WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Cristie Kerr likes being emotional on the golf course, and knows there’s a time and place for it.

She almost jumped the gun in the Kingsmill Championship before getting it back together.

Kerr made a short par putt on the second hole of a playoff against Suzann Pettersen on Sunday, then hugged her caddie, a few players who stayed around to watch and had one more hug she needed to give.

“Where’s my dad?” she asked during the celebration on the 18th hole at Kingsmill’s River Course.

Her father, Michael Kerr, was on his way — as fast as his motorized cart would take him.

“I rarely get nervous when she plays,” the career school teacher who has had both knees replaced said. “I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly. This was the most nervous I have been. It wasn’t just the playoff. It was the last three holes. Honestly, I was in the bar drinking, which I don’t normally do.”

Kerr’s 16th career victory was her third at Kingsmill, and the first that her father got to see in person. He stayed with her throughout her round, then figured his cart couldn’t keep up in a crowd, so he found a place to watch.

When he got to the green after the finish, a big hug and many tears awaited.

“This was the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” he said.

“I wasn’t going to lose, not today, not with my dad here,” Kerr said.