The "Will Michelle Wie win?" watch is officially over. In her 66 th LPGA start the phenom notched her 1st victory in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational . Her 69 today was good enough for a two stroke victory over Solheim Cup teammate Paula Creamer. Morgan Pressel , Cristie Kerr, and Jiyai Shin finished three back at -10. Wie knocked a 30 yard bunker shot to tap-in range for a 72 nd hole birdie that sealed the win. In doing so she leaped off perhaps the biggest schneid in the history of golf... Read Full Story
In-Kyung Kim will get her first shot at defending an LPGA title this week as the South Korean returns to the scene of her first US tour triumph at Blackhawk Country Club. Since winning here last year, Kim has notched 10 top-10 finishes and her second career victory at the State Farm Classic - where she defeated superstar compatriot Se Ri Pak by one stroke. "It's good to be back here again this year," Kim said. "Even though I didn't really have a good week last week at Samsung, I played (here... 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... Read Full Story
World number one Lorena Ochoa won her third title of the year with her second successful title defense of the season, capturing the LPGA Navistar Classic by four strokes on Sunday. The 27-year-old Mexican star, who began the day with a three-stroke edge, fired a final-round 70 to finish 72 holes on 18-under par 270 and defeat Americans Michelle Wie and Brittany Lang by four strokes each. Taiwan's Yani Tseng and Britain's Janice Moodie shared fourth on 275 with Sweden's Maria Hjorth and... Read Full Story
World number one Lorena Ochoa makes her last of eight LPGA title defences this year starting Thursday at the 1.3 million-dollar Navistar LPGA Classic, hoping for a third win of the season. Ochoa's only successful repeat crown so far this year came in her homeland of Mexico at April's Corona Championship. She also won in March at Thailand and last week settled for second place at the CVS Challenge, boosting the 27-year-old star above one million dollars in prize money for the year. "I think... Read Full Story
World number one Lorena Ochoa makes her last of eight LPGA title defences this year starting Thursday at the 1.3 million-dollar Navistar LPGA Classic, hoping for a third win of the season. Ochoa's only successful repeat crown so far this year came in her homeland of Mexico at April's Corona Championship. She also won in March at Thailand and last week settled for second place at the CVS Challenge, boosting the 27-year-old star above one million dollars in prize money for the year. "I think... Read Full Story
Mexico's Lorena Ochoa shot a six- under-par 66 and moved into sole possession of first place following the third round of the LPGA's Navistar Classic on Saturday. Defending champ Ochoa moved to 16-under 200 and is three strokes ahead of Germany's Sandra Gal. Gal also fired a 66 on Saturday at The Senator Course at Capitol Hill Golf Club. Alexis Thompson struggled on Saturday as the 14-year-old shot a two-over 74 and fell into a tie for 13th place at eight-under 208. She shared the second... Read Full Story
Updated: October 02, 2009, 21:07
PRATTVILLE, Ala.(AP) Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson is trying to avoid getting to far ahead of herself in the Navistar LPGA Classic. "I'm an amateur, and I'm just going to look at it and just be like, 'Whatever,''' said Thompson, tied for the second-round lead. "Because I just try to come into these and just play well. It's just good competition for me. Best in the world.'' Attempting to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history, the... Read Full Story
