CRISTIE KERR WINS LORENA OCHOA INVITATIONAL
Defending champion Catriona Matthew finished T22 in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club, Mexico today (Sunday, local time).
Catriona had rounds of 71, 72, 68 and 74 for a total of 285 .
The Scot earned $11,599.
American Cristie Kerr came through to win with rounds of 67, 69, 67 and 69 for 16-under-par 272. She earned the top prize of $200,000
Fellow American Angela Stanford, leader after the first round, also finished well (66-67-72-68 for 273) to share second place and a pay-out of $88,415 each with South Korea's Inbee Park (67-68-66-72)
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LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
272 Cristie Kerr (United States) 67 69 67 69 ($200,000).
273 Angela Stanford (United States) 66 67 72 68, Inbee Park (South Korea) 67 68 66 72 ($88,414 each).
276 Candie Kung (Chinese Taipei) 66 71 71 68, Stacy Lewis (United States) 67 70 71 68 ($51,901 each)
SELECTED TOTAL
285 Catriona Matthew (Scotland) 71 72 68 74 (T22) ($11,559)
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) Cristie Kerr
won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour
victory in more than two years, and Stacy Lewis tied for fourth to wrap
up the Player of the Year award.
Kerr parred the final three holes at
Guadalajara Country Club to hold off Angela Stanford and third-round
leader Inbee Park by a stroke.
Kerr finished at 16-under 272 for her
15th LPGA Tour title and first since the LPGA Championship in June 2010.
Stanford shot 68, and Park had a 72.
The second-ranked Lewis, coming off
her tour-leading fourth victory of the year last week in Japan, is the
first American to win the LPGA Player of the Year title since Beth Daniel in 1994.
Lewis closed with a 68 to match Candie Kung at 4 under. Kung also shot 68.
Suzann Pettersen finished with a 69 to tie 12th at 7 under. She won in South Korea and Taiwan in her previous two starts.
Michelle Wie tied for 14th at 6 under after a 74.
Ochoa finished with a 71 to tie for 19th at 4 under. The Mexican star won 27 LPGA Tour titles before retiring at age 28 in 2010.
Top-ranked Yani Tseng tied for 26th in the 36-player, closing with a 72 to finish at 1 over.
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