KERR CAPTURES 20TH LPGA TITLE

AMERICA’S Cristie Kerr (pix) captured a 20th career LPGA title at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia yesterday after a sensational 35-foot birdie putt on the final hole earned her a one-stroke victory over Feng Shanshan, Danielle Kang and Jacqui Concolino. A slight rain delay at TPC Kuala Lumpur only intensified the action afterwards, with play destined for a four-way playoff until the seasoned Kerr rolled in the massive putt on the 18th hole. The 40-yearold broke into a huge grin and pointed to the sky immediately after securing the landmark achievement. Her success ended a strong challenge from defending champion Feng, who came into contention with two birdies in her final three holes. The two-time Chinese champion was undeterred despite coming up short and vowed to return. “In the last three holes, I made two birdies, and on the last hole, Cristie held that putt. You know, I was just trying to make that putt but, well, I mean, I didn’t make it,” she said. “But I think second is still not a bad finish here, and I’m still keeping my record pretty good here in Malaysia. So it goes 2-1-2-1-2; I’ll come back next year and see if I can keep it up.” I’m doing well, but in the final, anything can happen. I need to play better against Roger than I did today. I’m having a good end of year, it’s giving me motivation looking forward to next year. Roger is the favourite to win -- but I will see what I can do.”