PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Yani Tseng wasn’t satisfied with merely winning the LPGA Championship and, at 22, becoming the youngest to win four LPGA majors.
Once she made the turn with a 10-stroke lead Sunday, the best female player in the world set her sights on making a little more history.
“I was like, ‘What’s a new goal for me?’ ” Tseng said. “And that’s why I told myself I wanted to set a record, to make 20-under.”
She missed by one stroke in what was the only minor blemish in one of the most dominating performances to date from Tseng.
In closing with a 6-under- par 66 to finish at 19-under 269, Tseng matched the LPGA record low at a major, most recently accomplished by Cristie Kerr a year ago when she shot the same score to win the tournament by 12 strokes. Dottie Pepper (1999 Kraft Nabisco) and Karen Stupples (2004 Women’s British Open) also finished at 19-under.
There is one mark Tseng can claim as her own after she bettered Se Ri Pak, who was 24 when she won her fourth major. Tiger Woods also did not win his fourth until he was 24.
“It’s very special,” Tseng said. “Now I’m thinking about a grand slam.”
Jacobson’s 66 seals deal
CROMWELL, Conn. — Fredrik Jacobson won his first PGA Tour title, shooting a 4-under 66 at the Travelers Championship for a one- stroke victory over John Rollins and Ryan Moore.
Jacobson, a 36-year-old Swede who joined the tour eight years ago and has three European Tour victories, had just one bogey and finished at 20-under. He hit all 28 fairways over the weekend.
Rollins and Moore closed with 63s. Moore missed a 4-foot par putt on 18.
Huston overtakes Wiebe
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — John Huston shot a 7-under 65 to win his first Champions Tour event, taking advantage of three straight bogeys by Denver-area resident Mark Wiebe to capture the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.
Huston finished at 16-under 200, earning a three- shot victory over Nick Price, who had a 66. Wiebe (71) was another shot back.
Sergio is a playoff loser
MUNICH — Pablo Larrazabal birdied the fifth playoff hole to beat fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia and win the BMW International Open.
Larrazabal made his short put on the par-5 18th hole after Garcia missed from about 5 feet. Garcia birdied the 18th during regulation to shoot 4-under 68, matching Larrazabal (68) at 16-under.
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