VIENNA, Ohio (Ticker) -- Dorothy Delasin is awfully young to be chasing history. On Friday, however, the 21-year-old Californian begins her quest for a third straight triumph at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic.

Delasin is trying to become the eighth player in LPGA Tour history to post three consecutive wins at the same event. The list includes Britain's Laura Davies, who won the Standard Register PING each year from 1994-97, Sweden's Annika Sorenstam and Australia's Karrie Webb.

"It would mean a lot," Delasin said. "I would have four (career) victories then, and that would be amazing. I am very excited to go for the `three-peat.'"

Delasin has struggled during her third season on the LPGA Tour, posting just one top-10 finish in 13 starts. But she has identified the Squaw Creek Country Club as the spot to turn things around.

"I really feel my season begins here in Vienna," she said. "The crowds are great and the fans are wonderful. I love playing with the crowds. The fans really lift my spirits."

Last year, Delasin joined Sorenstam and Webb as the only players to defend titles from the 2000 season. She trailed Korea's Se Ri Pak by four strokes entering the final round but ran off three straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under-par 65 to defeat Tammie Green by one shot.

"Anything can happen (here)," said Delasin, who defeated Pat Hurst in a playoff in 2000 for her first LPGA win. "Even players that are five shots down going into the last day have a chance of winning."

Last week, Australia's Rachel Teske rallied in the final round for her second win of the season, a two-shot triumph at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic.

"I feel great," said Teske, who is playing this tournament for the first time. "I am playing well. I am very pleased with how I played last Thursday. Fortunately, I was able to make good putts on the weekend and shoot low numbers. I feel like I'm hitting it well."

While Sorenstam is skipping this event, Webb is here along with Pak and two-time champions Green and Michelle McGann.

This 54-hole tournament is the final American-based qualifier for the Women's British Open, the final major of the season. The top five scores from eligible players through the first two rounds will earn spots in the field for the event that begins August 8 in Scotland.

Last year, Natascha Fink, Suzanne Strudwick, LaRee Sugg, Australia's Shani Waugh and France's Marie-Josee Rouleau qualified at this stop.

Squaw Creek is a par-72, 6,454-yard layout. The $1 million purse features a $150,000 first prize.