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Ciganda beats Lee in LPGA Tour playoff in South Korea (The Associated Press)

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) -- Carlota Ciganda beat Alison Lee with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the rainy LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship after each player lost big leads.

The 26-year-old Spaniard won with a 6-foot putt after Lee's birdie chip from the rough off the back edge of the green missed a half-inch to the right.

Ciganda overcame a five-stroke deficit to Lee on the front nine, then blew a five-stroke lead on the final five holes - getting into the playoff when Lee bogeyed the par-5 18th after hitting into the water.