Stacy Lewis won the Ladies Scottish Open with a 23-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff yesterday, giving the American her first title in nearly three years and a confidence boost ahead of the Women's British Open.
The 35-year-old Lewis took a swig of champagne beside the 18th green after fending off Azahara Munoz, Cheyenne Knight and Emily Kristine Pedersen for her 13th LPGA Tour victory _ and first since the birth to daughter Chesnee in October 2018.
“I have been trying to get a trophy from the day she was born. That's been my goal,'' Lewis said. “I just called them, got to FaceTime with them. My husband said she was hitting the TV screen with her plastic golf clubs when I made that putt. So it's just pretty cool. I can't wait to get home with them in a week or so and celebrate.''
Lewis closed with a 1-over 72 to match Munoz (73), Knight (70) and Pedersen (68) at 5-under 279 at The Renaissance Club.
After Lewis holed her birdie putt in the playoff, Knight missed a 10-foot birdie try.
Lewis will look to follow up at Royal Troon next week, when the first women's major of a reshaped golf year takes place. She is a two-time major winner, triumphing at the Women's British Open in 2013.
In light wind on a cloudy day with the temperature in the upper 50s, Lewis bogeyed the par-4 eighth and made a double bogey on the par-4 11th. She birdied the par-3 14th, but gave back the stroke with a bogey on the par-4 15th. She parred the final three holes to get into the playoff, two-putting from 30 feet on the par-4 18th.
Danielle Kang, coming off consecutive victories in Ohio in the LPGA Tour's return, was a stroke back after a 69. Nanna Koerstz Madsen also was 4 under after a 65. -AP
