DANVILLE, Connecticut, Oct 8, 2008 (AFP) - California's Paula Creamer will be looking for her second LPGA win in as many weeks in her home state when the 1.2 million-dollar Longs Drugs Challenge begins on Thursday.

But Creamer, winner of the Samsung World Championship on Sunday, will have her work cut out against a field that features seven of the top 10 players on the LPGA money list.

Last year, Suzann Pettersen held off Mexico's Lorena Ochoa in a two-hole sudden-death playoff.

It was the third of five wins for the Norwegian in 2007, but she is still looking for her first victory of 2008.

'It's great to be back, I have great memories from here,' Pettersen said. 'I went out and played the back nine earlier today and I remember every single putt and every break and everything.

'Hopefully I can get off to a good start and kind of be there on Sunday under again. It's such a great place. Just being in California now for almost two weeks with the Samsung last week and just being able to come over here and play here is just great.'

Creamer collected her fourth win of the season at the Samsung, and now she has her sights set on a ninth career title.

'That's the beauty about golf,' Creamer said. 'There's always another week right afterwards. I've always wanted to do back-to-back wins, and hopefully I can do that this week. ... As long as I give myself a chance to win on Sunday, that's all I can ask for.'

Both Creamer and Petterson will likely have to contend with Ochoa, the world No.1 who has eight victories this season. Seven of those came by May, and she finally picked up her eighth at the Navistar Classic two weeks ago.