Morgan Pressel, left, and Azahara Munoz, of Spain, hug on the 17th hole green after Munoz won their semifinal round match in the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship golf competition at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., Sunday, May 20, 2012. Munoz won 2 and 1. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Morgan Pressel, left, and Azahara Munoz, of Spain, hug on the 17th hole green after Munoz won their semifinal round match in the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship golf competition at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., Sunday, May 20, 2012. Munoz won 2 and 1. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Morgan Pressel reacts after failing a putt on the third hole during a match for third place against Vicky Hurst in the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship golf competition at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Azahara Munoz, left, of Spain, tees off on the first hole as Candie Kung, of Taiwan, looks on during their championship round match in the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship golf competition at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
GLADSTONE, N.J. (AP) ? Azahara Munoz beat Candie Kung 2 and 1 on Sunday to win the Sybase Match Play Championship, a title that was set up when Morgan Pressel was penalized for slow play while in control of their semifinal match.
It was the first LPGA Tour win for Munoz, but this one is going to be shrouded in controversy. It also will put more focus on pace of play in golf.
Pressel appeared to take a 3-up lead with a par at the 12th hole at the Hamilton Farm Golf Club. But before she could tee off on No. 13, tour official Doug Brecht informed her that she had violated the tour's pace of play rule and lost the hole, dropping her lead to 1-up and changing momentum. Munoz, a former Arizona State star from Spain, then rallied to beat Pressel 2 and 1.
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