ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Lorena Ochoa of Mexico won her first major golf championship Sunday as she captured the Women's British Open by four shots in Scotland.
Ochoa had a 1-over 74 in the final round. She finished at 5-under 287 after she led after each of the four rounds.
In the first professional women's tournament ever hosted by St. Andrews, Ochoa followed her first-round 67 with three scores of 74 or better to finally gain validation for her No. 1 ranking.
"It's really hard to describe and I think it's not going to be easy to realize what just happened," Ochoa said of her status as the first woman to win on the historic Old Course.
There were only three other survivors to par after 72 holes. Jee Young Lee and Maria Hjorth had 71s in the final round to finish at 1-under 291.
Reilley Rankin also shot a 71 and was fourth at even-par 292.
