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Posted on: Sunday, September 13, 2009

Shin wins 3-way playoff, Wie ties for 27th on LPGA Tour


By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer

ROGERS, Ark. — Jiyai Shin shot a 7-under 64, then beat Angela Stanford and Sun Young Yoo on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win today's P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship.

Punahou alum and Stanford student Michelle Wie tied for 27th after shooting a 73 today to finish at 212. She pocketed $14,015.
Shin trailed by seven strokes at the beginning of the day but rallied to win her third LPGA Tour event of the year. She made a birdie on No. 15, the second playoff hole, right after Stanford missed a longer putt for birdie.
The three players finished at 9-under 204 for the 54-hole event at Pinnacle Country Club.
Shin posted her final-round score around 12:30 p.m., then had to wait a few hours for everyone else to finish. Yoo birdied No. 18 to tie for the lead, and Stanford qualified for the playoff with a dramatic 18th-hole eagle.