Creamer tops Inkster in SemGroup playoff

May 5, 2008

Paula Creamer squandered another late lead and fell into a playoff. However, she beat Juli Inkster on the second extra hole yesterday in the SemGroup Championship in Broken Arrow, Okla.

One week after losing to Annika Sorenstam in a playoff, Creamer bogeyed the 18th hole at Cedar Ridge for the third straight day and wound up in overtime when Inkster, 47, trying to become the oldest LPGA Tour winner, made an 18-foot birdie putt.

Instead of getting nervous, Creamer got mad.

She twice gave herself birdie putts in the playoff, making an 8-footer on No. 10 for the victory.

Lost in a terrific duel was the end of Lorena Ochoa's winning streak. Going for a record-tying fifth straight victory, Ochoa never got on track, even in a final round absent of much wind. She closed with a 2-under-par 69 to tie for fifth, five shots behind.

"It's done," Ochoa said. "I tried really hard, and it didn't work. Hopefully, I'll start a new streak next week."

• PGA Wachovia Championship // Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on tour in six years. He shot a 3-under 69 to cruise to five-shot win over Ben Curtis in Charlotte, N.C. Kim, who turns 23 next month, finished at 16-under 272, three shots better than the previous tournament record held by Tiger Woods. Curtis' 65 was the best round of the day and the best final round in the tournament's six years. The 36-hole leader, Jason Bohn, shot a 71 to finish third at 10-under.

• Champions FedEx Kinko's Classic // Denis Watson birdied the final hole to win in Lakeway, Texas, taking advantage of Nick Price's back-nine errors. Watson closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 10-under. Price, who shot a 75 to finish at 9-under, appeared to be in control of the tournament. But double bogeys on Nos. 15 and 16 dropped him out of the lead, and an 18th-hole par left him a stroke back. Price tied for second with 2007 winner Scott Hoch (69) and Tim Simpson (70).

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