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Rookie Lee wins ShopRite Classic

Rookie Seon-Hwa Lee won her first LPGA title. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Rookie Seon-Hwa Lee won her first LPGA title. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

South Korean rookie Seon-Hwa Lee won her first LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 63 to surge past Annika Sorenstam and several other contenders for a three-stroke victory in the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Galloway Township, N.J.

The 20-year-old Lee, second three times this year, birdied her last two holes to finish with the lowest round of the tournament and a 16-under 197 total. Sorenstam (67), Jeong Jang (64) and Sherri Steinhauer (66) tied for second.

Lee birdied the 114-yard, par-3 17th and was walking up the fairway on No. 18 when her caddie told her she was in the lead. Then she sank a 5-footer for birdie to clinch the $225,000 top prize.

Champions Tour

At West Des Moines, Iowa, Gil Morgan rallied from two strokes down on the final two holes to win the Allianz Championship by a shot, a week after blowing a final-round lead in the Senior PGA Championship.

The 59-year-old Morgan closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 16-under 197 and break the tournament record by two strokes. Loren Roberts (67) finished second.