S. Korean golfer wins second LPGA title

SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean golfer Oh Ji-young seized her second LPGA
trophy Monday (local time) after coming out on top at the US$2 million-dollar
Sybase Classic in New Jersey, organizers said.
The 20-year-old golfer, who claimed the State Farm Classic title last year,
finished the tour 14 under for a total of 274, beating Norwegian Suzann Pettersen
by four shots, the LPGA said on its Web site. Oh received the winner's prize of
$300,000.
Her victory marks the second for South Korea's female golfers in the 2009 season
after Shin Ji-yai won the HSBC Champions tournament in March. Shin finished 13th
with three under in Monday's tournament.
Americans Michelle Wie and Paula Creamer shared third place with eight under,
followed by South Korean Kim In-kyung in fifth with five under.
Another South Korean, Park Hee-young, finished sixth in the tournament with six
under.
brk@yna.co.kr
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