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Lilia's Leap: Much to her own disbelief, Vu becomes major champ at Chevron

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Major championships can add enough extra pressure down the stretch to make collapses commonplace, especially for those who've never lifted the LPGA's most coveted trophies. And for almost an hour on a chilly Sunday afternoon north of Houston, Lilia Vu had a front-row seat to the late misfortune of several contenders at the Chevron Championship.

From her position as the clubhouse leader at 10 under after a closing 4-under 68, Vu watched from the back side of Carlton Woods' sprawling clubhouse:

• A shank by A Lim Kim on the final hole.

• Atthaya Thitikul rinse her ball on the very next shot.