KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The United States’ Cristie Kerr birdied the final hole to claim the 2017 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia title in a nail-biting final round at TPC Kuala Lumpur in Bukit Kiara, today.

The 40-year-old managed to escape from a play-off after accumulating 15-under-par 269 to take a one shot win over three other golfers — defending champion, Feng Shanshan of China and compatriot Danielle Kang and Jacqui Concolino.

Meanwhile , United States’ Nelly Korda and Stacy Lewis, South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun and Canada’s Brooke M. Henderson shared fifth placing with identical scores of 13-under-par 271. — Bernama