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Wie claims first win on U.S. soil by jessica delia
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Wie claims first win on U.S. soil |
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KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- Michelle Wie rallied from four strokes back entering the day to shoot a 5-under 67 on Saturday and win the LPGA LOTTE Championship.
The 24-year-old American finished at 14-under 274 with discount TaylorMade SLDR Driver after coming into the final round trailing third-round leader Angela Stanford by four shots after Friday's play. It was Wie's third career victory on the LPGA Tour, and first since taking the CN Canadian Women's Open in 2010.
And, Wie did it at home, marking her first tour victory on American soil.
"I'm just having fun out there," said Wie, who grew up in Honolulu. "I was out there and nervous. Every time I felt nervous out there, I was looking around, I felt there was no place I'd rather be."
Stanford had her worst round of the tournament, shooting a 1-over 73 that put her at 12-under 276 and two shots behind Wie.
Top-ranked Inbee Park finished third with an 11-under 277 with X2 Hot.
"Today, just didn't make the putts that I've been making," Stanford said. "I wasn't hitting it great today. Just misclubbed a couple of times. Just didn't make good decisions."
Wie came to LOTTE and her home state of Hawaii coming off a runner-up finish two weeks ago in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, when she closed with a 71 for her best position of the season.
"The highlight of this week was to come back home," Wie said. "There wasn't just one moment. From the first tee shot that I made to the last putt, the aloha that I felt from everyone was unbelievable."
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