Stacy Lewis wins, gives earnings to relief efforts

PORTLAND, Ore. — Stacy Lewis won for Houston.

Lewis ended a long winless streak Sunday at Cambia Portland Classic, with her $195,000 in winnings going to the relief efforts in her hometown area.

Her two biggest sponsors also stepped up, with KPMG matching her donation and Marathon Oil kicking in $1 million.

“Probably was more pressure, to be honest,” Lewis said. “I think that’s what helped me through the week, knowing people wanted me to do well. People wanted me to win this for Houston. To do it when I added pressure to myself is a pretty good, pretty cool deal.”

The 32-year-old Lewis, from The Woodlands just north of Houston, won her 12th LPGA Tour title and first since June 2014, ending a frustrating stretch that included 12 runner-up finishes. She closed with a 3-under 69 to hold off In Gee Chun by a stroke at tree-lined Columbia Edgewater.

Lewis embraced and kissed husband Gerrod Chadwell, the University of Houston women’s golf coach, on the 18th green.

Lewis parred the final 11 holes, while Chun also parred the final two holes in a 66.

Lewis finished at 20-under 268 after opening with rounds of 70, 64 and 65 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round. She also broke through in Portland after finishing second twice — two strokes behind Suzann Pettersen in 2013 and four shots behind Canada’s Brooke Henderson last year.

On Sunday, Lewis birdied four of the first seven holes, and made the turn four strokes ahead of Chun.

Henderson, trying to win for the third straight year, had a 70 to tie for 15th at 10 under. The 19-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., had an eagle and three birdies in a four-hole stretch, but finished with a triple bogey on 18.

Hamilton’s Alena Sharp (73) was 6 under while Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., was 2 over following a final-round 72.