PRATTVILLE, Alabama: Australia's Katherine Hull fired her third consecutive five-under par 67 Sunday to capture the LPGA Navistar Classic by one stroke over fast-finishing American Brittany Lincicome. Hull, whose only prior LPGA title came at the 2008 Candian Open, finished 72 holes on 19-under 269 while Lincicome closed with a 65 but settled for second, one stroke ahead of American Cristie Kerr and South Korean Na Yeon Choi. The Aussie suffered only one bogey in the tournament, that coming Thursday on the par-5 17th. Hull, who began the day three strokes behind Kerr, opened with a birdie, followed with eight pars, then birdied the par-5 10th. She added birdies at 12 and 14 and birdied the par-5 17th for the second day in a row to take the lead. Kerr was behind by only one stroke at the last hole but took a bogey on 18 as she had at nine to fire a final-round par 72 and settle for a share of third. England's Lindsey Wright shared fifth on 272 with Koreans Amy Yang and Pak Se-ri while Sweden's Anna Nordqvist, Japan's Mika Miyazato and Korean Hee Young Park finished on 273. Kaymer wins title Martin Kaymer shot a final round 6-under 66 to win the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by three strokes Sunday. His 17-under total of 271 over the Old Course at St. Andrews secured Kaymer's third straight victory at a strokeplay event, following wins in the USPGA Championship and KLM Dutch Open. He became the first European player to achieve that feat since 1989 when Nick Faldo won the European PGA, British Masters and French Open titles. Tiger Woods had three straight victories in America in 2006. Danny Willett of England finished second after he shot a 67 to reach 14-under. Fellow Englishman Lee Westwood finished with a share of 11th place with 281 and missed a chance to replace Woods at the top of the rankings. Westwood to topple Woods Tiger Woods' five-year reign as world No. 1 will come to an end later this month with England's Lee Westwood set to replace him at the top of the global rankings, it was confirmed Monday. Westwood could have deposed Woods as No. 1 if he had managed a top two finish at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland Sunday, won by his Ryder Cup teammate Martin Kaymer. However under the formula used to determine the world rankings, which are calculated using a rolling two-year system, Westwood will reach No. 1 on Oct. 31 provided Woods does not play again this month as expected. Rising to No. 1 crowns a remarkable comeback by the 37-year-old Westwood, whose career looked to have tanked nine years ago when his ranking plummeted from fourth to outside the top 250. Westwood, who played a starring role in Europe's Ryder Cup victory over the United States earlier this month, attributed his rankings success to perseverance.
