Seon Hwa Lee captured her first LPGA title with a 8-under par 63 on the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.. The twenty-year old South Korean Lee was excited about her first LPGA win. Lee turned professional when she was 14. Defending champion Annika Sorenstam who started the final round one stroke behind Japan’s superstar, Ai Miyazato, ended the tournament in tied for second place along with Jeong Jang and Sherri Steinhauer. Miyazato was also looking for her first tour victory, but faulted on Sunday and finished well behind the leaders. Veteran player Sophie Gustafson also had a 63 on her Sunday round.
Lorena Ochoa won her second LPGA tournament of the season firing a 66 on the final day of the rain-shortened LPGA Sybase Classic at Wykagyl Country Club Course in Westchester.
“I didn’t make any bogeys and it’s a fine round when you don’t make any bogeys on a course like this,” Ochoa said after her win. “We knew the scores wouldn’t be too low and we hung around the first two days and knew we would have a chance to win the tournament.
On the back nine we hit a couple close and made the putts and then we were one shot behind and then in the lead.”
The tournament was shorted to 54-holes after torrential rains washed out play on Friday. It was only the second time in the history of the event that it had been shortened.
The 24-year old Ochoa took home $195,000 for her win, putting her in first place on the money list, ahead of Karrie Webb. It is the first time in 11 years that either Webb or Annika Sorenstam was not the leading money winner.
The Mexican-born Ochoa is playing her fourth season on the LPGA Tour after an outstanding college golf career in Arizona. She was also the LPGA Rookie of the Year in her first full year on the LPGA Tour.
Ochoa will also be playing at the upcoming ShopRite Classic in New Jersey starting June 2. It is her first appearance at that event.
Annika Sorenstam, who missed the cut last week for the first time since 2002, finished five strokes behind Ochoa. Defending champion Paula Creamer tied with Sorenstam.
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Our favorite hole: Hole #9, a 184 yard par 3, probably the hardest in New York. This up hill elevated green will really test your skill.
