Lorena Ochoa gets first major at Women's British Open; Tiger wins Bridgestone Invitational

World No. 1 women’s golfer Lorena Ochoa proved she could win the big ones Sunday, earning her first major championship title at the Women’s British Open. Ochoa, who tied for second at the U.S. Women’s Open last month, finished at 5-under-par in the historic event, the first women’s professional tournament to be played at the Old Course at St. Andrews …

“It’s a long way, 24 majors, and finally I have this [trophy] here, and I think it’s for a reason and I couldn’t be more happy,” she told the media. “I believed I would win this tournament Monday, when I started practicing.”

Tiger Woods will likely be hot at the upcoming PGA Championship following his command victory at the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Sunday. Woods was the only player to beat par and defeated Rory Sabbatini by eight strokes …

“This might just give me a little more confidence,” Woods told reporters.

Meanwhile, Per-Ulrik Johansson won his sixth European Tour title at the Russian Open yesterday, shooting a final round 5-under 67 to win the event by six strokes. Robert-Jan Derksen finished second …

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