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Mi Hyun Kim beats Gulbis in LPGA playoff

SYLVANIA, Ohio, July 16 (UPI) -- Mi Hyun Kim won the LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Sunday in a three-hole playoff against Natalie Gulbis, in Sylvania, Ohio.

It was Kim's second LPGA victory this season and the seventh of her career. The runner-up finish extended Gulbis' winless drought to 123 starts on the LPGA Tour.

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Kim came from four shots back to tie Gulbis for the lead, making three birdies on the back nine in her final round.

Gulbis, who played the front nine at 5-under 29, parred her final eight holes to tie Kim at 18-under 266 for the tournament.

Both players shot 6-under 66 in the final round to set up the sudden-death payoff.

Kim won the Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open in April and has seven other top-10 finishes this season, outside of her two victories. She earned $180,000 for the win Sunday.

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