Date: October 20, 2008
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Pressel birdies final hole to win

USA&aposs Morgan Pressel birdied the 18th hole on Sunday to win the Kapalua LPGA Classic. Pressel&aposs closing birdie capped a three-under par 69 and gave her a winning total of eight-under 280 for her first victory of the season and the second of her career. She finished one stroke ahead of Suzann Pettersen, who also signed for a 69, with Laura Diaz a further stroke back after she carded a 70 in her final round. Katherine Hull and Sarah Jane Kenyon were the best of the Aussies, both finished at even-par in a tie for 16th place. Rachel Hetherington and Anna Rawson were a further two strokes behind in a tie for 25th, while former world No.1 Karrie Webb finished a disappointing 35th at three-over. Kapalua LPGA Classic, Hawaii Results Round 4 (Par 72) -8: Morgan Pressel 72 72 67 69 -7: Suzann Pettersen 68 72 72 69 -6: Laura Diaz 70 71 71 70 -4: Angela Stanford 71 73 70 70, Sun Young Yoo 70 71 71 72 -3: Stacy Lewis 73 73 73 66, Carin Koch 72 71 68 74 -2: Linda Wessberg 76 71 68 71, Meena Lee 73 72 70 71, Cristie Kerr 71 72 70 72, Heather Young 72 74 67 73, Brittany Lang 69 71 71 75, Jee Young Lee 71 70 70 75 -1: Maria Hjorth 73 74 69 71, Lorena Ochoa 74 69 73 71 E: Katherine Hull (Australia) 73 73 72 70, Michele Redman 72 74 73 69, Allison Fouch 72 73 74 69, Sarah Jane Kenyon (Australia) 72 74 71 71, Becky Morgan 72 71 72 73 Young-A Yang 73 71 70 74 Also: +2: Rachel Hetherington (Australia) 77 71 68 74, Anna Rawson (Australia) 70 75 71 74 +3: Karrie Webb (Australia) 75 71 75 70