ASSOCIATED PRESSEDMONTON, Alberta – Lorena Ochoa won the Canadian Women’s Open for her second straight victory and fifth of the season, closing with a 2-under 69 on Sunday for a three-stroke victory over Paula Creamer.
The top-ranked Mexican star, coming off her first major victory two weeks ago in the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews, had a 16-under 268 total on the Royal Mayfair course.
She earned $337,500 to raise her tour-leading total to $2,636,590. Suzann Pettersen is second on the money list with $1,128,963.
“It was just one of those weeks where everything was good from tee to green,” Ochoa told the cheering crowd, some waving Mexican flags, as she stood on the 18th green and struggled to lift the outsized two-handled silver mug trophy.
“It’s like a soccer trophy. I like it.”
She has 14 victories in five full seasons on the tour.
“It wasn’t easy,” Ochoa said. “I didn’t feel very comfortable in the morning. I wasn’t in a rhythm on the front nine, and Paula made a couple birdies to narrow the difference. And then we made the turn, and then I started feeling strong. I made a good birdie on No. 12 to get good momentum, and I think from there things kind of changed in my way to finish with a good distance.”
Creamer finished with a 68.
“I gave myself a ton of chances out there and that’s all you can ask for on Sunday. I tried my hardest,” Creamer said.
“It was great to be able to play on Sunday in contention. It feels good. I played good, so I keep saying it’s a learning experience out there for me. Two unfortunate bogeys, little putts, but other than that, I think I did an OK job of hanging in there and trying to put some pressure on her.”
Shi Hyun Ahn (66) was third at 10 under, and Brittany Lang (67) and Laura Diaz (72) followed at 9 under.
Alena Sharp was the top Canadian, closing with a 69 to tie for 10th – the Hamilton, Ontario, player’s highest tour finish – at 6 under.
“This is definitely going to give me more confidence. I know I can be one of the best players out here,” Sharp said. “I hit some great shots today. I had a couple of tap-in birdies and that always helps.”
U.S. Women’s Open champion Cristie Kerr, the winner last year at London Hunt in Ontario, shot a 75 to tie for 50th at 1 over.
“You’re not going to defend any golf tournament playing like this,” Kerr said. “I didn’t hit it good today and my putting woes continued. It would have been funny if I just chucked my putter in the lake after the round because I’m not using it anymore.”
Scores with relation to par from the final
round of the Canadian Women’s Open, played Aug. 18 at the par-71,
6,505-yard Royal Mayfair Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada (Note: a-amateur):
| 1. Lorena Ochoa |
$337,500 |
|
70-65-64-69--268 |
|
|
-16 |
| 2. Paula Creamer |
$204,998 |
|
68-69-66-68--271 |
|
|
-13 |
| 3. Shi Hyun Ahn |
$148,711 |
|
67-67-74-66--274 |
|
|
-10 |
| 4. Brittany Lang |
$103,818 |
|
71-67-70-67--275 |
|
|
-9 |
| 4. Laura Diaz |
$103,818 |
|
65-70-68-72--275 |
|
|
-9 |
| 6. Jeong Jang |
$64,909 |
|
67-71-70-68--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 6. Kimberly Hall |
$64,909 |
|
68-67-72-69--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 6. Ya-Ni Tseng |
$64,909 |
|
67-71-67-71--276 |
|
|
-8 |
| 9. Seon Hwa Lee |
$49,944 |
|
70-72-71-64--277 |
|
|
-7 |
| 10. Angela Stanford |
$42,275 |
|
72-69-69-68--278 |
|
|
-6 |
| 10. Suzann Pettersen |
$42,275 |
|
73-69-68-68--278 |
|
|
-6 |
| 10. Alena Sharp |
$42,275 |
|
70-72-67-69--278 |
|
|
-6 |
| 13. Morgan Pressel |
$32,772 |
|
74-69-69-67--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 13. Minea Blomqvist |
$32,772 |
|
71-70-70-68--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 13. Soo Young Moon |
$32,772 |
|
70-72-67-70--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 13. Meg Mallon |
$32,772 |
|
72-68-68-71--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 13. Juli Inkster |
$32,772 |
|
68-66-73-72--279 |
|
|
-5 |
| 18. Diana D'Alessio |
$24,509 |
|
69-72-72-67--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 18. Heather Young |
$24,509 |
|
67-73-71-69--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 18. Candie Kung |
$24,509 |
|
72-68-70-70--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 18. Mikaela Parmlid |
$24,509 |
|
72-68-70-70--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 18. Mi Hyun Kim |
$24,509 |
|
70-72-68-70--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 18. Karrie Webb |
$24,509 |
|
72-64-73-71--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 18. Mhairi McKay |
$24,509 |
|
72-72-65-71--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 18. Julieta Granada |
$24,509 |
|
71-71-66-72--280 |
|
|
-4 |
| 26. Christina Kim |
$18,041 |
|
74-68-72-67--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 26. Eva Dahllof |
$18,041 |
|
73-69-71-68--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 26. Kyeong Bae |
$18,041 |
|
66-72-74-69--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 26. In-Bee Park |
$18,041 |
|
75-68-69-69--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 26. Amy Hung |
$18,041 |
