Canadian Open winner Wie settles for second
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This article was published 13/09/2010 (5803 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ROGERS, Ark. — Yani Tseng was as amazed as anyone during Michelle Wie’s torrid stretch early in the weekend, when Wie shot a 28 for nine holes to take command at the Northwest Arkansas Championship.
Just over 24 hours later, Tseng was the tournament’s champion — after rallying to beat Wie by a stroke.
"She’s just so good," Tseng said. "I just really play one shot at a time, but if I don’t make lots of birdies today, I couldn’t win."
Tseng made four birdies in a crucial five-hole stretch on the back nine en route to a 6-under 65 on Sunday that gave her a third LPGA Tour victory of the year. Tseng, from Taiwan, held off Wie when both players made birdies on No. 18.
Tseng finished at 13-under 200.
Wie (69) gave up the lead on the back nine — the same half of the course she played in 7-under 28 during a scintillating stretch Saturday that helped her take a three-stroke lead after two rounds. Tseng played with Wie during that round and was alongside her again Sunday, this time taking the victory away.
"Yani played great," Wie said. "Usually, if you’re 12 under, it’s good enough. I played good today. I had faith in myself — a couple iron shots went a little bit left today."
The 20-year-old Wie was trying for her second straight win after claiming the Canadian Women’s Open late last month in Winnipeg.
Juli Inkster, who at 50 was trying to become the oldest player to win on the tour, shot 72 and finished seven shots back. She’d entered the day tied for second with Tseng and Na Yeon Choi.
Mika Miyazato (64) finished third at 10 under at Pinnacle Country Club.
Samantha Richdale of Kelowna, B.C., finished at 1 over and in a group tied for 41st. Lisa Meldrum of Montreal finished tied for 70th at 5 over.
Tseng has five career LPGA Tour victories, including three majors. She won the Kraft Nabisco Championship and Women’s British Open this year.
— The Associated Press
