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Wie 1 stroke short of winning first LPGA title

Teen star had two-shot lead after 11th, but Webb made late putts for win

Image: Michelle WieAP
Michelle Wie watches her tee shot on the second hole. Wie finished second at the Evian Masters on Saturday.

“I was hoping to get a drop, but no,” Wie said. “But they moved the cables. My alignment was good and I used a 6-iron out of there and left myself with a really good wedge shot.”

That stroke landed on the green, about 10 feet from the hole, but spun back about 35 feet. Her putt went 6 inches wide of the cup, though she ended up sinking her a 7-footer for par.

Webb and Davies also parred the hole.

Davies duffed her tee shot on the 16th, sending it only 60 yards, but on her next stroke got it out of the rough and onto the green, closer than either Wie and Webb, and saved par.

Webb sank an 18-foot putt on the 17th for the birdie, increasing her lead to two shots over Wie and Davies.

Though Wie finally mastered her tee shot on the 17th hole — where she had struggled all week — her putter failed her and she settled for par. Wie had bogeyed the hole on Friday for the second time in the tournament, along with a par there in the second round.

“I told you I’d be on the green,” Wie joked afterward.

Wie struggled again on the 18th hole, sending her tee shot into the rough, and her second stroke went into the bunker. She managed to get up and down for a birdie, but it was too late to catch Webb.

Webb’s tee shot landed on the fairway. On her second stroke, after a moment of indecision and a brief discussion with her caddy, she opted to protect her two-shot lead instead of attacking the green, switching her hybrid for a wedge.

Par was enough for her to lock up the win.

Lorena Ochoa had an albatross, using a hybrid for the 191-yard shot on the par-5 ninth hole, but finished fifth at 13-under.

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