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Norway's Pettersen wins 15th career LPGA title

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Suzann Pettersen of Norway hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole during the final round of the Manulife LPGA Classic at the Whistle Bear Golf Club on June 7, 2015 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (AFP Photo/Vaughn Ridley)

Kitchener (Canada) (AFP) - Norway's Suzann Pettersen closed with a three-under 69 Sunday to capture the LPGA Manulife Classic by one stroke, becoming the first European winner in the tournament's four-year history.

Pettersen birdied two of the final three holes in the fourth round to earn her 15th career LPGA victory, edging American Brittany Lang, the event's inaugural champion who fired a final-round 65.