|
73-68-70-70--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 26. Jimin Kang |
$18,041 |
|
71-71-68-71--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 26. Rachel Hetherington |
$18,041 |
|
74-69-66-72--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 26. Young Jo |
$18,041 |
|
72-68-68-73--281 |
|
|
-3 |
| 34. Joo Mi Kim |
$13,805 |
|
73-71-70-68--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 34. Sun Young Yoo |
$13,805 |
|
72-69-72-69--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 34. Angela Park |
$13,805 |
|
71-72-70-69--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 34. Wendy Doolan |
$13,805 |
|
70-73-69-70--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 34. Mi-Sun Cho |
$13,805 |
|
70-73-67-72--282 |
|
|
-2 |
| 39. Nancy Harvey |
$11,448 |
|
72-73-70-68--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 39. Brittany Lincicome |
$11,448 |
|
71-68-75-69--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 39. Gloria Park |
$11,448 |
|
71-71-70-71--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 39. Wendy Ward |
$11,448 |
|
68-72-70-73--283 |
|
|
-1 |
| 43. Angela Jerman |
$9,219 |
|
71-73-73-67--284 |
|
|
E |
| 43. Ji-Young Oh |
$9,219 |
|
76-67-73-68--284 |
|
|
E |
| 43. Meredith Duncan |
$9,219 |
|
72-71-72-69--284 |
|
|
E |
| 43. In-Kyung Kim |
$9,219 |
|
72-67-74-71--284 |
|
|
E |
| 43. Amie Cochran |
$9,219 |
|
72-69-72-71--284 |
|
|
E |
| 43. Maria Hjorth |
$9,219 |
|
70-72-71-71--284 |
|
|
E |
| 43. Kelli Kuehne |
$9,219 |
|
66-74-71-73--284 |
|
|
E |
| 50. Karine Icher |
$7,071 |
|
69-72-76-68--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 50. Leta Lindley |
$7,071 |
|
74-71-71-69--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 50. Teresa Lu |
$7,071 |
|
70-72-73-70--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 50. Christi Cano |
$7,071 |
|
72-73-70-70--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 50. Becky Iverson |
$7,071 |
|
73-72-70-70--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 50. Sarah Lee |
$7,071 |
|
73-72-69-71--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 50. Jin Young Pak |
$7,071 |
|
71-71-70-73--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 50. Cristie Kerr |
$7,071 |
|
69-70-71-75--285 |
|
+ |
1 |
| 58. Lindsey Wright |
$5,679 |
|
70-74-74-68--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 58. Laura Davies |
$5,679 |
|
73-66-76-71--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 58. Sung Ah Yim |
$5,679 |
|
71-73-71-71--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 58. Meena Lee |
$5,679 |
|
67-74-71-74--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 58. Sherri Steinhauer |
$5,679 |
|
73-69-67-77--286 |
|
+ |
2 |
| 63. Michelle Ellis |
$4,994 |
|
73-71-73-70--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 63. Beth Bader |
$4,994 |
|
70-71-75-71--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 63. Aram Cho |
$4,994 |
|
71-71-73-72--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 63. Janice Moodie |
$4,994 |
|
72-72-71-72--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 63. Jill McGill |
$4,994 |
|
67-78-70-72--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 63. Dorothy Delasin |
$4,994 |
|
72-68-74-73--287 |
|
+ |
3 |
| 69. Tracy Hanson |
$4,601 |
|
72-73-70-73--288 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 70. Eun-Hee Ji |
$4,377 |
|
72-72-74-72--290 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 70. Stephanie Louden |
$4,377 |
|
71-73-73-73--290 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 70. Marcy Hart |
$4,377 |
|
71-73-72-74--290 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 70. Irene Cho |
$4,377 |
|
72-71-70-77--290 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 70. Stacy Prammanasudh |
$4,377 |
|
72-71-70-77--290 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 75. A.J. Eathorne |
$4,208 |
|
73-72-72-74--291 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 76. Nancy Scranton |
$4,155 |
|
71-73-76-75--295 |
|
+ |
11 |
| • • • |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Missed the cut |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 78. Dawn Coe-Jones |
|
|
74-72–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 78. Patricia Meunier-Lebouc |
|
|
75-71–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 78. Pat Hurst |
|
|
73-73–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 78. Young Kim |
|
|
72-74–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 78. Hye Jung Choi |
|
|
72-74–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 78. Tina Barrett |
|
|
74-72–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 78. Kris Tamulis |
|
|
73-73–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 78. Carri Wood |
|
|
74-72–146 |
|
+ |
4 |
| 86. Aree Song |
|
|
76-71–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Jamie Hullett |
|
|
74-73–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Virada Nirapathpongporn |
|
|
74-73–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Reilley Rankin |
|
|
71-76–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Il Mi Chung |
