TAOYUAN, Taiwan: Norway’s Suzann Pettersen lifted her second trophy in as many weeks yesterday after a three-shot victory at the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship.
The world number seven braved strong winds and fired three-under-par 69 in her final round to snatch the win from South Korea’s Park In-Bee, who had led by two overnight but had to settle for second.
“It is a great win for me especially coming back from behind in tough conditions like today,” Pettersen told reporters.
“I really tried to stick to my own game plan, sticking to my own bubble. I played my own game, tried not to kind of do stupid mistakes, errors that would cost me too much.”
Yani Tseng, the world number one and Taiwanese home favourite, finished third as she extended a winless streak which stretches back to March. Pettersen erased two early birdies with bogeys on seven and nine, but she picked up three shots in her last seven holes as Park stumbled to a 74 at the par-72 course.
Pettersen also won last week’s KEB-HanaBank Championship in South Korea, where she beat Scotland’s Catriona Matthew in a play-off. AFP
