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Stacy Lewis felt such a spiritual connection with St. Andrews that even when she
was three behind with three to play, she never lost hope she could win the
Womens British Open. No way could she have scripted a finish like this. Facing
the scariest shot and the hardest hole on the Old Course -- the approach to the
17th, the famous Road Hole -- Lewis pictured a low 5-iron that a right-to-left
wind would knock down and allow to bounce up the slope toward the flag without
going over the back of the green. "Its one of those shots you see in your head,
but you dont really ever pull it off," Lewis said. "And just off the club face,
it was perfect." The ball settled 3 feet away for birdie, the best shot of the
tournament, maybe the best of her career. Then, she wisely used putter from 40
yards short of the 18th green, through the Valley of Sin to 25 feet. Lewis bent
over and placed both hands on her knees after making the putt, a birdie-birdie
finish that gave another special moment at the home of golf -- her second major
title. Lewis saved her best for the final two holes of a marathon finish Sunday
and closed with an even-par 72 for a two-shot victory over Na Yeon Choi and Hee
Young Park. It ended a record drought for the Americans in the majors -- 10
straight, all won by Asian players. "Its unbelievable," Lewis said. "It all
happened so fast at the end. Youre afraid for every shot, and all of a sudden
you make a couple of birdies and its over." It was over early for Inbee Park and
her bid to become the first pro golfer to win four straight majors in a single
season. Returning to the Old Course in the morning in calm conditions to
complete 14 holes of her third round, she couldnt make a putt and lost ground.
Park had a 74-78 finish and wound up 14 shots behind. "Im really relieved," she
said. "I really enjoyed this week, every moment I was here. But its tough to be
in the centre of everything for a week, and I feel exhausted." The last time
Lewis was on these hallowed grounds of golf was in 2008 for the Curtis Cup, her
final event as an amateur, and she went 5-0 in her matches to lead the Americans
to victory. The love affair continued this week, and her second big win at St.
Andrews was even sweeter. "I love the golf course more than anything. I love the
history. I almost felt like I was meant to be here," Lewis said. "I think I was
happy being here all week, and I was comfortable. And I think thats a lot of the
reason Im here right now." Having the silver trophy at her side also required no
less than her best golf over 36 holes Sunday. The wind wasnt as bad as Saturday,
when 40 mph gusts suspended play and forced 20 players go to 36 holes Sunday.
But it was strong enough in the afternoon that Lewis was the only player at par
or better from the last 21 groups that teed off. Choi had a three-shot lead with
six holes to play until she had a pair of three-putt bogeys from 80 feet. Her
hybrid was too strong on the 17th and hung up on the collar of rough at the back
of the green. She missed a 6-foot par putt that ended her chances, and she
closed with a 73. Choi saw that Lewis had posted at 8-under 280, she just didnt
know how she got there. And she couldnt believe it when she heard. "She got
birdie on 17 and 18? Thats huge, especially this golf course," Choi said. "I
feel like I missed a couple putts out there, but still, shes playing well. Shes
playing better than me. I think thats why she won. I think I have to accept
that." Hee Young Park, one of four players who shared the lead at some point in
the final round, had three straight bogeys on the back nine and shot 73. Morgan
Pressel had the 54-hole lead after a 71 in the wind-delayed third round that was
played Sunday morning. Pressel was one shot behind until a double bogey on No.
12, and she never caught up. Pressel shot 76 and tied for fourth with Suzann
Pettersen (74). The consolation for Pressel was earning the last spot available
from the world ranking to make her third straight Solheim Cup team. It was the
second time the Womens British Open was played at St. Andrews, and Lewis
provided another quality winner. Lorena Ochoa won in 2007. Lewis last year
became the first American since Beth Daniel in 1994 to win LPGA player of the
year, which is based on a points system. Then, she won twice early this season
to reach No. 1 in the world. That lasted only until Park won the first major and
kept right on going. Sunday was another stage for Lewis to show her grit. She
was diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 11, so severe that she wore a back
brace for 18 hours every day from age 11 until she got out of high school, and
then had to have surgery when that didnt correct the curvature in her spine. She
went on to win an NCAA title at Arkansas, star at St. Andrews in the Curtis Cup
and then take the 54-hole lead in her first U.S. Womens Open as a pro. Lewis won
the Kraft Nabisco in 2011, the last American major champion in womens golf until
her remarkable performance Sunday. Nothing was more impressive than her 5-iron
on the 17th, one of the toughest par 4s in golf that starts with a blind tee
shot over the corner of the Old Course Hotel. Lewis drilled it in the middle of
the fairway, and couldnt remember how far she had for her second shot. With the
wind, it didnt matter. This is the kind of shot that must be felt, and her
5-iron was hit with the right trajectory and line to catch the slopes perfectly
and feed toward the hole. "That might be one of the best of my career," Lewis
said. Oddly enough, it was Lewis who said she would like to play the role of
spoiler at St. Andrews to stop Inbee Parks bid for history. With the trophy at
her side, Lewis marveled at what Park had accomplished this year. "I dont know
if youll ever see three in a row again," Lewis said. "Thats pretty incredible."
