08/24/2008 - Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cristie Kerr birdied the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat Helen Alfredsson and Sophie Gustafson and win the Safeway Classic.
The win was Kerr's 11th on the LPGA Tour and her first since her major breakthrough last year at the U.S. Women's Open.
"Just amazing," said Kerr, who pocketed $255,000 for the victory. "Words can't describe it. It's great. Last year here at Columbia Edgewater I said I wanted to win it. It's unbelievable."
The trio returned to Columbia Edgewater's 18th hole, a hole all three birdied in regulation.
Alfredsson and Kerr both found the fairway off the tee, while Gustafson pushed her drive into the right rough. Alfredsson knocked her approach to 30 feet and Kerr hit an eight-iron 18 feet short of the stick. Gustafson's second stopped on the green.
Alfredsson and Gustafson both missed their birdie putts, but Kerr drained her's for the victory.
"That putt on the first playoff hole was unreal," said Kerr. "It was in the whole way."
Kerr fired a seven-under 65 on Sunday to join overnight leader Alfredsson, who shot a 69, and Gustafson, who posted a 68, in a tie after regulation at 13- under 203.
Kerr parred her first four, then rattled off four birdies in a row from the fifth to get within one of the lead. A dropped shot at the 11th momentarily stalled her effort, but birdies at 12 and 14 got her back into the hunt.
Alfredsson maintained her lead with an eight-foot birdie putt at the 15th. She needed it since Gustafson knocked her approach at the same hole to four feet. Gustafson sank her birdie putt to stay one behind Alfredsson, who got to 13- under par for the championship.
Gustafson once again hit another sensational iron to four feet at the par- three 16th. She converted that birdie putt to match Alfredsson atop the leaderboard.
Kerr parred 15 and 16 and was two back. She got one stroke back with a birdie at 17, while the co-leaders struggled at the hole. Gustafson and Alfredsson both missed the fairway en route to bogeys. With Kerr's birdie and the bogeys from the leaders, the trio was knotted in first at minus-12.
Kerr sank a 15-footer for birdie on 18 to get into the clubhouse at 13-under par.
Alfredsson hit a spectacular approach to four feet in the final group. Gustafson's second rolled to 12 feet, but she holed the birdie putt to get her invitation to the playoff. Alfredsson sank her birdie try and the three headed to the extra session, where Kerr took the title.
"I played great yesterday and today," said Kerr. "I putted pretty poorly the first round. I figured out something about the greens and about my stroke. I knew if I posted a number I'd be hard to beat."
Last week's Canadian Women's Open winner Katherine Hull shot a five-under 67 and finished fourth at minus-11, one shot better than Hee-Won Han, who fired a six-under 66 on Sunday.
World No. 1 and 2007 champion Lorena Ochoa (70), Annika Sorenstam (69), Paula Creamer (72), Angela Park (70) and Catriona Matthew (70) shared sixth place at seven-under 209.
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New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
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