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Article: A sweet surprise: Down four shots going into the final round, Suzann Pettersen stuns even herself by winning the Michelob Ultra Open.
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- Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
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- May 14, 2007
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Byline: Dave Johnson
May 14--WILLIAMSBURG -- Suzann Pettersen had played well for three days, just as she's played well for most of 2007. But going into Sunday's final round of the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill, even she didn't believe she would be able to make a climb up the leaderboard.
Not in this tournament, which saw the River Course record of 63 tied twice in three days. Not with those South Korean birdie machines -- Jee Young Lee and Sarah Lee -- ahead of her.
But on a windy day that only she seemed equipped to handle, Pettersen came from four shots back to win on the third playoff hole. Her tap-in for par at No. 18 came right after ...