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By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. – Lorena Ochoa won her third consecutive LPGA title with a five-stroke victory in the Safeway Classic on Sunday.

Ochoa shot 71 in the final round for a 12-under 204 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club for her sixth victory of the season.

In-Bee Park (64), Christina Kim (69), Sophie Gustafson (75) and Mhairi McKay (72) all finished at 7-under 209.

Ochoa, the world’s No. 1 player, won the Canadian Women’s Open in Edmonton, Alberta, the previous week. Before that, she won the Women’s British Open for her first major title.

“It’s hard to describe how I’m feeling today,” she said. “It was a great week and a great day.”

Ochoa, playing with Gustafson and McKay, was followed by a sizable gallery, including a sponsor’s group of some 150 fans from Guadalajara. Many waved the Mexican flag.

The last player to win three consecutive tournaments was Annika Sorenstam in 2005. Sorenstam won four in a row in 2001, matching the LPGA record.

Ochoa dedicated the title to her mother, whose birthday was Sunday. Ochoa planned to take a month off to spend time with her family.

“This tournament is for her. I can’t wait to see her,” she said.

Ochoa’s day didn’t start well, with a pair of bogeys on the first three holes. But then she settled.

She played mostly at par on the back nine, missing a couple of opportunities to widen the margin. After a 7-foot birdie putt lipped out on the par-5 12th hole, Ochoa flipped her putter in disappointment.

But Gustafson, who started the day a shot back of Ochoa and stayed close through the front nine, had trouble on the back and double bogeyed the par-4 17th hole. McKay, from Scotland, also double-bogeyed the 17th. Ochoa bogeyed it.

Gustafson, from Sweden, has not won on the LPGA Tour since 2003. Her best finish this season was a tie for fifth at the Safeway International. McKay has not won on the tour.

The best round of the final day was 64, shot by rookie In-Bee Park of South Korea. She started the day at 1 over.

Park made five consecutive birdies during one stretch, playing behind Ochoa’s group after starting from the back nine.

“I really didn’t feel like I was making five in a row, because we had to wait for every shot,” she said. “I think it helped me because I definitely played well today.”

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Final scores with earnings and relation to par from the Safeway Classic, played Aug. 24-26 at the par-72, 6,397-yard Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore. (Note: a-amateur):

