Pettersen putt snares Solheim
SUZANN Pettersen hit the final putt of the Solheim Cup and, as it turned out, the final putt of her career.
Pettersen holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at Gleneagles as Europe won the last three matches to capture the Solheim Cup on Sunday, 14 1/2-13 1/2, in the most tensionfilled finish in Solheim Cup history.
When it was over, the 38year-old from Norway announced her retirement from professional golf.
“Yeah, this is it. I’m completely done,” she said. “It doesn’t get any better.”
The Americans were going for a third straight victory and led 13 1/2-11 1/2 with three matches on the course at Gleneagles, two of them tied.
Anna Nordqvist closed out Morgan Pressel in 15 holes. Bronte Law took the lead with a clutch birdie on the 16th and then won her match over Ally McDonald on the next hole.
Moments later, it came down to Pettersen’s match against Marina Alex. The American missed from 10 feet. Pettersen holed the putt, and the celebration was on.
became the first player from Chile to win on the PGA Tour, closing with a 6-under 64 for a six-stroke victory in A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier.
The 20-year-old Niemann entered the final round of the season opener with a twostroke lead and held off challenges from Tom Hoge and Richy Werenski. He is the first 54-hole leader to win at The Greenbrier since the tournament began in 2010.
won for the first time in 11 months, closing with a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory in the 100th edition of the KLM Open. Garcia extended his streak to nine consecutive years with at least one victory. It was his first win since the Andalucia Valderrama Masters last October. Garcia finished at 18-under 270 to hold off Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark. Garcia kissed his young daughter, Azalea, and threw her up in the air on the 18th green after holing a short par putt to seal his victory.