(Sports Network) - Seon Hwa Lee claimed her third LPGA Tour victory on Sunday when Karrie Webb missed a short par putt in their playoff at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika. Webb had rolled in a 20-footer for birdie on the 18th hole in regulation to tie Lee at 14-under-par 274, but the Hall of Fame Australian couldn't convert her short try on the first extra hole.

Lee closed with a sparkling five-under 67 in the final round at RiverTowne, making six birdies with just one bogey for her best round of the week. Like Webb, she collected her final birdie at the 18th hole.

The 22-year-old Korean, who has one victory in each of her first three seasons on the LPGA Tour, was nine shots behind overnight leader Sophie Gustafson when the final round began Sunday.

"I didn't expect to win," said Lee.

And though it was nothing like overcoming a nine-shot deficit, the prospect of facing Webb, a 35-time winner and LPGA Tour Hall of Famer, couldn't have felt too much easier.

But Webb dug her own grave in the playoff after knocking a five-iron to 25 feet at No. 18 and then three putting for a bogey. Struggling with her putter all week, she didn't gain any momentum from making her 20-footer for birdie at the 18th in regulation.

Webb's missed par putt in the playoff measured just four feet.

"There is no excuse for missing that putt," said Webb, who shot a two-under 70 in the final round, "so it had nothing to do with whether I made the putt on 18 or not."

Lee knocked a hybrid club to 40 feet and two-putted for her winning par in the playoff. She had used the same hybrid to set up a 25-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole in regulation.

"I felt great this week, and I had a lot of confidence in my putting," said Lee.

Song-Hee Kim had a three-under 69 to finish alone in third place at 13-under 275, one shot out of the playoff.

Gustafson, who cautioned Saturday that there was "still one more day" left, stumbled to a disastrous seven-over 79 on Sunday and finished three shots back at 11-under 277. Her round included two double-bogeys and five bogeys.

"I don't know what happened," Gustafson said.

Jane Park had an even-par 72 and joined Gustafson in a tie for fourth place, with rookie Na Yeon Choi (74) leading a group of three players who shared sixth place at 10-under 278.

Annika Sorenstam, the tournament's host and its top-ranked player after Lorena Ochoa's withdrawal earlier in the week, closed with a 71 and tied for 32nd place at four-under 284.

The retiring Hall of Famer tied for 36th place in the first Ginn Tribute last year. She said she hadn't considered that Sunday would mark her last round in this tournament, which is in only its second year.

"I just wanted to be competitive," Sorenstam said.

Lee claimed $390,000 for the win and moved to fourth place on the LPGA Tour money list behind Ochoa, Sorenstam and Paula Creamer. She now has three top-10 finishes in her last eight starts and $656,313 in overall prize money for the season.

The young Korean's 274 total this week smashed the previous tournament scoring record of 279 established by Nicole Castrale and Ochoa last year, when Castrale won in a playoff.

Lee also earned a berth in the lucrative season-ending ADT Championship for the third year in a row.

"I don't have to worry about points anymore, so that means a lot," she said. "There's no pressure anymore, so that's good for me."



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