Golf: Feng wins LPGA Championship

PITTSFORD: Feng Shanshan became the first Chinese golfer to win a major title by capturing the LPGA Championship by two strokes. The 22-year-old from Beijing took her first career LPGA triumph by finishing 72 holes at Locust Hill Country Club on six-under 282. “I still can’t believe that I won a major,” said Feng. “It just feels so good. I’m very excited that I did it. My goal for the year was to win on the LPGA Tour and a top-10 in a major. I did them at one time.” World number 10 Feng also bagged prize money worth $375,000 with her victory.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 12^th, 2012.