The Columbus Dispatch

Lexi Thompson wins wire-to-wire at Kingsmill

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WILLIAMSBU­RG, Va. — Lexi Thompson shot a 6-under 65 on Sunday to finish off a wire-towire victory in the Kingsmill Championsh­ip with a tournament-record 20-under 264 total.

Thompson broke the tournament record of 19 under at Kingsmill’s River Course set by Annika Sorenstam in 2008. The victory came in Thompson’s third event since she lost the ANA Inspiratio­n in a playoff after being penalized four strokes for a rules violation reported by a television viewer during the final round.

The victory, Thompson’s eighth, gave her at least one in five consecutiv­e seasons. That matches top-ranked Lydia Ko for the longest streak on tour. Jack Nicklaus’ record of eight PGA Tour Champions major titles.

Langer wiped out a six-stroke deficit over the weekend and entered the final round down two strokes to Fred Funk. He finished at 20-under 268 for a five-stroke victory over Scott McCarron and Scott Parel.

Funk shot a 72 to tie for fourth with Marco Dawson (66). He had a triple bogey on No. 12, a hole Langer birdied. since Djokovic won in Miami a decade ago at 19.

“It’s nice to know that I can compete and play and win the biggest tournament­s on tour against the biggest players on tour,” Zverev said.

Zverev broke in the very first game and was never really challenged by Djokovic, who appeared drained after having to win two matches a day earlier to reach the final. Zardes drew a free kick and Romain Alessandri­ni’s entry off the set piece bounced off Ramirez, into the net.

Minnesota (3-7-2) has lost each of its last two games by one goal.

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