Scot earns $114,360 in LPGA event

Catriona Matthew in five-way tie for
second place behind Lorena Ochoa

Lorena Ochoa scored her sixth win of the season on the LPGA Tour by one shot in the Sybase Classic at Clifton, New Jersey today.
She signed off with a 71 to win from five players in joint runner-up position, including Catriona Matthew from North Berwick. The Scot earned $114,360 for her performance in which she finished with a 67 to make up four shots on the winner over the last round.
Sweden's Sophie Gustafson made a late run at the leader. When she birdied the 16th, she had narrowed Ochoa's lead to two shots, which became only one when the Mexican bogeyed the 17th.
Both players reached the par-5 18th in three. Gustafson missed a 10-footer to tie and then Ochoa, who missed 10 birdie putts of 20 feet or less, simply had to two-putt from 8 feet to become the fastest player on the LPGA Tour to reach $12 million in career earnings.
Ochoa missed the first putt, and then tapped in.
Morgan Pressel, who carded a final round of 66, figured in the logjam for second place alongwith Matthew, Na Yeon Choi, Brittany Lang and Gustafson.
Sorenstam, who announced on Tuesday that this would be her final year on tour, started the final round five shots behind Ochoa and never got into contention after bogeying the first hole. The Hall of Famer, who led after the first round, shot a 71 and finished at 211, five shots behind Ochoa.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3 x 72)

206 L Ochoa 68 67 71 ($300,000).

207 M Pressel 70 71 66, C Matthew 68 72 67, Na Yeon Choi 70 68 69, B Lang 68 71 68, S Gustafson 69 68 70 ($114,360 each).

Other totals:

211 B Morgan 70 72 69, A Sorenstam 67 73 71 (jt 11th) ($34,274).