Lorena Ochoa

Updated: November 08, 2009, 06:46 SHIMA, Japan(AP) South Korea's Bo Bae Song won the Mizuno Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over top-ranked Lorena Ochoa, Brittany Lang and Hee Young Park. "Honestly I couldn't sleep last night because I was so nervous,'' said Song, the Japan Women's Open winner last month at Abiko. "I went to bed at 11 last night, but woke up around 3. Usually that doesn't happen.'' The 23-year-old Song finished at 15-under 201 at Kintetsu Kashikojima and earned $210,000 in the event co-sanctioned by the Japan LPGA. She's ... Read Full Story

SHIMA-SHI, Japan, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Song Bo-bae shot 4-under-par 68 Sunday in finishing off a 3-stroke her first LPGA tournament victory at the Mizuno Classic in Japan. Song had five birdies and one bogey in the final round and ended up at 15-under 201 for the 54-hole tournament. That was three strokes better than runners-up Brittany Lang, Lorena Ochoa and Park Hee-young. Ochoa, the No. 1 ranked women's golfer in the world, had a bogey-free 8-under 64 Sunday to pull near the top of the leader board. Song had birdies at Nos. 3 and 7 for a front-nine score of 34 but took ... Read Full Story

World number one Lorena Ochoa goes in search of her fourth victory of the year this week as the LPGA Tour starts a two-week swing through Asia. The 27-year-old Mexican successfully defended her title at the Navistar Classic in Alabama at her last event earlier this month and tees off at the Hana Bank Kolon Championship in fine form. But she has a top field of players to contend with, led by defending champion Candie Kung of Taiwan, who defeated Australia's Katherine Hull by a stroke last year, and South Korean rookie Shin Ji-Yai. "My goal in this tournament is definitely to win the ... Read Full Story

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa shot a six- under-par 66 and moved into sole possession of first place with a three-stroke lead following the third round of the LPGA's Navistar Classic. Defending champ Ochoa moved to 16-under 200 ahead of Germany's Sandra Gal at The Senator Course at Capitol Hill Golf Club. Gal also fired a 66 on Saturday. "It was a good day," Ochoa said. "I didn't make many birdies early. My first birdie was on hole number seven. "Once I made that, I just give myself more of a better feeling and a good rhythm." Alexis Thompson struggled on Saturday as the 14-year-old shot ... Read Full Story

Sophie Gustafson questioned whether she would ever win another LPGA Tour title. "Yeah, absolutely," she said, grinning. Gustafson is finally an LPGA Tour winner again, six years after her last championship, cruising to a four-stroke victory over top-ranked Lorena Ochoa in the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge on Sunday. The 35-year-old Swede shot a 4-under 68 at Blackhawk Country Club and finished at 20-under 268 for her first title since the 2003 Samsung World Championship. She takes home the $165,000 winning purse for her fifth career tour victory. She beamed while walking across the bridge to the 18th green, even high-fiving a tournament official. Once it ... Read Full Story