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Sunday, 26 February 2012

Stanford Wins Singapore Play-off


Angela Stanford won the HSBC Women's Champions event in Singapore, emerging victorious from a four-way play-off.

The 34-year-old American claimed her fifth LPGA Tour title after holing a putt at the third extra hole to see off the challenges of South Korean duo Jenny Shin and Na Yeon Choi, as well as China's Shanshan Feng.

Feng was the first to fall by the wayside in the play-off, being eliminated at the opening hole, and Choi's bid for victory came to an end at the players' second attempt at the 18th.

That left Stanford and teenager Shin to battle it out for victory and it was the former who took the honours after sinking a three-foot putt for par.

At the start of the final round, Stanford and Shin shared the lead along with Katie Futcher at nine under for the tournament at Tanah Merah Country Club.

Shin had looked on course for victory as she held a one-shot lead heading into the final hole when play was suspended for an hour and half due to thunder and lightning.

When the final group resumed, the 19-year-old Shin made a double-bogey six on the last for a one-under-par round of 71 and that left her level with Stanford (71), Choi (68) and Feng (69) on 10-under-par and set up the play-off.