Lexi Thompson wins Kraft Nabisco
By JOHN NICHOLSON, Associated Press
Apr 6, 2014 8:19 PM CDT
Lexi Thompson watches her tee shot on the third hole during the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship golf tournament Sunday, April 6, 2014, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)   (Associated Press)

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Lexi Thompson left Michelle Wie behind — off the tee and on the leaderboard in the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday.

The 19-year-old Thompson closed with a bogey-free 4-under 68 at Mission Hills for a three-stroke victory over Wie. Thompson birdied four of the first nine holes to open a five-stroke lead and parred the final nine.

Wie birdied the final hole for a 71. She used her driver only four times, choosing to hit fairway-metal stingers on the other 10 driving holes — leaving her as much as 60 yards behind Thompson.

Thompson finished at 14-under 274 for her first major title and fourth LPGA Tour victory. She had only one bogey — when she missed a 3-footer on the par-5 18th Saturday — in her last 55 holes.

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