Unstoppable Tseng claims Kia Classic

LPGA TOUR: Catriona Matthew climbed into the top 10 but finished 12 shots behind winner Yani Tseng as the world No 1 recorded her second straight LPGA Tour win and third in five events this year by taking the Kia Classic in California.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Mar 2012, 01:25 BST

Tseng closed with a 70 for a 14-under total of 274 on La Costa’s Legends Course, winning by six shots from South Korea’s Sun Young Yoo (71). The 23-year-old Taiwanese player won the LPGA Founders Cup last week in Phoenix for her 14th LPGA Tour title, and also won the LPGA Thailand in February.

Tseng is the the second-youngest player in LPGA history to reach 15 victories behind Nancy Lopez.

Matthew, who had been struggling to make the cut after an opening 79, signed off with a 69 to finish in a tie for tenth on 286.