Michelle Wie wins Canadian Women’s Open

Michelle Wie closed with a two-under-par 70 on Sunday for a three-shot win at the CN Canadian Women’s Open, her second career victory on the LPGA Tour.

Wie, who was 12 under for the tournament, earned the winner’s check of $337,500 in the $2.25-million event at the St. Charles Country Club — the LPGA’s only stop in Canada.

Wie had five birdies, including on the 13th, 14th and 15th holes.

“I made a lot of crucial putts today,” said Wie, who at 10 years old was the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Championship.

Jiyai Shin of South Korea shot a 73 and tied for second with Kristy McPherson (66), defending champion Suzann Pettersen of Norway (69) and South Korea’s Jee Lee Young (69).

Wie led wire-to-wire after an opening 65 and was tied with Shin for the lead entering the final round at 10 under.

“My shot was really good, but my putting was so bad,” said Shin, who has four victories since joining the LPGA Tour last season.

“I (had) lots of chances for birdies, but I couldn’t make it just a couple times.”

Ai Miyazato (69) of Japan, the No. 1-ranked player heading into the Open, finished tied for 15th, while No. 2 Cristie Kerr (69) tied for eighth.

After the 20-year-old Wie ended her round on the 18th green, her longtime friend and fellow American player Christina Kim sprayed her with champagne.

“I was trying to run away from her,” Wie said with a laugh. “All I was thinking in my mind was I’m wearing white pants, please be nice Tina.”

Wie’s first career win came in November at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational during her rookie season. Her opening round this week featured the second hole-in-one of her pro career.

Wie said she’s heading back to school at Stanford after the LPGA’s next event — the P&G NW Arkansas Championship beginning Sept. 10.

Next year’s tournament will be held in Montreal and then Vancouver in 2012.

Bernhard Langer closed with a final-round 69 and pulled away from Nick Price down the stretch to win the Boeing Classic at Snoqualmie, Wash.

Langer got his fifth Champions Tour victory this season and the second in the Seattle area this year, after winning the U.S. Senior Open at Sammamish, Wash., a month ago.

His 18-under-par total matched Loren Roberts’ tournament record from last year.

Peter Uihlein, the top-ranked amateur player in the world, defeated David Chung, 4 and 2, to win the 110th U.S. Amateur championship at University Place, Wash.

ETC.

Rachel Alexandra is upset

Rachel Alexandra was upset by Persistently in the $300,000 Personal Ensign at Saratoga Race Course after the reigning horse of the year was caught in the final strides by the 20-1 longshot at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Rachel Alexandra has now lost three times in five starts this year after rolling to an 8-0 record in her 2009 championship season.

Persistently won the 11/4-mile Personal Ensign by one length for her first victory in a stakes race.

The Little League aces from Japan ended the United States’ five-year reign as World Series champions.

The team from Tokyo limited Waipahu, Hawaii, to four singles and got a homer and three runs batted in from Konan Tomori to take the Little League World Series title with a 4-1 victory at South Williamsport, Pa.

Lewis Hamilton overcame a late scare to win the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps and regain the overall lead of the Formula One championship.

Hamilton ran off the track with nine laps to race but recovered to keep the lead and edge second-place Mark Webber.

A 13-year-old motorcycle racer died after falling off his bike and being run over by another motorcycle at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Peter Lenz of Vancouver, Wash., was pronounced dead by the Marion County coroner after suffering “traumatic injuries.” The accomplished teenage rider crashed on a warmup lap before his race and was struck by 12-year-old Xavier Zayat, who was uninjured in the accident.