Miyazato defeats Lewis by two at Evian Masters By Associated Press July 24, 2011 11:20 AM ET EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France ?Ai Miyazato won the Evian Masters on Sunday, shooting a 2-under 70 to protect her two-shot lead and clinch her first title of the year. Miyazato played with consistency throughout the tournament, dropping shots on just five of 72 holes and finishing with a 15-under total of 273. Stacy Lewis of the United States also shot a 70 to finish two shots back in second, with a trio of players another stroke behind. . 밒t feels amazing, this is my favorite tournament so I뭢 really happy that I could win this again,?Miyazato said. 밇specially (because) right now, Japan뭩 having a tough time. So I am just really happy to bring some happiness to Japan.? Miyazato had not won a title since the Safeway Classic last August, and the 26-year-old Japanese player now has seven LPGA titles overall. She won her first LPGA title at Evian in 2009, and added five more last year. 밫here was so much happening at the beginning of the season, to be honest,?Miyazato said, referring to the natural disasters that hit Japan in March. 밒 always have Japan in my thoughts, it gives me motivation to play.? Miyazato raised both arms in the air after she sank her winning putt, and several players ran on to the green to soak her with water. She says she will donate a sum of her $487,500 prize money to the relief efforts dealing with the fallout of the earthquake and an ensuing tsunami that have devastated Japan. 밒 haven뭪 decided yet, whether it will be all of the amount or some of it,?she said. 밫his year I was playing for Japan.? Miyazato joins two-time winners Laura Davies of England and Annika Sorenstam of Sweden, and needs one more Evian win to tie Sweden뭩 Helen Alfredsson, the inaugural tournament champion and record-holder. 밒 want to win it as many times as possible,?Miyazato said. 밒 am looking forward to getting more opportunities.? Lewis, the Kraft Nabisco winner, kept the pressure on and moved one shot behind Miyazato with a birdie on the 15th. 밯e played in the same group yesterday, she played well without mistakes,?Miyazato said. 밇ven though she was in front of me I knew she would play solid today.? Then, with a birdie chance to even the match on the next hole, Lewis three-putted for a bogey to again drop her two shots back of Miyazato. Lewis had been self-critical after all of her previous three rounds, saying she lacked a cutting edge in the last few holes of the day. That again proved to be the case, with Lewis?putt for birdie on the 17th stopping agonizingly short. She could only make par on the 18th, a hole designed for attacking. Miki Saiki of Japan, Angela Stanford of the United States, and South Korea뭩 I.K. Kim all finished three shots behind Miyazato. Kim had moved into contention at 10 under following a brilliant third round of 64, but the South Korean뭩 bid was undone by three straight bogeys on the front nine Sunday. Miyazato started the day with three birdies and no bogeys on the front nine. On the fifth hole, Miyazato뭩 drive hit the lip of the green and rolled back, leaving her a 15-yard uphill putt for birdie. She got it close enough to comfortably make par, and then birdied the sixth and had another on the eighth to surge ahead at 16 under. At that point, it looked as if it would be a comfortable victory. Miyazato then showed signs of nerves on the back nine. A bogey on the 12th and a birdie from Hong, Miyazato뭩 playing partner on the day, trimmed her lead to one shot. Miyazato bounced right back with a birdie on the next hole, while Hong bogeyed to drop three behind and give Miyazato some breathing space, which she needed after another bogey on the 14th. 밒 was nervous this morning, but I had a really good feeling with my game and I really trusted myself,?Miyazato said. 밇ven when my lead was down to one I was never in a hurry, I expected that to happen.? Stanford started her round poorly with a double-bogey on No. 1, although she made amends with three consecutive birdies halfway through the front nine. Sweden뭩 Maria Hroth, tied for the first-round lead at 5 under, made only par to finish five shots back. 밒 had a few bad holes today, so it was a bit disappointing,?said Hroth, who had four bogeys. 밫he course was still playing very wet and very soft, it뭩 been playing very similar over the four days