GOLF ROUNDUP News and notes

LPGA Tour

PORTLAND, Ore. — Lorena Ochoa won her third straight LPGA title with a five-stroke victory in the Safeway Classic. Ochoa shot a 71 in the final round for a 12-under 204 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club for her sixth victory of the season. In-Bee Park (64), Christina Kim (69), Sophie Gustafson (75) and Mhairi McKay (72) all finished at 7-under 209.

Solheim Cup

PORTLAND, Ore. — Juli Inkster is the veteran on a young U.S. Solheim Cup Team that will compete to defend its championship next month in Sweden. The team was announced Sunday by captain Betsy King. The team of 12 players includes Paula Creamer, the top points earner for a place on the squad, as well as captain’s picks Nicole Castrale and Laura Diaz. The other members of the team are Natalie Gulbis, Pat Hurst, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Prammanasudh, Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford and Sherri Steinhauer. The Solheim Cup will be held Sept. 14-16 at Halmstad Golf Club in western Sweden. A team of 12 European-born players competes against the U.S. team. Among those on the European squad are Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam and fellow Swede Sophie Gustafson.

U.S. Amateur

DALY CITY, Calif. — Colt Knost won the 107th U.S. Amateur Championship, holding off Michael Thompson 2 and 1 to win both of the nation’s biggest amateur golf events in two months. Knost, who played at SMU, is only the second golfer to win both the Amateur and the U.S. Public Links titles in the same year. Ryan Moore did it in 2004.

Dutch Open

ZAANDVOORT, Netherlands — England’s Ross Fisher won his first European Tour title, a one-stroke victory at the Dutch Open in which he birdied the final hole and survived a rules inquiry for his play on the 12th hole. Tour officials investigated a report that Fisher had attempted to remove a bramble on the 12th. Fisher explained that he thought it was a loose impediment and left it alone when he discovered it was attached to a bush. After a discussion and video review, officials declared he did not break any rule.

Associated Press