Lorena Ochoa (custom Classics) won the Navistar LPGA Classic on Sunday for her seventh victory of the year and first since May by knocking in a 2-foot par putt on the second hole of a playoff.
Recharged after a month away from the tour, Ochoa made a 5-foot eagle putt on the par-5 eighth and also had a bogey and a birdie in the round that she finished with six straight pars — eight including the playoff. The top-ranked Mexican star closed with a 2-under 70 and finished in a three-way tie after two of her competitors knocked in 25-foot birdie putts at the last to finish at 15-under 273.
On the second playoff hole, Ochoa two-putted from the back fringe, leaving only 2 feet for par. She earned $210,000 for her 24th career LPGA Tour victory to push her season total to $2,591,048. She has won all seven times she has entered the final round with the lead in 2008.
“I had a good feeling that today it was my day and it was going to happen,” Ochoa said. “Sometimes you need to play and just have a good time, and that’s what I did.
