Nomura claims four-shot win at Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic

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(Reuters) - Haru Nomura of Japan survived windy conditions and a mid-round meltdown to claim her second win of the season, a four-shot victory at Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic in San Francisco on Sunday. Nomura battled her way to a closing 73 to finish at nine-under-par 279, increasing her three-shot overnight lead on the Lake Merced course, but the final round was anything but a cakewalk for the 23-year-old from Yokohama. Adding to her breakthrough Women's Australian Open victory in February, Nomura joins world number one New Zealander Lydia Ko and South Korean Jang Ha-na as multiple winners early in the LPGA season.

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