Suzann Pettersen of Norway celebrates with the champions trophy after winning the Manulife LPGA Classic at the Whistle Bear Golf Club on Sunday in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.

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Norway’s Suzann Pettersen claimed her 15th career LPGA title with a one-stroke victory Sunday in the Manulife Classic, the final tune-up before the second major championship of the season.
Pettersen closed with a three-under 69 at the Whistle Bear Golf Club course to snap a two-year winless drought and become the first European winner in the tournament’s short history.
“It was a tougher day today. But I finished strong,” Pettersen said. “I felt I played good golf this week.”
Pettersen birdied two of the final three holes in the fourth round to edge American Brittany Lang, the event’s inaugural champion who fired a final-round 65. Pettersen finished the tournament at 22-under par 266.
Park Hee-Young won in 2013 and her South Korean compatriot Park In-Bee claimed the title last year.
The tour’s next stop is Harrison, New York, for the Women’s PGA Championship where world number two Park In-Bee will try to defend her major title starting Thursday.
Colombia’s Mariajo Uribe, who was seeking her first career win, finished alone in third at 270 after capping her week with a 72. China’s Feng Shanshan fired a 67 to finish in a group of four players who shared fourth on 272.
The 34-year-old Pettersen has looked good since returning from a left shoulder injury that forced her to pull out of a pair of tournaments in April.
“There have been some tears and pain. I felt like I was bouncing my head against the wall with the injuries and such,” she said.
Pettersen came into the final round after going bogey free through the first 54 holes.
She got off to rough start Sunday with her first two bogeys of the tournament in the initial five holes, but then settled down with back-to-back birdies to close out her front nine.
She finished with five pars, one bogey, two birdies and an eagle, on the par-five 12th, on the back nine.
“I made some stupid mistakes early, but I kept digging deep,” she said.

NBC win rights for The Open Championship from 2017
NBC Sports Group has won the rights to broadcast The Open Championship in the US on a 12-year deal from 2017 to 2028, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club (R&A) announced yesterday.
NBC will replace previous broadcaster ESPN and the deal includes coverage of The Open Championship, The Senior Open, the Walker Cup and The Amateur Championship.
“We are delighted to announce that from 2017, The Open will be broadcast by NBC Sports Group,” Peter Dawson, the R&A chief executive, said in a statement.
“They have unparalleled experience in golf and have demonstrated a genuine desire to showcase and promote The Open and The R&A’s elite championships through their extensive range of channels and digital platforms.”