This has been a season for dramatic comebacks after surgical procedure. Pat Perez, as an instance, won at Mayakoba in November, only his third occasion again after shoulder surgery.
And now, Cristie Kerr has gained once more after knee surgical operation within the low season -- this time in Hawaii, in the LOTTE Championship that completed on Sunday.
And she did not just squeak out a win either. In case you overlooked it, she tied the direction report of 62 in Friday's 1/3 spherical, then came returned to publish a 66 inside the final spherical. In her last 36 holes she made sixteen biridies and no bogeys to win via three.
Did you get that? SIXTEEN birdies, NO bogeys! And after three holes in the final round, she was still five behind the leader, Su-Yeon Jang. Jang was playing on a sponsor's invite for winning the LOTTE event on the KLPGA, where she's a member. Jang looked good (two birdies in the first three holes) until she reached #6, where she made her first bogey of the week(!) and then the wheels started to come off a bit.
It's very feasible that being paired with Cristie for the very last spherical subsequently got to her. When an experienced participant gets in a groove, she's not going to be shaken by way of an initial surge like the one Jang managed. Cristie's been on the Tour for over two a long time and, with 18 LPGA wins, she knew she had lots of time if she performed properly.
And she did.
So Cristie picked up her twenty first Hall of Fame factor. That's for the LPGA Hall of Fame, of path, because she'll make the World Golf Hall of Fame without any hassle. But the LPGA has an unvarying criteria for entry -- 27 factors (1 point for every win, 2 points for every most important) -- and Cristie became seven factors quick.
Was short, that is. Make it six now. Congrats, Cristie!
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