1. Lorena Ochoa	$255,000	67-66-71--204		-12
2. In-Bee Park	105,307	73-72-64--209		-7
2. Christina Kim	105,307	69-71-69--209		-7
2. Sophie Gustafson	105,307	66-68-75--209		-7
2. Mhairi McKay	105,307	70-67-72--209		-7
6. Ji-Young Oh	56,849	66-71-73--210		-6
7. Beth Bader	44,637	70-71-70--211		-5
7. Shi Hyun Ahn	44,637	73-67-71--211		-5
9. Juli Inkster	34,390	75-68-69--212		-4
9. Katie Futcher	34,390	72-70-70--212		-4
9. Gloria Park	34,390	72-70-70--212		-4
12. Paula Creamer	26,108	73-71-69--213		-3
12. Sherri Turner	26,108	72-71-70--213		-3
12. Sarah Lee	26,108	69-72-72--213		-3
12. Angela Stanford	26,108	68-72-73--213		-3
12. Laura Diaz	26,108	71-69-73--213		-3
17. Jin Joo Hong	20,179	73-72-69--214		-2
17. Cristie Kerr	20,179	73-72-69--214		-2
17. Stephanie Louden	20,179	73-70-71--214		-2
17. Minea Blomqvist	20,179	70-70-74--214		-2
17. Lindsey Wright	20,179	70-70-74--214		-2
22. Song-Hee Kim	16,726	74-71-70--215		-1
22. Soo-Yun Kang	16,726	75-69-71--215		-1
22. a-Tiffany Joh	0	74-70-71--215		-1
22. Kris Tamulis	16,726	72-71-72--215		-1
22. Joo Mi Kim	16,726	70-72-73--215		-1
22. Mi Hyun Kim	16,726	71-70-74--215		-1
28. Karrie Webb	13,518	70-74-72--216		E
28. Jeong Jang	13,518	73-72-71--216		E
28. Brittany Lang	13,518	72-71-73--216		E
28. Il Mi Chung	13,518	72-71-73--216		E
28. Julieta Granada	13,518	74-69-73--216		E
28. Katherine Hull	13,518	72-69-75--216		E
34. Charlotte Mayorkas	9,601	76-69-72--217	+	1
34. Young Jo	9,601	73-72-72--217	+	1
34. Jane Park	9,601	72-72-73--217	+	1
34. Se Ri Pak	9,601	72-74-71--217	+	1
34. Leta Lindley	9,601	68-78-71--217	+	1
34. Pat Hurst	9,601	77-70-70--217	+	1
34. Dorothy Delasin	9,601	76-71-70--217	+	1
34. Seon Hwa Lee	9,601	75-73-69--217	+	1
34. Natalie Gulbis	9,601	71-68-78--217	+	1
34. Diana D'Alessio	9,601	70-69-78--217	+	1
34. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc	9,601	72-76-69--217	+	1
45. Wendy Ward	6,906	72-72-74--218	+	2
45. Giulia Sergas	6,906	72-72-74--218	+	2
45. Clarissa Childs	6,906	73-71-74--218	+	2
45. Becky Morgan	6,906	74-72-72--218	+	2
45. Nicole Castrale	6,906	77-71-70--218	+	2
50. Lorie Kane	5,314	71-73-75--219	+	3
50. Michelle Ellis	5,314	73-72-74--219	+	3
50. Dawn Coe-Jones	5,314	71-74-74--219	+	3
50. Nancy Scranton	5,314	75-69-75--219	+	3
50. Angela Park	5,314	74-72-73--219	+	3
50. A.J. Eathorne	5,314	71-75-73--219	+	3
50. Silvia Cavalleri	5,314	70-76-73--219	+	3
50. Morgan Pressel	5,314	75-68-76--219	+	3
50. Jill McGill	5,314	75-72-72--219	+	3
50. Amy Hung	5,314	75-73-71--219	+	3
60. Laura Davies	4,190	77-68-75--220	+	4
60. Sun Young Yoo	4,190	73-72-75--220	+	4
60. Na Ri Kim	4,190	75-72-73--220	+	4
60. Liselotte Neumann	4,190	73-74-73--220	+	4
64. Reilley Rankin	3,874	72-72-77--221	+	5
64. Paige Mackenzie	3,874	73-72-76--221	+	5
64. Lisa Fernandes	3,874	72-75-74--221	+	5
67. Hye Jung Choi	3,580	71-74-77--222	+	6
67. Young Kim	3,580	74-72-76--222	+	6
67. Kyeong Bae	3,580	70-76-76--222	+	6
67. Tina Barrett	3,580	73-75-74--222	+	6
71. Yu Ping Lin	3,368	75-73-75--223	+	7
72. Meena Lee	3,305	73-72-79--224	+	8
72. Meg Mallon	3,305	79-68-77--224	+	8
74. Heather Young	3,200	70-74-81--225	+	9
74. Eva Dahllof	3,200	78-70-77--225	+	9
74. Veronica Zorzi	3,200	77-71-77--225	+	9
77. Jacqueline Yang	3,099	69-76-81--226	+	10
77. Kristy McPherson	3,099	74-74-78--226	+	10
79. Erica Blasberg	3,040	73-75-79--227	+	11
80. In-Kyung Kim	3,001	74-74-80--228	+	12
• • •
Missed the cut
81. Karen Stupples		75-74--149	+	5
81. Tracy Hanson		75-74--149	+	5
81. Aree Song		75-74--149	+	5
81. Rachel Hetherington		76-73--149	+	5
81. Virada Nirapathpongporn		76-73--149	+	5
81. Joanne Morley		72-77--149	+	5
81. Christa Johnson		77-72--149	+	5
81. Carri Wood		76-73--149	+	5
81. Becky Iverson		73-76--149	+	5
90. Sae-Hee Son		75-75--150	+	6
90. Lee Ann Walker-Cooper		73-77--150	+	6
90. Mikaela Parmlid		76-74--150	+	6
90. Brandie Burton		77-73--150	+	6
90. Kim Hall		78-72--150	+	6
90. Meredith Duncan		77-73--150	+	6
90. Kim Williams		76-74--150	+	6
90. Soo Young Moon		73-77--150	+	6
90. Siew-Ai Lim		74-76--150	+	6
90. Teresa Lu		74-76--150	+	6
100. Na On Min		74-77--151	+	7
100. Kristi Albers		76-75--151	+	7
100. Allison Hanna-Williams		76-75--151	+	7
100. Alena Sharp		77-74--151	+	7
100. Vicki Goetze-Ackerman		78-73--151	+	7
100. Jin Young Pak		80-71--151	+	7
100. Karine Icher		81-70--151	+	7
100. Kate Golden		76-75--151	+	7
100. Jamie Hullett		75-76--151	+	7
100. Sung Ah Yim		74-77--151	+	7
100. Meaghan Francella		74-77--151	+	7
100. Miriam Nagl		74-77--151	+	7
100. Michelle McGann		74-77--151	+	7
113. Jimin Kang		73-79--152	+	8
113. Brooke Tull		72-80--152	+	8
113. Moira Dunn		77-75--152	+	8
113. Nina Reis		81-71--152	+	8
117. Marcy Hart		75-78--153	+	9
117. Kelly Cap		76-77--153	+	9
117. Charlotta Sorenstam		80-73--153	+	9
117. Heather Daly-Donofrio		81-72--153	+	9
117. Carin Koch		78-75--153	+	9
117. Dina Ammaccapane		77-76--153	+	9
117. Birdie Kim		77-76--153	+	9
117. Aram Cho		75-78--153	+	9
117. Ai Miyazato		74-79--153	+	9
126. Michelle Wie		79-75--154	+	10
127. Danielle Downey		75-80--155	+	11
128. Won Lee		79-77--156	+	12
128. Grace Park		80-76--156	+	12
128. Christi Cano		80-76--156	+	12
128. Johanna Head		81-75--156	+	12
128. Janice Moodie		81-75--156	+	12
128. Sarah Lynn Sargent		80-76--156	+	12
128. Wendy Doolan		78-78--156	+	12
135. Kim Saiki-Maloney		83-74--157	+	13
135. Jeanne Cho-Hunicke		81-76--157	+	13
135. Cindy Rarick		77-80--157	+	13
135. Kelli Kuehne		73-84--157	+	13
139. Nancy Lopez		82-91--173	+	29
WD. Jee Young Lee
WD. Irene Cho		80-WD
WD. Riko Higashio		80-WD
WD. Jenna Daniels		82-WD
WD. Jennifer Rosales		82-WD

Posted: 8/26/2007

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