Kerr made mistakes - but held on to win
Cristie Kerr has taken her first win in six LPGA Tour seasons by surviving a three-over-par 75 to defeat Hee-Won Han of Korea by a stroke at the Longs Drugs Challenge in California.
Kerr had gone 135 events without a title since debuting on the tour in 1994 - three years before her rookie season as a professional.
She had a pair of runner-up finishes in 2000 and tied for third twice in her first five starts this year.
Kerr headed into the final day's play in a five-shot lead, but double-bogeyed the par-three 15th hole and was tied for the lead when Han birdied the 16th.
But Han bogeyed the last after driving into a golf cart to the left of the fairway.
Kerr, 24, sealed the win with a two-foot par putt for an eight-under-par total.
Leading final-round scores
on Sunday from the LPGA Tour event at Twelve Bridges Golf Club (USA unless noted):
280 Cristie Kerr 66-72-67-75
281 Hee-Won Han (Kor) 74-70-67-70
282 Heather Bowie 70-73-68-71
Jane Crafter (Aus) 69-71-70-72
284 Grace Park (Kor) 76-74-69-65
Mi Hyun Kim (Kor)
71-69-71-73
285 Vicki Goetze-Ackerman 73-71-70-71
286 Carin Koch (Swe) 71-74-74-67
Marnie McGuire (Nzl)
75-73-69-69
Se Ri Pak (Kor) 73-70-72-71, Juli Inkster 72-70-70-74
288 Charlotta Sorenstam (Swe) 72-74-74-68
Sophie Gustafson
(Swe) 69-80-68-71
Jenny Lidback (Per) 72-72-71-73
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