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WOMEN’S TOUR:MICHELLE WIE broke through for her first professional tour victory on Sunday, winning the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico by two strokes over fellow American Paula Creamer.

The 20-year-old Hawaiian, who first qualified for an LPGA event when she was 12, closed with a three-under par 69 for a 13-under 275 total to collect a €147,500 cheque.