Michelle Wie fulfilled the promise she showed as a golf prodigy Sunday, earning her first LPGA Tour victory at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. The 20-year-old Korean-American, who turned pro at a precocious 16, fired a three-under par 69 for a two-shot triumph over Paula Creamer. Wie finished with a flourish, blasting out of a greenside bunker to six inches at 18 and tapping in for birdie.
Wie, her putter in her hand, raised both arms in triumph, then clapped her free hand over her mouth. She pulled the ball from the hole, turned first to the fans and then to the sky as she let out a sigh. Wie won with a 13-under par total of 275. She had started the day tied for the lead with fellow American Cristie Kerr.
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