over Sweden's Pernila Lindberg.
Defending champion Lee-Anne Pace and England's Melissa Reid were joint third after finishing with 208.
Tseng, who pocketed US$62,550 said it was a very exciting week for her in Suzhou. "Today, I made a lot of putts. I am proud of my achievement. I don't have a secret recipe for winning tournaments, but just exercise patience, practice and learning from mistakes."
Tseng made six birdies, beginning with three consecutive birdies from the fifth hole. She then picked up strokes in the 15th and 16th and ended her round in style with another birdie on the 18th.
In Selangor, Malaysia, Bo Van Pelt birdied five of the last eight holes for a seven-under 64 to win the Asia Pacific Classic by six strokes over fellow American Jeff Overton yesterday.
Van Pelt, the winner of the PGA Tour's 2009 US Bank Championship in Milwaukee, finished at 23-under 261 at Malaysia's Mines Resort and Golf Club, bettering the previous tournament record by two strokes.
He earned US$1.3 million from the US$6.1 million purse, the biggest payday of his career. His previous best tournament winnings was US$720,000.
"I played well all day, didn't have any bogeys," the 36-year-old said. "I had a couple of chances to win this year but didn't come on them. It was a tough pill to swallow and learn to do a better job when I got the lead. I take great satisfaction on how I played today."
Van Pelt had a one-stroke lead over Overton going into the final round of the second-year event sanctioned by the US PGA Tour and Asian Tour.
Fredrik Jacobson had a 68 to finish third at 16 under, and Cameron Tringale (64), Camilo Villegas (66) and Mark Wilson (69) were 15 under.
The 22-year-old from Taipei, birdied the 18th in style after her second shot went into the bunker. She then chipped out close to the pin to birdie the par-5 hole to the loud applause of over 5,000 fans.
Tseng's final-round score of 6-under 66 gave her a 16 under total of 200 in the 54-hole event to easily triumph by seven shots over Sweden's Pernila Lindberg.
Defending champion Lee-Anne Pace and England's Melissa Reid were joint third after finishing with 208.
Tseng, who pocketed US$62,550 said it was a very exciting week for her in Suzhou. "Today, I made a lot of putts. I am proud of my achievement. I don't have a secret recipe for winning tournaments, but just exercise patience, practice and learning from mistakes."
Tseng made six birdies, beginning with three consecutive birdies from the fifth hole. She then picked up strokes in the 15th and 16th and ended her round in style with another birdie on the 18th.
In Selangor, Malaysia, Bo Van Pelt birdied five of the last eight holes for a seven-under 64 to win the Asia Pacific Classic by six strokes over fellow American Jeff Overton yesterday.
Van Pelt, the winner of the PGA Tour's 2009 US Bank Championship in Milwaukee, finished at 23-under 261 at Malaysia's Mines Resort and Golf Club, bettering the previous tournament record by two strokes.
He earned US$1.3 million from the US$6.1 million purse, the biggest payday of his career. His previous best tournament winnings was US$720,000.
"I played well all day, didn't have any bogeys," the 36-year-old said. "I had a couple of chances to win this year but didn't come on them. It was a tough pill to swallow and learn to do a better job when I got the lead. I take great satisfaction on how I played today."
Van Pelt had a one-stroke lead over Overton going into the final round of the second-year event sanctioned by the US PGA Tour and Asian Tour.
Fredrik Jacobson had a 68 to finish third at 16 under, and Cameron Tringale (64), Camilo Villegas (66) and Mark Wilson (69) were 15 under.
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