PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- In the same week that Honolulu native Michelle Wie West bid goodbye to the women's game, another Honolulu product, Allisen Corpuz, stepped up at Pebble Beach to win the U.S. Women's Open -- the first ever played at the legendary course -- for her first LPGA title.
The 25-year-old Corpuz was the only golfer in the 156-player field to card under-par rounds all four days of the tournament. And on Sunday, she put together a dominant final-round 69 to finish at 9 under -- a full 3 shots clear of the field -- and claim the $2 million prize, the richest ever for an LPGA major champion.