ENGLAND — South Korean Shin Ji-yai romped to victory at the women's British Open Sunday, carding a final-round 73 to win her second major by a massive nine shots in horrendous weather at Royal Liverpool, England. She was the only player to finish under par for the tournament, ending on nine-under 279 to complete an Asian sweep of the year's four women's majors. Compatriot Park Inbee birdied the 18th hole to take second place on level par for her four rounds. American Paula Creamer fired a fourth-round 72, the joint-best round of a difficult final day, to take third. Australian seven-time major champion Karrie Webb's title challenge evaporated during her final round 82 as conditions wreaked havoc with scorecards. The weather had been a problem all week, gusts of up to 60 miles per hour on Friday leading to a suspension of play which forced players to complete their third rounds on Sunday before a quick turnaround. Creamer praised Ji-yai's performance in the wind. “It is so hard out there. It just shows what Ji-yai is doing. That's pretty good golf out there,” she told the BBC. “I think we should all pat ourselves on the back.” Koreans Yoo Sun-young and Choi Na-yeon won the Kraft Nabisco and women's US Open titles this year and China's Shanshan Feng took the LPGA Championship. Ballesteros Jr. dedicates win to Seve In Madrid, Javier Ballesteros, the son of Spanish golfing legend Seve, won the Madrid Open amateur title Sunday and dedicated his victory to his father who died from cancer in May, 2011. The 22-year-old Ballesteros, a law student, finished the three-round tournament on six-under par for a four-stroke win over Manuel Ruiz. “I thought about him (Seve) over the 18 holes and I dedicate this victory to him and to my mother,” Ballesteros told the Madrid Golf Federation website. “My father always told me that you have to play with what you have, and so I did.” Wood wins Hawaii In Hawaii, Willie Wood took advantage of Bill Glasson's back-nine collapse to win the inaugural Hawaii Championship Sunday for his second Champions Tour victory in the last three events. The 51-year-old Wood birdied the last two holes for a 6-under 66 and won by a stroke when Glasson bogeyed the final hole. Wood played 54 holes without a bogey, finishing at 14-under 202 at Kapolei Golf Course. Five strokes behind Glasson entering the round, Wood chipped to 5 feet to set up his birdie on the par-5 17th and holed a 20-footer for birdie on the par-4 18th. Wood also rallied to win the Dick's Sporting Goods Open last month in New York, making a long birdie putt on the final hole of regulation and beating Michael Allen with a par on the first hole of a playoff. That was his first victory since he won the 1996 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic for his lone PGA Tour title. Australia's Peter Senior birdied the final four holes for a 69 to finish third at 12 under. Charles Schwab Cup points leader Tom Lehman and David Frost tied for fourth at 11 under. Lehman closed with a 67, and Frost shot a 69. Tied with Allen, Fred Couples and Roger Chapman for the tour victory lead, Wood earned $270,000 to jump from 22nd to 14th on the money list with $854,817 in 10 events. The top 30 will qualify for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Scottsdale, Ariz. — Agencies
