Jessica Korda, 18, Earns First Golf Title

American teenager Jessica Korda has won the Women's Australian Open for her first LPGA Tour title on Sunday.

The 18-year-old holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a six-player playoff, and closed with a 1-over 74 finish. The event was the first women's professional competition at Royal Melbourne - the historic sand-belt layout that was the site of the 2011 Presidents Cup.

"It is a really special place for my family," said Korda, according to The Associated Press. "For my first win, I honestly could not have thought of a better place."

Korda's father, Petr Korda, won the 1998 Australian Open in tennis in the city of Melbourne, where the father and daughter completed a two-sport Australian double with a breakthrough victory recently.

Korda reported that her father was "so proud of me." She added that he tole her, "We'll talk about the three-putts after."

Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Julieta Granada, So Yeon Ryu and Hee Kyung also participated in the competition Sunday, matching the largest LPGA Tour in history.

Ryu and Seo finished with 73 while Lincicome and Granada shot 71, and Lewis finished with a 70.

All six players were split into threesomes no the par-4 18th, and all sic parred the first extra hole. Lincicome's 6-foot birdie try circled the cup and stayed out.

"I couldn't have hit it any better," said Lincicome, reported USA Today. "It was perfect, perfect speed… Lips out and comes back to you."

After her birdie putt, Korda said she was "really calm" and described her reaction.

"I knew what the putt did because I'd had it before and it did not move. I was a little higher up and more to the right," said Korda. "I knew the line and I knew the speed. All I had to do was just hit it. It started breaking… I don't even know what side of the hole it hit. I was overwhelmed by everything."