Paula Creamer closed with three birdies to surge past South Korean Jeong Jang and capture the US$1.3 million LPGA Fields Open in Kapolei, Hawaii, on Saturday.
American Creamer shot a final-round six-under 66 for a 16-under total of 200, while Jang, who led after each of the first two rounds, fired a 69 for 201.
Australian Lindsey Wright rounded out the top three with a 67 for 202, two shots in front of Swedish superstar Annika Sorenstam, who carded a 68.
"It was a good day out there," Creamer said. "A lot of good players were going low, that's what you had to do to win."
Sorenstam, who opened her season with a victory last week, saw her bid for back-to-back titles undone by a double-bogey at No. 10.
"It has been a fun two weeks. I'm happy with the way I've been playing," said Sorenstam, who earned her 70th career victory at the SBS Open last week.
It was a good start to a season in which she hopes to rebound from a disappointing, injury-marred 2007.
Jang, who started the day with a one-shot lead over compatriot Song Hee-kim and a two-shot edge on Creamer, bogeyed the second hole but rebounded with a birdie on three as Creamer birdied two of her first three.
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