Ye ends Chinese drought with Shanghai victory
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April 4, 2011, Monday
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CHINA'S Ye Liying captured the US$50,000 Shanghai Classic yesterday by a dominant five-shot margin, effectively ending a winless streak by Chinese players on their domestic tour dating back to 2009.
Playing in the first tournament of the China LPGA Tour's third season, Fujian native Ye closed with a round of 2-under 70 at the Orient (Shanghai) Sports and Country Club for a 54-hole score of 1-over 217 and the US$7,500 winner's purse.
Compatriot Tian Hong (72) was runner-up, while Thailand's Nontaya Srisawang (75) and Chinese Taipei's Yao Hsuan-yu (75) were equal third, six shots back. Overnight leader Mina Nakayama of Japan blew up to an 82 to finish 11 back.
Ye, a Japan LPGA Tour regular, who returned home following last month's deadly earthquake, carded four birdies against two bogeys for her first CLPGA Tour title.
In Rancho Mirage, California, world No. 1 Tseng Ya-ni moved a step closer to retaining her Kraft Nabisco Championship title after relentlessly overhauling American Stacy Lewis in Saturday's third round.
Three strokes behind playing partner Lewis overnight in the opening women's major of the season, the in-form Tseng fired a superb 6-under 66 to finish two ahead of the field.
The long-hitting Chinese Taipei native recorded six birdies in a flawless display at Mission Hills Country Club for a 12-under total of 204.
Tseng, who claimed last year's title by one shot over Norway's Suzann Pettersen, will go into the final round as a heavy favorite to land her fourth major victory.
Lewis slipped back with a three-putt bogey at the 16th to finish alone in second after carding a 71.
On a high-quality leaderboard, 2007 champion Morgan Pressel was alone in third at 8 under after a 69, two strokes better than fellow American Michelle Wie (69).
Playing in the first tournament of the China LPGA Tour's third season, Fujian native Ye closed with a round of 2-under 70 at the Orient (Shanghai) Sports and Country Club for a 54-hole score of 1-over 217 and the US$7,500 winner's purse.
Compatriot Tian Hong (72) was runner-up, while Thailand's Nontaya Srisawang (75) and Chinese Taipei's Yao Hsuan-yu (75) were equal third, six shots back. Overnight leader Mina Nakayama of Japan blew up to an 82 to finish 11 back.
Ye, a Japan LPGA Tour regular, who returned home following last month's deadly earthquake, carded four birdies against two bogeys for her first CLPGA Tour title.
In Rancho Mirage, California, world No. 1 Tseng Ya-ni moved a step closer to retaining her Kraft Nabisco Championship title after relentlessly overhauling American Stacy Lewis in Saturday's third round.
Three strokes behind playing partner Lewis overnight in the opening women's major of the season, the in-form Tseng fired a superb 6-under 66 to finish two ahead of the field.
The long-hitting Chinese Taipei native recorded six birdies in a flawless display at Mission Hills Country Club for a 12-under total of 204.
Tseng, who claimed last year's title by one shot over Norway's Suzann Pettersen, will go into the final round as a heavy favorite to land her fourth major victory.
Lewis slipped back with a three-putt bogey at the 16th to finish alone in second after carding a 71.
On a high-quality leaderboard, 2007 champion Morgan Pressel was alone in third at 8 under after a 69, two strokes better than fellow American Michelle Wie (69).
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