CORNING, N.Y. — When she missed a short birdie putt at the fifth hole on the final round of the Corning Classic, Leta Lindley grumbled to herself.

"I was a little disappointed. You can't miss putts like that and expect to win," Lindley said.

Lindley (67) overcame that miss from 3 feet, rallied with four birdies on the back nine to finish regulation in a tie with Jeong Jang (68), then beat her in a one-hole playoff yesterday for her first career victory in her 295th professional start on tour.

That equaled Missie McGeorge for the third-longest time a player had gone before notching that elusive first victory on tour.

"I am just so overwhelmed," said Lindley, who took off most of 2004 and 2006 to give birth to her two children.

Lindley, who lost a two-hole playoff with Chris Johnson at the 1997 McDonald's Championship, won $225,000 to boost her earnings for the year to $332,814.

Yardage: 6,223.

Par: 72.

(x-won on first hole of playoff).

x-Leta Lindley, $225,000 73-67-70-67—277.

Jeong Jang, $138,335 71-69-69-68—277.

Mi Hyun Kim, $88,992 71-73-68-66—278.

Sun Young Yoo, $88,992 74-67-71-66—278.

Meredith Duncan, $62,484 73-68-71-68—280.

Becky Morgan, $46,958 70-70-74-67—281.

Song-Hee Kim, $46,958 71-70-70-70—281.

Diana D'Alessio, $33,956 73-73-68-68—282.

Hee-Won Han, $33,956 72-74-67-69—282.

Linda Wessberg, $33,956 72-72-69-69—282.

In-Kyung Kim, $25,770 72-72-72-67—283.

Giulia Sergas, $25,770 70-72-72-69—283.

Jimin Kang, $25,770 68-73-72-70—283.

Katherine Hull, $25,770 70-72-68-73—283.

Paula Creamer, $19,440 70-74-71-69—284.

Anna Rawson, $19,440 69-75-70-70—284.

Emily Bastel, $19,440 71-75-67-71—284.

Na Yeon Choi, $19,440 68-74-71-71—284.

Karine Icher, $19,440 67-74-72-71—284.

Seo-Jae Lee, $19,440 72-69-71-72—284.

Laura Diaz, $15,061 70-73-74-68—285.

Sandra Gal, $15,061 68-72-76-69—285.

Janice Moodie, $15,061 71-68-77-69—285.

Meena Lee, $15,061 75-71-69-70—285.

Kyeong Bae, $15,061 72-72-71-70—285.

Eva Dahllof, $15,061 69-73-71-72—285.

Katie Futcher, $15,061 70-69-74-72—285.

Ji Young Oh, $12,370 71-72-74-69—286.

Na On Min, $12,370 67-74-74-71—286.

Jamie Hullett, $12,370 70-73-70-73—286.

Sarah Jane Kenyon, $10,338 75-71-72-69—287.

Jennifer Gleason, $10,338 73-73-71-70—287.

Il Mi Chung, $10,338 70-72-73-72—287.

Johanna Head, $10,338 71-69-75-72—287.

Seon Hwa Lee, $10,338 72-71-71-73—287.

Lorie Kane, $10,338 70-73-71-73—287.

A.Hanna-Williams, $8,066 73-71-73-71—288.

Sherri Turner, $8,066 68-76-73-71—288.

Jimin Jeong, $8,066 72-72-72-72—288.

P.Meunier-Lebouc, $8,066 69-73-71-75—288.

Sung Ah Yim, $8,066 69-73-70-76—288.

Erica Blasberg, $8,066 65-74-70-79—288.

Mhairi McKay, $6,107 70-72-78-69—289.

Meg Mallon, $6,107 73-73-73-70—289.

Kim Hall, $6,107 75-69-74-71—289.

Kris Tamulis, $6,107 69-74-75-71—289.

Audra Burks, $6,107 71-75-71-72—289.

Hee Young Park, $6,107 71-74-71-73—289.

Alena Sharp, $6,107 71-74-71-73—289.

Beth Bader, $6,107 70-73-70-76—289.