Playoff win prolongs Liu's Classic reign

Babe Liu successfully retained her Zhuhai Classic crown on Saturday when the rising Chinese Taipei star beat China's Zhang Weiwei in a one-hole playoff in the opening tournament of the 2015 China LPGA Tour season.

Both players finished 54 holes of regulation play at Zhuhai Orient Golf Course at 7-under 209 as Liu closed with a 69 to Zhang's 71 in the half-million yuan event in Guangdong province.

In the extra session, Liu found the back of the green with her second shot at the 18th to set up an easy par. National team member Zhang, the first-round leader, hit into the water with a pitching wedge on her approach for a double-bogey 6.