Wie claims first LPGA Tour title

Michelle Wie fulfilled the promise she showed as a golf prodigy yesterday, earning her first LPGA Tour victory at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. The 20-year-old Korean-American, who turned pro at a precocious 16, fired a three-under par 69 for a two-shot triumph over Paula Creamer. Wie finished with a flourish, blasting out of a greenside bunker to six inches at 18 and tapping in for birdie. Wie, her putter in her hand, raised both arms in triumph, then clapped her free hand over her mouth.

Ames triumphs: Stephen Ames tiumphed in a playoff yesterday to claim his second title in three years at the Children's Miracle Network Classic.