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Rolex World No. 3 Suzann Pettersen earned her 7th career victory by outlasting World No. 4 Cristie Kerr 1 up during the championship round of the Sybase Match Play Championship. Pettersen won six matches over four days to win the trophy and a $375,000 champion’s purse at Hamilton Farm Golf Club.

“We would like to congratulate Suzann for outstanding play throughout the week,” said John Chen, Chairman and CEO of Sybase, an SAP Company. “Her ability to overcome some of the top contenders in the field truly speaks to her talent and determination. We also want to congratulate Cristie on another fabulous performance in her well accomplished career. The nature of match play competition certainly delivered exciting contests throughout the week for spectators and fans alike.”

Pettersen held a slim advantage early by taking two of the first four holes. However, Kerr evened the match with birdies on holes 5 and 8. Pettersen birdied holes 9 and 15 to go 2 up. While Kerr birdied hole 17, Pettersen saved the match on 18 to win 1-up.

“I know [Cristie] was going to birdie 17 so it came down to 18 [and] 18 has been awfully good to me,” said Pettersen. “When you love what you do, you dig deep…especially when it’s all on the line, every putt, every shot is on the line.”

Pettersen reached the finals by upsetting both World No. 1 Yani Tseng (quarterfinals) and the No. 1 seed Na Yeon Choi (semifinals). She also defeated #49 Natalie Gulbis (Rd. 1), #45 Amy Hung (Rd. 2), and #21 Stacy Lewis (Rd. 3).

Kerr reached the finals without facing a higher-seeded player with wins against #48 Amanda Blumenherst (Rd. 1), #60 Belen Mozo (Rd. 2), #47 Kyeong Bae (Rd. 3), #6 Ai Miyazato (quarterfinals), and #18 Angela Stanford (semifinals). Kerr won $225,000 in earnings with her runner-up finish.

Number one seed Na Yeon Choi finished third, earning $150,000 by defeating last year’s runner-up Angela Stanford 4&3 in the consolation match. Stanford earned $112,500 for her fourth place finish.

Hamilton Farm Golf Club received praise from players and guests for both their hospitality and their maintenance of the course. “For me [the course] was perfect,” said Pettersen. “The greens were rolling pure. A great thanks to all the staff… they’ve done a fantastic job.”