Francella wins Brazil Cup at sixth extra hole

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Meaghan Francella has won the LPGA Brazil Cup by defeating Mariajo Uribe in a six-hole, sudden-death play-off.

Francella made a 10-foot birdie putt on the sixth extra hole, the par-3 17th, to earn the $105,000 first-place check.
Playing in the final group, Francella and Uribe were tied at 6-under-par through 36 holes after making birdies on the 18th hole. Francella and Uribe then proceeded to match each other shot for shot in the playoff, rotating between the par-5 18th hole and No. 17.
Scotland's Janice Moodie and Catriona Matthew, the defending champion, finished joint ninth and joint 14th respectively. Moodie had rounds of 71 and 75, Matthew 74 and 73.
This is the second year for the two-round competition, which included 27 players and a $700,000 unofficial money purse at the Itanhanga Golf Club, Rio de Janeiro.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73). Yardage: 6,339.
140 Meaghan Francella 69-71, Mariajo Uribe 69-71 (Uribe won sudden-death play-off at sixth extra hole).
141 Candie Kung 71-70.
142 Maria Hjorth 68-74, Kristy McPherson 73 69.
143 Hee Young Park 71 72.
144 Ilmi Chung 71 73.
145 Angela Stanford 76 69.
146 Janice Moodie 71 75, Karine Icher 72 74, Stacy Prammanasudh 73 73, M J Hur 74 72, Eun-Hee Ji 74 72.
147 Vicky Hurst 72 75, Catriona Matthew 74 73, Eunjung Yi 75 72.
148 Brittany Lang 71 77, Stacy Lewis 77 71.
149 Beth Bader 74 75.
152 Maria Laura Elvira 76 76, Angela Park 76 76, Allison Fouch 78 74.
153 Mariana de Biase (am) 75 78, Julieta Granada 80 73.
154 Maria Iida 76 78.
158 Paige Mackenzie 78-80.
159 Macarena Silva (am) 76-83.