World number one Yani Tseng has made the most of her second chances, rolling in a four-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff to retain the LPGA Tour's Arkansas Championship title.
Taiwan's Tseng holed the winning putt on the par-five 18th hole to edge South Korea's Amy Yang who failed to convert a six-foot birdie attempt just moments earlier.
Tseng had her own putting woes on the final hole in regulation after failing to make a five-foot putt that would have given her the victory at the Pinnacle Country Club course.
Instead the pair headed to a playoff after they both closed with 3-under 68s to finish at 12-under 201.
Tseng leads the LPGA Tour with five wins this season, including major titles at the LPGA Championship and Women's British Open.
Yang parred the final 11 holes of regulation. She forced the play-off by making a four-foot putt on 18 after Tseng missed her short one.
Japan's Ai Miyazato shot a 66 to finish third at 11-under.
Cristie Kerr was the lone American to crack the top seven as she fired a final round 68 to end up two strokes back of Tseng.
AFP
Tags: golf, sport, united-states First posted September 12, 2011 17:13:37
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