FENG SHANSHAN won the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia on Sunday to cap a string of high finishes that started with an Olympic bronze medal.

    The 27-year-old Chinese star beat Suzann Pettersen by three strokes at TPC Kuala Lumpur for her second victory in the event.

    “Every time I come back here, it makes me feel like I’m at home,” Feng said. “I’m really relaxed and I love everything, love the food, love the people.”

    She shot a 4-under 67 after finishing off a third-round 64 in the morning.

    “Normally, I’m a pretty good ball-striker,” Feng said. “They have some very tough greens here that we have to be more accurate, and I think that’s good for me. And also, somehow, I always read the greens here very well. So this week, I made a lot of putts.”

    Feng has finished no worse than a tie for fourth in her last six events. After Rio, she tied for fourth at Evian in France, then opened the Asia Swing in China with a fourth-place tie at Reignwood, was second in Taiwan and tied for third in South Korea.

    “I started to actually get my confidence back,” said Feng, China’s only major golf champion.

    Feng has an even better run going at TPC Kuala Lumpur. She was second in 2013, won in 2014 and tied for second last year. She won for the fifth time on the LPGA Tour, ending a drought that dated to her 2014 victory. “Can I actually join the membership here?” Feng said during the trophy ceremony. “I really love this golf course.”

    Tied with Anna Nordqvist after the Swede’s tap-in birdie on the par-4 13th, Feng regained the lead with a sweeping 18-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th. She added a downhill 15-footer on the par-3 15th, and had a three-stroke lead moments later when Nordqvist three-putted the 14th.(SD-Agencies)