Rosales gets first win, as teenager caves in

Aree Song shot a final round 78 and finished 23rd.
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) -- Aree Song's first tournament as an adult left her longing to play like a kid again.
One day after her 18th birthday, Song squandered a chance to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history with a total collapse Sunday in the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.
Song, who took a one-stroke lead into the final round, shot a 6-over 78 to plunge into a tie for 23rd by the time she trudged off the course at Eagle's Landing Country Club.
Winner by one shot
Jennifer Rosales rallied for her first win, closing with a 65 to beat four players by one shot -- and Song by a whopping nine.
"I think I played better when I was 17," the teenager said, managing a weak smile.
Song hung tough through eight holes, but a bogey at No. 9 -- when she failed to get up-and-down from a bunker -- signaled her downfall. She shot a 41 on the back nine, including double-bogeys at 13 and 17.
While Song has contended at major championships, this was her first time going to Sunday with a lead. It showed.
"I was a little tight at the start," she said.
Rosales felt that way at the end.
Wait it out
After finishing her round, the 25-year-old Filipino had to stand by while four more threesomes came in. She passed the time behind the scoring tent -- sneaking in a cigarette, chatting on her cell phone and scribbling out a few autographs for fans lining the ropes.
"I was so nervous, I couldn't even sign my name," Rosales said. "My hands were shaking."
Not to worry. Annika Sorenstam faded, while Rosie Jones and Becky Morgan missed birdie chances on the par-5 final hole that could have forced a playoff.
Rosales saved par at 18 after knocking her second shot, a 3-wood from 215 yards, into the temporary club seats lining the left side of the green. She was allowed to drop next to the stands, winding up with a terrible lie in the thick rough. She blasted onto the green, missed a long putt, then tapped in for par and a 14-under 274.
That was good enough.
"I hit a home run there," Rosales said of her errant shot. "Too much adrenaline. Thank God the grandstand was there."
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