Michelle Wie of the US won her second career title going wire-to-wire to capture the LPGA Canadian Women’s Open on Sunday.
She fired a two-under 70 to reach 12-under after four rounds at the St Charles Country Club for a three-stroke win over Shin Ji-yai, Suzann Pettersen, Lee Young-jee and Kristy McPherson.
“I made a lot of crucial putts today,” said Wie, who won her first career stroke-play tournament at the LPGA Mexico event in November last year.
PHOTO: REUTERS
South Korea’s Shin shot a one-over 73 and tied for second with McPherson of the US (66), defending champion Pettersen of Norway (69) and Lee of South Korea (69).
Taiwan’s Candie Kung carded a 75 for an even-par 288, while compatriot Amy Hung was two shots further back after a 72. Teresa Lu’s 75 left her on three-over 291, rounding up the Taiwanese players’ scores after Yani Tseng missed the cut on Friday.
Heading into the final round, the 20-year-old Wie and Shin were tied for the lead. Shin played with Wie in the final pairing, but stumbled down the stretch.
It has been a career of extreme highs and lows for Wie, who at 10-years-old was the youngest player to qualify for the US Amateur Championship. She once held aspirations of playing full-time on the men’s USPGA Tour, but a string of mediocre performances on the LPGA Tour ended that plan.
Wie, who is projected to move to No. 7 in the world rankings, is also scheduled to return to university in California in a couple of weeks.
To celebrate her win, Wie was given a champagne shower by fellow American Christina Kim.
“I was trying to run away from her,” Wie said. “All I was thinking in my mind was I’m wearing white pants, please be nice.”
Additional reporting by Staff Writer
More than 180 years of horse racing came to an end in Singapore on Saturday, as the Singapore Turf Club hosted its final race day before its track is handed back to the Singaporean government to provide land for new homes. Under an overcast sky, the air-conditioned VIP boxes were full of enthusiasts, socialites and expats, while the grounds and betting halls below hosted mostly older-generation punters. The sun broke through for the last race, the last-ever Grand Singapore Gold Cup. The winner, South African jockey Muzi Yeni, echoed a feeling of loss shared by many on the day. “I’d
Former world No. 2 Paula Badosa has withdrawn from this week’s Wuhan Open, organizers said on Tuesday, amid a racism row over an online photograph. Tournament organizers said the Spaniard had pulled out of the WTA 1000 tournament, citing a gastrointestinal illness, hours before her first-round match against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. News outlets including Britain’s the Telegraph earlier reported that Badosa had posted a photo on Instagram in which she appeared to imitate a Chinese face by placing chopsticks on the corners of her eyes. The photo was taken last week in a restaurant in Beijing, where she reached the semi-finals of the
PREDICTION: Last week, when Yu’s father made a wrong turn to the former champions’ parking lot, he said that his son could park there after this year With back-to-back birdies on the 18th hole, Kevin Yu fulfilled his driving range-owning dad’s prediction that he would win the Sanderson Farms Championship and become Taiwan’s third golfer to claim a US PGA Tour title. The Taoyuan-born 26-year-old, who represented Taiwan in the Olympic golf at Paris, saw off Californian Beau Hossler in a playoff at the Country Club of Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday. Having drained a 15-foot putt to claw his way into the playoff, Yu rolled in from five feet on the first extra hole, ensuring he joined Chen Tze-chung (LA Open in 1987) and Pan Cheng-tsung (RBC
LeBron James and eldest son Bronny James claimed a piece of NBA history on Sunday after making their long-awaited first appearance alongside each other for the Los Angeles Lakers. The duo appeared together at the start of the second quarter in the Lakers’ 118-114 preseason defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, east of Los Angeles. While LeBron James impressed with 19 points in just 16 minutes and 20 seconds on court before sitting out the second half, Bronny found the going harder with zero points in just over 13 minutes on court. The younger James attempted just one
RSS