Strong finish gives Ji her first title

(CNN) -- Eun-Hee Ji from South Korea picked up her first LPGA title with a strong finish at the Wegmans tournament at Locust Hill, New York.

Trailing Suzann Pettersen by three strokes with five holes to play Ji sank a 30-foot birdie putt while the Norwegian world number three bogeyed.

Pettersen remained one in front with four holes to go but she missed the green at the short 15th where Ji made another birdie.

The 22-year-old South Korean said afterwards that she "was starting to feel nervous" when she realized she was leading, but she matched Pettersen's birdie at 17 and nearly sank a long birdie attempt at the last as she held on for the maiden Tour victory.

Ji had a total of seven birdies and two bogeys in her round of 67, while Pettersen, who was three strokes clear after 54 holes, bogeyed three of the last six holes as she slipped to par 72.

Ji finished at 16-under 272, with Pettersen two adrift.

The 30-footer at 13 was the key stroke for Ji. "It was a right to left downhill, it was a long putt," she said.

"I was aiming to put the ball near the hole, not into the hole. But the ball followed the line that I saw and went into the cup."

South Korea's Hee-Won Han (69) and Jeong Jang (68) shared third on 276.

Despite her disappointing fadeout Pettersen, winner of the Swiss Open last month, felt that her performance was encouraging heading into the third major of the season, the US Women's Open at Interlachen Country Club in Minnesota this week.

"I was working on a few swing things last week and didn't really expect too much this week," said Pettersen, who was second in the first major of the season, the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

"It's good to have come out and played well before the US Open."

For once world number one, and defending champion, Lorena Ochoa was never really in the hunt.

The Mexican managed four birdies in the final seven holes en route to a 69 that gave her a share of seventh place.

She has finished outside the top 10 just once in 11 starts this year.

Teenager Michelle Wie, who tied for sixth in last month's German Open on the European Tour, had her best round of the tournament with a 69 which gave her a share of 24th.

The 18-year-old from Hawaii has qualified for a sixth straight US Women's Open and warmed up for it with her best result on the LPGA tour since she injured her wrist early last season.