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Wie breaks through for first title

Published:November 16, 2009, 7:08 AM

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Updated: August 21, 2010, 3:05 AM

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Michelle Wie won her first LPGA Tour title, fulfilling the promise of a decade with a 3-under 69 Sunday for a two-stroke victory over Paula Creamer in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

Wie finished off the victory in style, hitting a greenside bunker shot to 6 inches on the 18th hole and then tapping in for a birdie.

“It’s definitely off my back,” she said. “I think that hopefully life will be a lot better, but I still have a lot of work to do.”

The 20-year-old Wie raised both arms in the air — her putter in her right hand—and then put her hand over her mouth. After pulling the ball out of the hole, she turned to the gallery, looked to the sky and let out a big sigh of relief.

Wie hopped several times and kept pumping her right fist over and over. After all the expectations, her long wait was over.

Solheim Cup teammates Morgan Pressel and Creamer showered Wie on the 18th green after the winning putt.

“Just seeing them come out and pour beer all over me, it was a great feeling,” Wie said. “I’ve always seen it on TV and I’ve always wanted people to pour beer on me. It was as great as I thought it was.”

Her parents, dad B. J. and mom Bo, were there, too.

“I think it’s just so awesome, seeing them on the 18th green and hugging them,” Wie said. “You know, we have been through a lot as a family, and it’s just so great that they are here to share my highs and to keep me up from the lows, as well.”

Wie finished at 13-under 275 after starting the day at the Guadalajara Country Club tied for the lead with Kerr at 10 under.

Wie first qualified for a US-GA event at age 10 and played an LPGA event when she was 12. She joined the LPGA this season and has begun to show the sizzling game that has made her arguably the biggest attraction in women’s golf.

At Walt Disney World in Florida, Stephen Ames won his second title in three years at the Children’s Miracle Network Classic, edging George McNeill and Justin Leonard in a playoff.

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