STACY LEWIS WINS SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC BY FOUR STROKES
World number seven Stacy Lewis has claimed her second LPGA Tour win of 2012 with a four-shot victory at the ShopRite LPGA Classic as Katherine Hull rallied late to finish second
Lewis led overnight and shot an even-par 71 on Sunday to win the three-round event on 12 under overall.
The 27-year-old looked to be heading for an even more comfortable win, holing four birdies on her first eight holes of the day.
But three bogeys and a double bogey over the rest of her final round undid the American's good early work.
Australian Hull produced four birdies on the last six holes for a three-under 68 and outright second place.
Hull finished on eight under, four shots behind Lewis, with Japan's Mika Miyazato and Azahara Munoz of Spain tied for third on seven under.
Karrie Webb ended up at one under and tied for 23rd after a one-under 70 in the final round, while Sarah Jane Smith, the only other Australian to make the cut, finished on one over.
Lexi Thompson of the United States, Korea's Hee-Won Han and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist finished tied for fifth on six under.
The world's top two Yani Tseng and Na Yeon Choi finished tied for 12th with four other players on three under, while world number three Suzann Pettersen was a further shot back.
The 27-year-old looked to be heading for an even more comfortable win, holing four birdies on her first eight holes of the day.
But three bogeys and a double bogey over the rest of her final round undid the American's good early work.
Australian Hull produced four birdies on the last six holes for a three-under 68 and outright second place.
Hull finished on eight under, four shots behind Lewis, with Japan's Mika Miyazato and Azahara Munoz of Spain tied for third on seven under.
Karrie Webb ended up at one under and tied for 23rd after a one-under 70 in the final round, while Sarah Jane Smith, the only other Australian to make the cut, finished on one over.
Lexi Thompson of the United States, Korea's Hee-Won Han and Sweden's Anna Nordqvist finished tied for fifth on six under.
The world's top two Yani Tseng and Na Yeon Choi finished tied for 12th with four other players on three under, while world number three Suzann Pettersen was a further shot back.
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