Creamer holds off Inkster to capture LPGA victory in playoff

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TULSA, Oklahoma (AFP) — Paula Creamer sank a tension-packed eight-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat veteran Juli Inkster here Sunday to win the 1.8 million-dollar LPGA SemGroup Championship.

Battling an LPGA Hall of Fame legend into extra holes for the second week in a row, Creamer twice missed title-winning putts at the 18th hole before finding the bottom of the cup at the par-4 10th to capture her sixth LPGA crown.

"We had to have a little chat, my putter and I," Creamer said.

One week after losing a playoff to Annika Sorenstam and complaining about feeling nervous in the extra holes, 21-year-old Creamer prevented 47-year-old Inkster from becoming the oldest winner in LPGA history.

"Juli, what can I say? She definitely made me...