korda;takes;playoff
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� Winner;eighteen-year-
old Jessica korda made a
25-foot birdie putt on the
second extra hole to win a
six-woman playoff at the
isps handa women’s aus-
tralian open. korda led for
most of the round, until three
straight bogeys on nos. 14-16
dropped her to three under
with stacy lewis, brittany
lincicome, Julieta granada,
hee kyung seo and so yeon
ryu. korda, the daughter of
former australian open ten-
nis champion petr korda, is
the fourth-youngest winner
of a 72-hole event in lpga
history, trailing lexi thomp-
son, paula creamer and
morgan pressel.
�note Worthy;lincicome
had the best chance to win
on the first playoff hole, but
her three-foot putt circled
the lip and stayed out of the
hole. … yani tseng battled
a stomach bug sunday and
finished with a one-over 74.
her one-under 291 was two
shots out of the playoff.
�top;five;royal;melbourne;gc,;Black Rock, Victoria, Australia
1. Jessica Korda 72-70-73-74—289 $165,000
2. Stacy Lewis 69-73-77-70—289 63,784
Julieta Granada 70-72-76-71—289 63,784
Brittany Lincicome 70-75-73-71—289 63,784
So Yeon Ryu 71-69-76-73—289 63,784
Hee Kyung Seo 75-66-75-73—289 63,784
Playoff: Korda, 4-3; Lewis, 4-4; Granada, 4-4; Lincicome,
4-4; Ryu, 4-4; Seo, 4-4.
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� quotable
“i;knew;the;line,;and;i;knew;the;speed.;all;i
had;to;do;was;just;hit;it.;.”;—JESSIca kORDa ON hER
WINNING pu TT
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