Ai Miyazato completed a five-shot come-from-behind win with a final round 63 to beat Suzann Pettersen to capture the first LPGA tournament of the 2010 season – the Honda-PTT LPGA Thailand.
After a bogey on the second hole, Miyazato was flawless carding eight birdies and an eagle over the final 16 holes to top Pettersen by one shot.
Pettersen held the lead for most of the day, though. She made birdies on the fifth and seventh holes to get to 20-under par but, she dropped a shot after a bogey on the ninth hole. Miyazato chipped away at the lead with birdies on the third, sixth and ninth holes, with her eagle coming on the seventh hole. Miyazato finished the front nine at 16-under par, three shots behind Pettersen.
Both players birdied the 10th hole but, Miyazato erased the deficit with birdies on the 11th, 13th and 15th holes as Pettersen made pars. Then, Pettersen bogeyed the 16th hole to fall back a shot. Miyazato chipped in for birdie on the final hole for the win.
Yani Tseng finished with a final round 69 to finish in third place at 15-under par, six shots behind Miyazato. Cristie Kerr and Karrie Webb tied for fourth place. Laura Davies shot 65 in the final round to move into a tie for sixth place with Maria Hjorth, Momoko Ueda and Song-Hee Kim. Amy Yang finished in 10th place.
Defending champion Lorena Ochoa tied for 18th place at six-under par.
Miyazato wins Honda-PTT LPGA Thailand
After a bogey on the second hole, Miyazato was flawless carding eight birdies and an eagle over the final 16 holes to top Pettersen by one shot.
Pettersen held the lead for most of the day, though. She made birdies on the fifth and seventh holes to get to 20-under par but, she dropped a shot after a bogey on the ninth hole. Miyazato chipped away at the lead with birdies on the third, sixth and ninth holes, with her eagle coming on the seventh hole. Miyazato finished the front nine at 16-under par, three shots behind Pettersen.
Both players birdied the 10th hole but, Miyazato erased the deficit with birdies on the 11th, 13th and 15th holes as Pettersen made pars. Then, Pettersen bogeyed the 16th hole to fall back a shot. Miyazato chipped in for birdie on the final hole for the win.
Yani Tseng finished with a final round 69 to finish in third place at 15-under par, six shots behind Miyazato. Cristie Kerr and Karrie Webb tied for fourth place. Laura Davies shot 65 in the final round to move into a tie for sixth place with Maria Hjorth, Momoko Ueda and Song-Hee Kim. Amy Yang finished in 10th place.
Defending champion Lorena Ochoa tied for 18th place at six-under par.