Sophie Gustafson never gave up and fought fiercely and hold off Lorena Ochoa, who hasn't won since April, when she lifted the Corona Championship trophy at Morelia, Michoacán.
From the first round of the CVS Pharmacy LPGA Challenge, Gustafson shot the best round of the day with a 65. Her closest rival was a Mexican, but not precisely Ochoa. It was Sophia Sheridan another young player from Guadalajara and also coached by Rafael Alarcón, who by the way has been a regular member of the Durame Futures Tour and even a sporadic golfer of the LPGA, tour in which she features as a non-exempt member. Sheridan's performance made her country proud, it was the first time she reached the second place in an LPGA event.
Even after a 5 under round, Sheridan wasn't able to keep track and passed the baton to fellow countrywoman and childhood friend, Lorena Ochoa, who needed to win to shut the rumors that assure that she was in a slump and that her position at the Rolex World Rankings was at stake.
Friday and Saturday was a continuos fight between Gustafson and Ochoa, the Mexican accomplished to reach the first spot of the leaderboard, but not for long after the Swede posted a 66.
By Sunday both players were tied for the lead at 16 under and shared the group of honor. Their game was sharp and managed to score rounds in the 60's.
This was Lorena Ochoa's best result in the last 10 events.
Even when Ochoa made a great effort, she's far from South Korea's Jiyai Shin at the POY Award and the Money List title.
Suzann Pettersen, who has already won once this year, withdrew from the tournament on Sunday. Apparently she's been dealing with foot problems.
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