GOLF ROUNDUP | Sunday's other events

Monday, August 28, 2006 LPGA: DUBLIN — Lorena Ochoa won a head-to-head duel with Jee Young Lee, pulling away with two consecutive birdies to shoot a 7-under 65 and win the Wendy's Championship for Children by three shots Sunday. Ochoa and Lee, playing in the same group, were tied at 22 under through 12 holes. But Ochoa birdied the next two holes for a two-stroke lead and was never threatened again as she parred out to finish at 24-under 264. The victory was the 24-year-old's third of the season on the LPGA Tour. She also has five seconds, a third, two fourths and a fifth-place finish in 18 starts. The $165,000 first-place check raised Ochoa's earnings this year to $1,840,774, moving her past Karrie Webb and into first place on the money list. Ochoa, who leads the tour in scoring average, has shot 66 or better 12 times this season. Champions Tour: ALOHA, Ore. — Eduardo Romero knocked in a 2-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole against Lonnie Nielsen to win The Tradition, the final major this season on the Champions Tour. Romero almost eagled the first playoff hole, leaving his 19-foot putt just short on No. 18. Nielsen bogeyed the hole. Romero was in the clubhouse at 13 under, after closing with a 15-foot birdie putt, when Nielsen birdied the par-5 No. 18 to force the playoff. Romero, an Argentine, crept up the leaderboard with an eagle and three birdies on the front nine. His eagle on No. 4 bounced on the green from 71 yards out and rolled in the cup. He finished with a 65, the low round of the tournament, for a 13-under 275 total. Nielsen had a final round of 70 on the par-72, 7,150-yard course at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club west of Portland. Associated Press Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.