Evian (France) Sep 16 (IANS) United States golfer Angela Stanford on Sunday won her first-ever major title at the Evian Championship in a dramatic final round finishing three under par with 68 strokes.
Her countrywoman Amy Olson had the lead heading into the final hole but hit a double bogey to hand Stanford the win reports Efe news.
Stanford 40 wrapped up the four-day event 12 under par with a total of 272 strokes at the Evian Resort Golf Club here in the southeastern French town of Evian-les-Bains.
Olson shared the second spot with three other golfers: South Korea s Kim Sei-Young and the United States Austin Ernst and Mo Martin each with a total of 273 strokes.
Stanford turned pro in 2000 and headed to the Evian Championship with the second spot at the 2003 US Open as her best result at a majors and with six titles under her belt.
South Korea s Ryu So-Yeon world No. 3 wrapped up the Evian Championship tied for tenth four strokes more than the winner while world No. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand was 36th.
Puerto Rico s Maria Torres who co-led the rankings after the first two rounds finished tied for 26th.

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