American teenager Lexi Thompson notched her second victory in four starts by snatching a one-shot success in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.
The 18-year-old edged out her compatriot Stacy Lewis after birdieing the 18th hole at Guadalajara Country Club in Mexico to card a three-under-par 69 in the final round which took her to 16-under 272.
Thompson started the day one shot ahead of South Korea's IK Kim on 13 under with Lewis a shot further back in third.
Birdies at the seventh, ninth and 10th kept Thompson clear of Lewis, who also had three birdies over the first 10 holes, as Kim's challenge faded.
A bogey from Lewis at the 11th appeared to have handed Thompson the win but the following three holes saw a dramatic turnaround as Lewis rattled in three successive birdies and Thompson dropped a shot at the 12th.
However, there was to be one final twist over the closing holes as Lewis bogeyed the 17th and Thompson stepped in at the last - holing a five-foot birdie putt before Lewis missed from a similar distance - to add the title to her LPGA Malaysia crown from last month and her 2011 LPGA Navistar Classic victory.
South Korea's So Yeon Ryu fired in three birdies on the back nine for a 69 to claim third place on 13 under, two shots ahead of compatriot Inbee Park (69). Norway's Suzann Pettersen (70) shared fifth place with first-round leader Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand (71) on 10 under, while Kim slipped back to nine under following a three-over 75. England's Jodi Ewart-Shadoff had to settle for a share of 25th place on two under after closing with a level-par 72, while Catriona Matthew of Scotland (73) finished in 29th spot on level par for the tournament.
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