Showing posts with label Annika Sorenstam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Annika Sorenstam. Show all posts

Monday, August 4, 2008

LPGA Update: Shin wins Open

Ji-Yai Shin shot a 6-under for the final round on Sunday to win the Ricoh's British Open. Shin, who finished all four rounds with a 18-under, won the Open by three shots. Yani Tseung also shot a 6-under to finish in second. Her four round total was 15-under.

Eun-Hee Ji and Yuri Fudoh finished in third when they finished the tournament at 14-under. Ai Miyazato finished the tournament in fifth place. She shot 13-under for the tournament after shooting 2-under on Sunday.

Defending champion Lorena Ochoa finished in a tie for seventh place. She was 11-under for the tournament..

Paula Creamer and Karrie Webb finished in a tie for ninth.

In her final major, Annika Sorenstam finished in a tie four 24th. She went 6-under for the tournament.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

LPGA Update: Inkster leads at Open


Day one of the Ricoh's British Open has come and gone. Today, it was all about Juli Inkster. The seven-time major winner shot a 7-under 65 to lead the Open by one shot. Inkster had five birdies and one eagle for the round.

Seven players are currently tied for second at the Open. Among those who are tied are Laura Diaz, Yuri Fudoh, Ji Young Oh and Johanna Head.

Former Open champion Karen Stupples is tied for ninth after the first round. Stupples shot a 5-under 67. Stupples made seven birdies and two bogeys.

Defending Open champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 3-under 69 to finish her round in a tie for 22nd place. American Natalie Gulbis is also tied for 22nd.

Annika Sorenstam had a quiet first round. The soon-to-be retired golfer shot a par round of 72. Sorenstam is tied in 66th place, along with Paula Creamer, Karrie Webb and Grace Park.

We should have more coverage tomorrow.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Open Championship Preview: Ochoa looks for two straight


Lorena Ochoa has the chance to become the first back-to-back winner at the British Open in more than ten years when she tees it off this weekend at Sunningdale. Ochoa shot a 5-under to win the Open Championship last year when it was held at St. Andrew's. The 26-year-old defeated Jee Young Kim to win her first of two majors. In the three other tournament finishes at the Open, Ochoa has two top five finishes and one cut.

We'll see if the #1 female golfer in the world has what it takes to defeat the rest of the pack on her way to a third straight major.

Annika Sorenstam has a chance to close out the final major of her career with a win. Sorenstam previously won the Open in 2003, her only Open title. Sorenstam also has the opportunity to win her 10th career major.

Se Ri Pak was the last golfer to win the Open when it was in Sunningdale. She won the title in 2001. Pak could win it once more here in Sunningdale.

Monday, June 30, 2008

LPGA Update: Park wins US Open



South Korean golfer Inbee Park went 2-under 71 for the fourth round to clinch her first US Open at the Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn.

The 19-year-old finished 9-under for the tournament, more than four shots ahead of runner-up Helen Alfredsson, who went 2-over for the round yesterday.

Paula Creamer finished in a tie for sixth at 3-under for the tournament. Cramer shot a 5-over 78 in the fourth round to close out her tournament.

Amateur Jessica Korda had the best rounds of the day when she shot a 4-under 69. Korda finished tied for 19th, going 2-over for the tournament.

Annika Sorenstam went 5-over today to go 3-over for the tournament. Sorenstam got an eagle on the 18th hole to end her round and her final US Open.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

LPGA Update: US Open Day 1


Day one has come and gone at the US Women's Open at the Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn. Ji Young Oh and Pat Hurst are tied at the top of the leaderboard after both shot a -6, 67 for the round. Oh shot a -4 on the back nine to help her get to the top. Both players are one shot ahead of Song-Hee Kim, who shot a -5, 68.

Paula Cramer is among four players tied in eighth place, after firing a -3, 70 for the round today. Cramer is tied with the likes of Laura Davies, Helen Alfredsson and Catriona Matthew.

Lorena Ochoa shot even par for the round today. Annika Sorenstam shot +2 for the round today. Michelle Wie had one of the worst rounds of the day, when she shot a +8, 81 for the first round. She is tied in 146th place.

Friday, June 20, 2008

LPGA Update: Seven-way shootout

The Women's US Open is going on next weekend and a win this weekend could give us an early favorite as to how things will go.

It's a fun time if you are one of the seven at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Wegmans LPGA held at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y.

Brace yourself for the long list....Ai Miyazato, Jeong Jang, Inbee Park, Cristie Kerr, Song-Hee Kim, Soo-Yun Kang and Jimin Jeong all shot 4-under , 68 in the first round earlier this afternoon. Morgan Pressel was among seven players that were tied for eighth.

Pressel shot a 3-under, 69 for the round. Brittany Lincicome is three shots back after she hit a 1-under, 71. Michelle Wie is also 1-under after the first round. Natalie Gulbis is tied in 36th place, going even for the round today.

Kraft Nabisco champion Lorena Ochoa also finished her first round at even for the day. Annika Sorenstam finished her round, 1-over for the day.

Paula Creamer had a rough day yesterday. Creamer had three bogies, one birdie on her way to a 2-over, 74 for the round.