6.27.2011
� winner yani tseng tied
the record for lowest score
in a women’s major with a
19-under 269 at the lpga
championship at locust hill
cc in pittsford, n.y. tseng,
22, fired a final-round 66
to win by 10 strokes over
morgan pressel. tseng
missed a 12-foot birdie putt
on the 72nd hole that would
have gotten her to 20 under
par. it was the fourth career
major for tseng, and her
second lpga championship crown. she is one of
six women with four major
titles, tied for 15th all time.
� noteworthy it was the
second straight dominating
performance at the lpga
championship. in 2010, cristie kerr won by 12 strokes.
… tseng is the youngest
woman to win four majors.
patty berg was 23 and se ri
pak and annika sorenstam
were 24 when they won their
fourth grand slam titles. …
karen stupples had sunday’s
lowest round, a seven-under
65 that vaulted her to t-34.
… stupples (2004 british)
and dottie pepper (1999
kraft nabisco) also were 19
under par in majors.
record week for tseng
lpga tour // lpga championship
�top five locust hill cc, Pittsford, N. Y.
1.YaniTseng 66-70-67-66—269
2. Morgan Pressel 69-69-70-71—279
3. Suzann Pettersen 72-72-69-67—280
Cristie Kerr 72-72-67-69—280
Paula Creamer 67-72-72-69—280
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� quotable
“yani’s a great player. she’s in the prime of her
career. she’s found her stride at a young age.”
—cristie kerr
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