Sun, 02 March, 2008
World number one Lorena Ochoa cruised to an 11-stroke win at the $2 million HSBC Women's Champions tournament in Singapore on her season debut.
Sweden's Annika Sorenstam finished second on nine under with American Paula Creamer in third place two shots further back.
On a day when monsoon-like storms sent spectators sprinting for cover and left others cowering under umbrellas, the Mexican produced a solid 68 for a combined 20 under par at the Tanah Merah Country Club.
Play was suspended several times due to the torrential downpours that submerged greens, left puddles on the fairways and had players kicking their heels in the clubhouse.
The final group took eight hours to complete their round.
The 26-year-old Ochoa, the only player to shoot four rounds under 70, takes home a cheque for $300,000 for the win.
"I came here prepared to win and I did it," Ochoa said.
"I practised really hard in the offseason and I knew I could do it. I have faith in my game and hopefully this will be a great year.
"I'll be back next year to defend my title."
Leading final scores:
268 Lorena Ochoa (Mexico) 66 65 69 68
279 Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) 71 67 70 71
281 Paula Creamer (U.S.) 67 71 70 73
282 Laura Diaz (U.S.) 70 71 70 71
283 Stacy Prammanasudh (U.S.) 70 69 73 71; Karrie Webb (Australia) 69 70 70 74
284 Shin Ji-yai (South Korea) 73 69 70 72
285 Christina Kim 73 71 73 68; Kim In-kyung (South Korea) 68 70 74 73; Morgan Pressel (U.S.) 70 71 73 71
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