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Golf: Kerr downs Pettersen in LPGA Kingsmill playoff

Cristie Kerr parred the second hole of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the LPGA Kingsmill Championship ahead of Norway's Suzann Pettersen. Pettersen hadn't made a bogey all day, notching four birdies in a four-under par 67 to join overnight leader Kerr on 12-under par 272. Kerr, a winner at Kingsmill in 2005 and 2009, had four birdies and two bogeys in a 69 to maintain a share of the lead and force the playoff.

Golf: LPGA Kingsmill Championship scores

Leading final-round scores on Sunday at the LPGA Kingsmill Championship (x-won playoff at 2nd hole, USA unless noted, par-71): 272 - x-Cristie Kerr 66-71-66-69, Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 68-69-68-67 274 - Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 64-71-73-66, Lee Il-Hee (KOR) 69-69-69-67 275 - Angela Stanford 68-68-70-69, Stacy Lewis 68-68-69-70 276 - Park In-Bee (KOR) 68-72-69-67 279 - Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 67-71-73-68 280 - Gerina Piller 72-71-71-66, Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 70-72-70-68, Sandra Gal (GER) 68-69-73-70

Golf: Ernst downs Lynn in playoff as Mickelson fades

Derek Ernst beat England's David Lynn in a playoff on Sunday to win his first US PGA Tour title at the Wells Fargo Championship after Phil Mickelson squandered a late lead. Ernst, ranked outside the top 1,200 at the start of the week and in the field as the fourth alternate, birdied the 72nd hole of regulation to seize a share of the lead, then returned to the 18th for the first hole of the sudden-death playoff.

Golf: Rumford takes the title in Tianjin

Australian Brett Rumford romped to his second title in as many weeks at the Volvo China Open on Sunday in a tournament where China's teen golf stars staked a claim on future trophies. Rumford swept to victory with a four-under-par 68 in the final round, winning by four shots to take the 20 million yuan (U.S. $3.2 million) prize at at Tianjin Binhai Lake Golf Club. It followed his win at the Ballantine's Championship in Korea last week capping a remarkable fortnight that has seen him soar up the world rankings from 253 to the mid 80s.

Golf: Wiesberger wins by one shot in Jakarta

Austria's Bernd Wiesberger snatched a dramatic win at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters with a five-under-par 67, defeating Ernie Els of South Africa by one shot on Sunday. Wiesberger won his second title in Asia after totalling a 15-under-par 273 at the $750,000 Asian Tour event. Els, the reigning Open Championship winner, settled for second after scoring 68 while the overnight leader Daisuke Kataoka of Japan was third with a round of 70 to finish on 275. Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee was fourth after registering 69.

Golf: LPGA Kingsmill Championship scores

Leading third-round scores on Saturday at the LPGA Kingsmill Championship (USA unless noted, par-71): 203 - Cristie Kerr 66-71-66 205 - Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 68-69-68, Stacy Lewis 68-68-69 206 - Angela Stanford 68-68-70 207 - Lee Il-Hee (KOR) 69-69-69 208 - Lizette Salas 72-71-65, Ariya Jutanugarn (THA) 64-71-73 209 - Park In-Bee (KOR) 68-72-69, Katie Burnett 68-70-71 210 - Mo Martin 68-72-70, Sandra Gal (GER) 68-69-73

Golf: Mickelson, Watney stumble late but share PGA lead

Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney each stumbled with the lead on Saturday, leaving the US duo tied atop the leaderboard after three rounds at the US PGA Wells Fargo Championship. Mickelson took a double bogey at the par-5 15th and a bogey at 16 to hand Watney the lead, only to have Watney double bogey the par-3 17th and leave both even on eight-under 208 for 54 holes in the $6.7 million event at Quail Hollow. "I was grinding it out there even though I didn't have my A game coming down the stretch," said Mickelson, who fired a 73 while Watney settled for a 71.

Golf: Mickelson, Watney share PGA lead

Phil Mickelson and Nick Watney each stumbled with the lead on Saturday, leaving the US duo tied atop the leaderboard after three rounds at the US PGA Wells Fargo Championship. Mickelson took a double bogey at the par-5 15th and a bogey at 16 to hand Watney the lead, only to have Watney double bogey the par-3 17th and leave both even on eight-under 208 for 54 holes in the $6.7 million event at Quail Hollow. The lefthanded American Mickelson finished on 73 while Watney settled for a 71.

Golf: Kerr grabs two-stroke LPGA lead

American Cristie Kerr fired a five-under par 66 on Saturday to seize a two-stroke lead after the third round of the $1.3 million LPGA Kingsmill Championship. Kerr stood on 10-under 203 after 54 holes with compatriot Stacy Lewis and Norway's Suzann Pettersen sharing second on 205, American Angela Stanford on 206 and South Korea's Lee Il-Hee fifth on 207. Thai teen Ariya Jutanugarn, who led after the first two rounds, stumbled to a 73 on saturday but still shared sixth with American Lizette Salas on 208.

Golf: Rumford scrambles into the lead in China Open

Australian Brett Rumford scrambled to a three-under-par 69 at the Volvo China Open Saturday, to take a one shot lead going into the final round. Rumford, 12 under in the $3.2 million OneAsia tournament, was helped in part after Finland's Mikko Ilonen (73) blew his share of the lead with a bogey on the last after his tee shot found the water. Spain's Pablo Larrazabal (69) was third, a shot further behind, while Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat (72) found his putter turned cold and was alone in fourth at nine under.
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