Lewis now is at one in a row, headed to the Solheim Cup in two weeks on a high,
and then to France in September for the fifth and final LPGA Tour major at the
Evian Championship. She didnt mind losing the No. 1 ranking because Park earned
it. Lewis looked strong enough Sunday at St. Andrews to believe she can get it
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opposites do attract we are set for a corker of an opener. PHILADELPHIA -- The
day after allowing six goals in a lopsided loss, Steve Mason was supposed to be
given the night off.Instead, he was thrown into injury relief duty and helped
the Flyers pull out a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.Brayden
Schenn scored the tiebreaking goal at 8:43 of the third period, and Brandon
Manning and Michael Del Zotto also scored to help the Flyers snap a three-game
skid.Mason finished with 19 saves after replacing Michael Neuvirth, who stopped
six of seven shots before leaving after the first period due to an apparent
injury.Its tiring being embarrassed game after game, said Mason, who was in goal
in a 6-3 loss at Toronto the previous night. So you just try to find something
to build off of. I just have to keep working here. You get two points here and
you focus on the next task at hand and thats exactly what Im going to do.Masons
last stop was a left pad save on Eric Staal in the closing seconds.It was a
great save coming across, Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said, but that sense of
urgency shouldnt happen just in the last 3 minutes of the game.Flyers coach Dave
Hakstol said Mason, who had not won since Oct. 25, needed a game like this.I
hope it continues to boost his confidence, but Mase has nothing to be
embarrassed about, Hakstol said. He shows up and he battles hard every day.
Things might not have gone as well as he would have liked early on, but thats
the game. When one part of the team isnt going great every other part has to
pick that piece up a little bit.Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund scored for
the Wild, who lost for the third time in four games. Devan Dubnyk had 33
saves.On the go-ahead score, Wayne Simmonds put a between-the-legs pass from
behind the net onto Schenns stick and Schenn waited for Dubnyk to go down before
firing the puck over him for his third of the season -- all on the power
play.The goal snapped Schenns seven-game scoring drought and came with Wild
captain Mikko Koivu in the penalty box for tripping Flyers left wing Michael
Raffl behind the net. The Wild entered the game with the NHLs fifth-ranked
penalty kill, but the Flyers, ranked second on the man-advantage,
connected.Dubnyk said the Wild missed an assignment on Schenns goal.
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the past three games.You usually arent going to go at a guy behind the net
there, Dubnyk said, referring to defenseman Jared Spurgeon chasing Simmonds
behind the net.The Wild had a chance to tie it when Flyers center Pierre-Edouard
Bellemare took an interference penalty on Koivu, but Minnesota did not record a
shot on the man-advantage and fell to 2 for 25 on the road this season.The Wild
grabbed a pair of one-goal leads in the opening two periods, only to see the
Flyers tie the score.Niederreiter, who had 20 goals last season, opened the
scoring just 21 seconds in when he lifted a pass from right wing Charlie Coyle
over Neuvirths right shoulder. Neuvirth stopped the next six shots before
pulling himself out of the game after the first.The Flyers tied it with 7:33
left in the period as Manning wristed a shot from the blue line past a screened
Dubnyk for his third.With Mason in, the Wild scored on their fourth shot of the
second period to take a 2-1 lead. Koivu started the play by carrying the puck
into the offensive zone and making an outside-inside move on Del Zotto. Koivu
backhanded a shot off the crossbar and Granlund deposited the rebound for his
third.The Flyers tied the score again with 2:15 remaining in the second on a
strong rush up the ice by Del Zotto, who passed it to Michael Raffl and then saw
Raffls return pass go off his left skate and behind Dubnyk.Game notes Minnesota
finished 0 for 2 on the power play and Philadelphia was 1 for 3. ... The teams
conclude their season series at Minnesota on March 23. ... Wild F Joel Eriksson
Ek left the game early in the first period after taking a puck to the chin but
returned for the second period. ... Wild F Zach Parise sat out his fifth
straight game with a lower body injury. He is expected to miss Sunday nights
game in Ottawa but is skating on his own in Minnesota and could return on
Tuesday against Calgary or Thursday against Boston.UP NEXTWild: At Ottawa on
Sunday night.Flyers: Host Ottawa on Tuesday night. ' ' '