Sorenstam collects her first win of the season

Annika Sorenstam rallied to win her first LPGA Tour event of the year, shooting a 4-under 68 in windy conditions Sunday for a three-stroke victory in the inaugural MasterCard Classic in Huixquilucan, Mexico.

Sorenstam had eight birdies -- five in a row on Nos. 2-6 -- to offset four bogeys on the high-altitude Bosque Real Country Club course.

The Swedish star, also playing for the first time since filing for divorce from David Esch, won her 57th LPGA Tour title, finishing at 7-under 209. Last year, she won eight tour events and two international titles.

"I'm looking forward to the rest of the season," Sorenstam said. "I wanted everybody to know that I'm ready to play and ready to go."

Sorenstam earned $180,000 for the victory, her second straight tour win. She finished last season with a victory in the ADT Championship in November.

Karrie Webb, the ANZ Ladies Masters winner last week in Australia, had a 70 to finish second. Second-round leader Cristie Kerr shot a 75 to match South Korea's Hee-Won Han (71) at 3 under, and Mexican star Lorena Ochoa (68) rallied to finish fifth at 2 under. Rookie Paula Creamer (68) and Michelle Redman (72) were 1 under.

Dalhousie Golf Club touring professional Karen Stupples tied for 27th, shooting a final round 71 to finish at 4-over par 220.

The tournament was the first LPGA Tour event in Mexico since 1975.

Dubai Desert Classic

Ernie Els made an 18-foot eagle putt on the final hole to beat Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Wales' Stephen Dodd by a stroke in the Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates

Els, the South African star who also won the tournament in 1994 and 2002, shot a 4-under 68 for a 19-under 269 total. Dodd closed with a 66, and Jimenez shot a 70. Scotland's Colin Montgomerie (69) was fourth at 16 under.