Lorena Ochoa overcame a three-stroke deficit to win the Samsung World Championship, denying Annika Sorenstam a sixth victory at the event in Palm Desert, California.

Natalie Gulbis was denied her first title after she was defeated by a late rally from Mi Hyun Kim, who claimed the Jamie Farr Classic on the third play-off hole.

As darkness fell on the field, Se Ri Pak could be seen rising on the leaderboard at the Jamie Farr Classic.

World number one Annika Sorenstam beat American Pat Hurst 70-74 in an 18-hole play-off today to win her third US Women’s Open at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.

A couple of hours after finishing fourth in her first professional tournament, 16-year-old Michelle Wie was sensationally disqualified from the Samsung World Championship at Bighorn in Palm Desert, California.