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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Karrie Webb held off her archrival Sunday to win the Tyco/ADT Championship, but Annika Sorenstam had a good consolation prize as she became the first member of the LPGA Tour to win $2 million in a season.
Webb ended a five-month victory drought with her third win of the year. The 26-year-old Australian shot a 4-under-par 68 at the Trump International Golf Club for a wire-to-wire triumph, defeating Sorenstam by two strokes with a 72-hole total of 9-under 279.
Sorenstam fired a 65, but failed in a bid for her ninth win of the season and third straight. The 31-year-old Swede settled for the $115,000 second prize, which pushed her 2001 earnings to $2,105,868. She also set a tour record for the lowest single-season scoring average ever.
Sorenstam shattered Webb's year-old mark of $1,876,853 and put an exclamation point on a spectacular season that featured her fourth Player of the Year award.
Scotland's Janice Moodie started the day three shots behind Webb, but struggled to a 2-over 74 and slipped back to third place at 288.
Rosie Jones was the top American at 1-over 289 following a 73. She was followed by Meg Mallon at 291 and Hall of Famer Betsy King at 294.
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