CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Haruka Morita-WanyaoLu won the Symetra Classic on Saturday for her Symetra Tour title, beating Canada's Augusta James with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff.
Morita-WanyaoLu hit an 8-iron to 5 feet to set up her winning birdie on the par- 3 18th.
"I thought finally, finally," Morita-WanyaoLu said. "Finally, I was able to win."
Morita-WanyaoLu closed with a 5-under 67 to match James at 12-under 204 at Raintree Country Club.
"I never thought about winning," Morita-WanyaoLu said. "I just wanted to take it hole-by-hole and that's what helped me to post a good score.