� winner suzann pettersen made par on the first
extra hole to cap a huge
comeback and win the
safeway classic. pettersen,
who was nine strokes back
of na yeon choi to start the
round, shot a 64 sunday,
then waited more than two
hours as choi, playing in the
final group, shot 73 with a
bogey on the 18th hole to
fall into a tie. in the playoff,
pettersen got up-and-down
from just off the green,
while choi hit her second
shot in the water and two-putted for a double-bogey 6.
lpga tour // safeway classic
comeback queen
� noteworthy
pettersen moved to second on
the rolex ranking, passing
cristie kerr, who fell to third.
… the nine-shot comeback
was one off the tour record
of 10 set by three players,
most recently louise friberg
at the 2008 mastercard
classic. … it was the fourth
win by european players on
the lpga tour in 2011 (
pettersen 2, sandra gal, maria
hjorth). americans have
won twice (brittany lincicome, stacy lewis). … paula
creamer (fourth) had her
sixth top- 10 of 2011.
�top five pumpkin ridge gc, North Plains, ore.
1. Suzann Pettersen 69-74-64—207
2. Na Yeon Choi 65-69-73—207
3. Hee Young Park 71-70-67—208
4. Paula Creamer 72-69-68—209
5. Vicky Hurst 71-72-67—210
Ryann O’Toole 71-69-70—210
Playoff: Pettersen, 4; Choi 6.
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� quotable
“i hadn’t watched the board. i never thought it
was going to be close.” —Suzann petterSen
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