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MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2017 SPORTS GOLF Cristie Kerr wins LPGA Lotte in Hawaii for 19th tour title KAPOLEI: Cristie Kerr won the LPGA fell in the hole. “People think that I do it The American overcame sponsor Lewis (6) were 14 under. swing feel it was an unbelievable run.” Lotte Championship on Saturday for her intentionally,” she said. “It never happens invite Su-Yeon Jang, the South Korean Ko was too far back to really chal- She has four Top 10s at Lotte, and is 19th tour title, closing with a 6-under 66 when I try to do it intentionally. It’s just player who led after the second and lenge Kerr. “Going into the day eight the second American to win in the tour- for a three-stroke victory. that once I know it’s in, I walk after it.” third rounds and was five ahead of Kerr shots behind there is a huge difference nament’s six years here, after Hawaii’s The 39-year-old Kerr broke the tour- Kerr called it “epic” and began to after three holes Saturday. between eight shots and five shots,” Ko Michelle Wie. Kerr also is the second nament record at 20-under 268, a day count the ways. She had complications Jang had a 70 to drop into a tie for said. “I knew that it would take the round American to win on the LPGA Tour this after shooting 62 at Ko Olina to match with knee surgery in November, keeping second with top-ranked Lydia Ko (64) of my life versus a mediocre round by year. “Experience is huge,” Kerr said. “Very the event mark. She earned $300,000 to her from hitting a shot for eight weeks, and In Gee Chun (67). Jang’s first bogey everybody else. With how the girls are few players are lucky enough like I am to top $18 million in her career. Kerr hadn’t and from playing the first tournament of of the week came at No. 6 and she suf- playing, it’s just really hard to mend the have a career as long as I’ve had and be won in 30 starts since the season-ending the year. “It feels so good to have over- fered double-bogey two holes later, gap. Considering where I was after the competitive as long as I’ve been com- CME Group Tour Championship in 2015. come so many things to be sitting here,” falling into a tie for first with Kerr. first day (73), I’m pleased with where I petitive. Having that experience and She was a pedestrian 4 under halfway Kerr said. “I played great the last couple Canadian Alena Sharp, looking for her finished.” Kerr, who was a rookie the year being competitive, it’s an advantage. through Lotte, then made a made a big weeks coming into here, and I just have first LPGA Tour win in her 241st start, Ko was born, has Top 10s in her last “I felt like I didn’t have it on the first move. She birdied seven of the last eight a different perspective on life now. I felt bogeyed the final hole for a 70 to finish three starts. “I can’t remember in 2 1/2 four or five holes, I didn’t worry, I didn’t holes Friday, soaring into contention it on the golf course today. I was able to alone in fifth at 16 under, a shot ahead of days that I had made so many birdies in rush, and soon as I made my first birdie it with the 62 and growing comfortable keep going forward because I didn’t put second-ranked So Yeon Ryu (67). Third- my life,” she said. “That (first) day and a was kind of like off to the races. So expe- walking in her birdie putts before they that extra pressure on myself.” ranked Ariya Jutanugarn (69) and Stacy half that I had struggled a little with my rience definitely helps.” — AP NHL Maple Leafs beat Capitals for first playoff win since 2013 WASHINGTON: Kasperi Kapanen scored span of 2:20 to tie the game. his second goal of the game 11:53 into the second overtime and Frederik Andersen PREDATORS 5, BLACKHAWKS 0 made 47 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs Pekka Rinne made 30 saves in his sec- beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Saturday ond straight shutout and picked up two in Game 2 to even the first-round NHL play- assists, helping Nashville pound Chicago off series. for a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff Kapanen also scored in regulation for series. Ryan Johansen had a goal and two Toronto along with James van Riemsdyk assists as Nashville added a dominant per- and Morgan Rielly, and Andersen made formance to its taut 1-0 victory in Game 1 several big stops to keep the Maple Leafs on Thursday. alive. Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson and Chicago coach Joel Quenneville shuffled Nicklas Backstrom scored for the top-seed- his lineup, inserting rookie Vinnie ed Capitals, who are now feeling the heat Hinostroza and Dennis Rasmussen and going into Game 3 Monday in Toronto. benching veteran Jordin Tootoo and John Braden Holtby made 48 saves before being Hayden. But it was more of the same for the beaten on the overtime winner. Blackhawks, who once again looked out of Not unraveling in a tough atmosphere, sync against the Predators’ active defense. the young Maple Leafs showed they Ryan Ellis, Harry Zolnierczyk, Colton Sissons belonged on the same ice with the Capitals and Kevin Fiala each scored their first after losing Game 1 in OT. Brian Boyle made career playoff goal. Game 3 is Monday a slick backhanded pass to Kapanen, who night in Nashville. put the puck into a wide-open net to give Toronto its first playoff victory since 2013. DUCKS 3, FLAMES 2 Ryan Getzlaf scored the tiebreaking SENATORS 4, BRUINS 3, OT power-play goal with 4:46 to play on a Dion Phaneuf scored at 1:59 of overtime bizarre deflection off Lance Bouma’s skate, and Ottawa rallied for a victory over and Anaheim took a 2-0 lead in their first- Boston. The Senators rallied from a 3-1 round playoff series. deficit with a two-goal third period to force Getzlaf’s attempted pass across the high overtime. The Eastern Conference series is slot banked off Bouma’s foot and somehow tied 1-1 and Game 3 is Monday night in arched through the air and past Calgary’s Boston. Clarke MacArthur, Chris Wideman Brian Elliott for the Anaheim captain’s sec- HONG KONG: Britain’s Elinor Barker celebrates winning gold in the Women’s Points Race Final on the fifth day of the 2017 Track yclingC World and Derick Brassard also scored for the ond goal of the series. Jakob Silfverberg Championships in Hong Kong yesterday. — AFP Senators and Craig Anderson made 26 and Rickard Rakell scored first-period goals saves. Drew Stafford, Tim Schaller and and John Gibson made 35 saves in the Patrice Bergeron scored for the Bruins. Ducks’ 29th consecutive victory over the CYCLING Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots. Flames at Honda Center since April 25, The Senators started the overtime with 2006, extending the longest such streak in the man advantage as the Bruins took a NHL history. Mikael Backlund scored a delay of game penalty with 12.5 seconds short-handed goal and Sean Monahan had Golden Barker hails remaining in regulation. Trailing 3-1 to start a power-play goal for the Flames. Game 3 is the third, the Senators scored twice in a Monday in Calgary. —AP embattled British team HONG KONG: Elinor Barker praised the support can do it’. They gave me the space and the focus rider Tomas Babek, who shared silver after a rare she had received from her embattled British I needed.” dead heat. Thomas, who brilliantly won the four- team after she won a morale-boosting gold A leaked draft of the review reportedly event omnium on the last lap of the last race on medal at the Track Cycling World Championships described a “culture of fear and bullying” at Saturday, also crossed the line on the 200-lap yesterday. British Cycling but Barker, 22, said many people madison to clinch his second gold in two days. Barker’s victory in the points race was among had a false perception of the team. “I’ve been “It’s not easy to stand on my legs,” an exhaust- the highlights on the final day as France cele- going on Twitter and been going ‘Oh, really? Is ed Kneisky said, adding: “Everyone was motivat- brated two wins and Australia finished top of the that the case?’ ed to give everything at the end of the week. medals table. Britain’s second gold in Hong Kong Because I think if I didn’t have Twitter I would- “Today was so incredible for us-now we’ll be came as they await an independent review into n’t know about it,” she said. Barker looked like focused for the future.” allegations of sexism and bullying levelled at she would have to settle for her third silver But the championships didn’t end happily for team leadership last year. medal in Hong Kong before she pipped Hong Kong’s former Olympic bronze-medallist But Barker, an Olympic gold-medallist and Hammer, an eight-time world champion, with a Sarah Lee, who bombed out of the women’s two-time world champion in the team pursuit, strong finish.