Mexican Lorena Ochoa retained the title after defeating the Morelia Pettersen Norway
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Saturday, 09 May 2009
Mexico, April 26 (EFE) .- La mexicana Lorena Ochoa today signed a card of 68 strokes, five under par, beat dramatically in the last hole Suzann Pettersen of Norway and retained the title with 267 impacts the golf tournament of the LPGA, which was held in Morelia.

Foto 0, La golfista mexicana Lorena Ochoa posa con el trofeo de campeona, al ganar el Abierto de Morelia de la LPGA celebrado en el campo Tres MarĂ­as

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El certamen del campo de Tres Marías de Morelia, en el oeste de México, repartió una bolsa de 1,3 millones de dólares.

Foto 1, La golfista noruega Suzann Pettersen (i) conversa con la mexicana Lorena Ochoa (d), durante la cuarta ronda del Abierto de Morelia de la LPGA

Ochoa, the best player in the world, made 'birdie' on consecutive holes 15 and 16 and marked difference with Pettersen, who also scored 68 points in the fourth round, but came with a handicap and ended with 268 in the field of Tres Marias, where the Mexican golfer also triumphed in 2006.

Third place went to the Korean Na Yeon Choi, with 274.

The victory in Morelia is the number 25 on the LPGA Lorena Ochoa and the second in this season.

The Mexican golfer was safe and in the end overcame the absence of its owner caddy, Dave Booker, who suffered a leg injury and was replaced by the coach Rafael Alarcon.




                                                       





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