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 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Cristie Kerr sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday, defeating Helen Alfredsson and Sophie Gustafson to win the Safeway Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
Kerr, Alfredsson and Gustafson finished 54 regulation holes at 13-under par 203. Alfredsson and Gustafson missed slightly longer birdie putts during the playoff before Kerr successfully made hers.
It was Kerr's 11th career victory on the LPGA Tour. Kerr, whose last victory was the 2007 U.S. Women's Open, collected a first prize of $255,000 from the tournament's $1.7 million purse. Kerr rallied from four shots down going into Sunday's final round with a 7-under par 65, the lowest round of the tournament.
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