|
|
78-69–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Se Ri Pak |
|
|
77-70–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Cindy Pasechnik |
|
|
74-73–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Sherri Turner |
|
|
77-70–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Giulia Sergas |
|
|
73-74–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Joanne Morley |
|
|
73-74–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Brooke Tull |
|
|
76-71–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Katie Futcher |
|
|
74-73–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Song-Hee Kim |
|
|
72-75–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Clarissa Childs |
|
|
73-74–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Paige Mackenzie |
|
|
72-75–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 86. Nina Reis |
|
|
76-71–147 |
|
+ |
5 |
| 102. Johanna Head |
|
|
75-73–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Michelle McGann |
|
|
74-74–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Erica Blasberg |
|
|
76-72–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Charlotta Sorenstam |
|
|
76-72–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Siew-Ai Lim |
|
|
72-76–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. a-Kira Meixner |
|
|
77-71–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Jin Joo Hong |
|
|
73-75–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Danielle Downey |
|
|
74-74–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Christa Johnson |
|
|
72-76–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Na On Min |
|
|
76-72–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Birdie Kim |
|
|
74-74–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Jane Park |
|
|
76-72–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 102. Allison Hanna-Williams |
|
|
73-75–148 |
|
+ |
6 |
| 115. Michelle Wie |
|
|
75-74–149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. Marie-Josee Rouleau |
|
|
75-74–149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. a-Jessica Potter |
|
|
79-70–149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. Michele Redman |
|
|
71-78–149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. Moira Dunn |
|
|
75-74–149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. Walailak Satarak |
|
|
75-74–149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 115. Won Lee |
|
|
77-72–149 |
|
+ |
7 |
| 122. Katherine Hull |
|
|
77-73–150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 122. a-Lauren Mielbrecht |
|
|
73-77–150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 122. Carin Koch |
|
|
73-77–150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 122. Silvia Cavalleri |
|
|
78-72–150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 122. Jennifer Rosales |
|
|
76-74–150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 122. Karen Stupples |
|
|
74-76–150 |
|
+ |
8 |
| 128. Kristy McPherson |
|
|
78-73–151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 128. Lee Ann Walker-Cooper |
|
|
77-74–151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 128. Soo-Yun Kang |
|
|
79-72–151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 128. Ai Miyazato |
|
|
79-72–151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 128. Na Ri Kim |
|
|
76-75–151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 128. Heather Daly-Donofrio |
|
|
74-77–151 |
|
+ |
9 |
| 134. Dina Ammaccapane |
|
|
76-76–152 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 134. Kim Brozer |
|
|
74-78–152 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 134. Vicki Goetze-Ackerman |
|
|
78-74–152 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 134. Grace Park |
|
|
76-76–152 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 134. Lorie Kane |
|
|
75-77–152 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 134. Jeanne Cho-Hunicke |
|
|
77-75–152 |
|
+ |
10 |
| 140. Jacqueline Yang |
|
|
79-74–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 140. Kate Golden |
|
|
78-75–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 140. Meaghan Francella |
|
|
77-76–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 140. Kim Williams |
|
|
77-76–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 140. Russamee Gulyanamitta |
|
|
77-76–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 140. Lisa Meldrum |
|
|
73-80–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 140. Sarah Lynn Sargent |
|
|
81-72–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 140. Miriam Nagl |
|
|
77-76–153 |
|
+ |
11 |
| 148. Yu Ping Lin |
|
|
78-76–154 |
|
+ |
12 |
| 148. a-Stephanie Sherlock |
|
|
82-72–154 |
|
+ |
12 |
| 150. Jeanette Kerr |
|
|
78-78–156 |
|
+ |
14 |
| 150. Jenna Daniels |
|
|
80-76–156 |
|
+ |
14 |
| 152. Sae-Hee Son |
|
|
77-80–157 |
|
+ |
15 |
| 152. Riko Higashio |
|
|
77-80–157 |
|
+ |
15 |
| 152. Christine Boucher |
|
|
80-77–157 |
|
+ |
15 |
| 155. Karin Sjodin |
|
|
75-85–160 |
|
+ |
18 |
| 156. a-Jade Polonich |
|
|
84-82–166 |
|
+ |
24 |
Posted: 8/19/2007
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