Anna Nordqvist successfully defends ShopRite LPGA title (The Associated Press)

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Anna Nordqvist, of Sweden, hits a tee shot on the third hole of the final round of the ShopRite LPGA …GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- Anna Nordqvist successfully defended her ShopRite LPGA Classic title Sunday, closing with a 7-under 64 in breezy conditions for a one-stroke victory.

The 28-year-old Swede became the oldest tour winner this year and the first to successfully defend a title since Inbee Park won the KPMG Women's PGA for the third straight time last year.

Nordqvist finished at 17-under 196 on Stockton Seaview's Donald Ross-designed Bay Course to tie the tournament record that Annika Sorenstam set in 1998 and matched in 2005. The 6-foot former Arizona State player…