HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- Se Ri Pak hit a utility club from
about 200 yards within 3 inches of the cup on the first playoff
hole to beat Karrie Webb and win the LPGA Championship.
Pak atoned for a three-putt bogey on the 18th hole in regulation
with the spectacular second shot on that same hole to beat Webb,
who was trying to capture the second leg of the Grand Slam.
Pak won her fifth major, and joined Mickey Wright, Kathy
Whitworth, Patty Sheehan and Annika Sorenstam as the only
three-time winners of the LPGA Championship.
Pak's last victory was two years ago at the Michelob Ultra Open.
Webb, who missed birdie putts of 4 and 10 feet on the last two
holes in regulation, hit her approach in the playoff to about 20
feet, but missed the birdie putt well to the left.
Mi Hyun Kim (71) and Ai Miyazato (72) tied for third at 7 under,
one stroke in front of Michelle Wie (72), Pat Hurst (73), Cristie
Kerr (68) and Shi Hyun Ahn (72). Sorenstam, seeking a record fourth
straight LPGA Championship, had a 68 and was in a group of five at
5 under.
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^Barclays Classic=
HARRISON, N.Y. -- Vijay Singh ended a 21-event winless
streak with his record third Barclays Classic title, closing with a
3-under 68 for two-stroke victory over Adam Scott in the final
tournament before the U.S. Open.
Singh, a shot behind leader Billy Andrade after the third round,
took a two-stroke lead over Brett Quigley with a 25-foot birdie
putt on the 218-yard 16th and added a birdie on the par-5 18th to
finish at 10-under 274.
Also the 1993 and 1995 champion, Singh won for the first time
since the Buick Open last July to raise his PGA Tour victory total
to 29 and tie Sam Snead's tour record for victories over 40 with
17.
Scott eagled the 18th -- his second eagle of the day -- for a 70,
while Quigley shot his second straight 70 to join Andrade (72) at 7
under. Tom Pernice Jr. (67), Jeff Sluman (68), Luke Donald (70) and
Fredrik Jacobson (71) tied for fifth at 6 under.
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^Austrian Open=
OBERWALTERSDORF, Austria -- Markus Brier became the first
Austrian winner on the PGA European Tour, shooting a 3-under 68
Sunday to capture the BA-CA Austrian Open by three strokes.
Brier entered the round ahead by a stroke and finished at
18-under 266. Soren Hansen (65) was at 269 and Simon Dyson (71) was
another stroke back.
Richard Green was at 271 after shooting a 63, matching the best
round of the day. Gregory Havret had a 63 and was 12 strokes behind
the leader.