Stacy Lewis out duels Yani Tseng to take 1st LPGA Major of the year

Stacy Lewis of the U.S. won the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first of four annual major tournaments on golf’s LPGA Tour.

Lewis shot a 3-under-par 69 during the final round at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, to finish 13-under for the tournament. Defending champion Yani Tseng of Taiwan was second at 10-under after a final-round 74.

Lewis, 25, is the fourth golfer to make the Kraft Nabisco her first LPGA Tour win. She joined the circuit in 2009 and her best result prior to today was a second place finish at last year’s Tres Marias Championship.

Tseng, ranked No. 1 in the Women’s World Golf Rankings, fell short of her fifth victory of the season after taking a two-shot lead into the final round.