Cristie Kerr won the Wendy's Championship for Children on Sunday, closing with a 3-under-par 69 shortly after Pat Hurst fell from a tie for the lead with a double-bogey on the last hole.
This was Kerr's second victory of the year and sixth of her career. She finished at 18-under 270, one shot ahead of Paula Creamer and Annika Sorenstam. Creamer, the third-round leader, had a 71 and Sorenstam a 66, matching the day's low round.
Kerr parred the 17th to remain in front, sinking a 12-foot par putt after chipping past the pin. She rolled in a 4-foot par putt on the final hole.
Hurst shared the lead with Kerr as she stepped to the final tee. But her drive was far to the right and ended up in a ditch lined with trees. Taking an unplayable lie, she took four drops -- the first three apparently not within the allotted two club lengths from where the ball went in the trees. The fourth stuck the wooden tee she used to mark the two-club drop distance, and caromed deeper into the overhanging bushes and trees.
Hurst punched out into a trap and then hit her fourth shot to the right fringe on the par-4 18th, two-putting from 60 feet.
Kerr, playing in the group directly behind her, drove into the fairway on 18 and hit her iron approach about 30 feet from the pin. Her first putt came up 4 feet short, leaving her a slippery downhill putt to win the tournament. After converting, she pumped her fist.
Hurst's closing 70 left her at 272 and tied with Jang Jeong, who closed with a 67. Karrie Webb (70) and Kang Soo-yun (72) were at 273, with Michele Redman alone at 274 after a 72. US Women's Amateur champion Morgan Pressel finished with a 70 and was at 278.
Brad Faxon rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win over South African Tjaart van der Walt, his first victory since 2001.
Faxon tied the course record in regulation with a 9-under 61, a personal best for the 44-year-old. He charged from the middle of the pack starting at 5 under to play himself in contention, overtaking third-round leader Justin Rose over the closing holes.
Faxon, who made the 36-hole cut on the number, stayed close to home for his eighth PGA Tour victory, earning US$774,000. The American has been a mainstay, appearing 22 times in this tournament. His best finish had been eighth in 1996.
David Howell had not won in six years, lost two playoffs in May and had John Daly breathing down his neck Sunday at the BMW International Open.
But the English Ryder Cup player kept his cool and shot a 7-under 65 for a 23-under 265 total.
The only prize he had recently acquired was when the European media voted a birdie of his during the last Ryder Cup as the shot of the year.
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