Nine players were tied for the lead early in the day following bogies
at one and two by co-leaders Miyazato and Juli Inkster. In the end,
Miyazato's greatest challenge came from 12-time winner Cristie Kerr,
who was 6-under-par on the day through 16 holes with a share of the
lead. Errant drives at 17 and 18 led to bogies for Kerr, who dropped
back into second, allowing Miyazato to follow two groups behind with
easy pars at 17 and 18 to claim her third LPGA title in the past six
months.
Miyazato came from six shots back to win last week's
Honda PTT LPGA Thailand with a final-round 63. Following the victory,
she jumped to Rolex Rankings No. 4, up from eighth. Miyazato, who will
play next week at the Daikin Orchid Ladies on the LPGA of Japan
(JLPGA), now leads the money list with $390,000.
Four players
tied for third place at 7-under-pra 281, including defending champion
Jiyai Shin, Suzann Pettersen, Yani Tseng and Song-Hee Kim.
Singapore
winners. In three years as a Tour event, the HSBC Women's Champions has
lived up to it's name. In 2008, Rolex Rankings No. 1 Lorena Ochoa won
the inaugural HSBC Women's Champions by 11 shots. Last year, Jiyai
Shin, who went on to earn 2009 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year
honors and climb to Rolex Rankings No. 2, overcame a six-shot deficit
to win the Singapore-based event. This season, Rolex Rankings No. 4 Ai
Miyazato took home the hardware with two-shot win for her
second-consecutive LPGA victory. The 63-player field included 54 of the
top 55 players in the world.
Back-to-back victories in the first two official events of the season.
Marilyn Smith - 1966 (Kathy Whitworth won an unofficial Tour event in Venezuela to begin the season)
St. Petersburg Women's Open
Louise Suggs Delray Beach Invitational
Mickey Wright - 1963
Sea Island Women's Invitational
St. Petersburg Women's Open
Louise Suggs - 1952
Jacksonville Open
Tampa Open
Babe Zaharias - 1951
Ponte Vedra Beach Women's Open
Tampa Women's Open


























