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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam fired seven
birdies in a 5-under par 66 final round here Sunday to win the LPGA
Michelob Ultra Open by seven strokes and capture the 72nd crown of
her career.
Sorenstam, the former world’s No. 1 who went
winless last year, took her third title of the season with a 72-hole
tournament-record total of 19-under par 265 to claim the $330,000
top prize at the $2.2-million event.
“I feel great. The season has started very
well,” Sorenstam said. “It’s nice to be back playing some good
golf. I feel like I’m in control of the golf ball again. It’s a
nice feeling.”
Sorenstam, 37, won for the 27th time in the past
30 events which she has led entering the final round. It was her
second title in as many starts after taking the Stanford
International Pro-Am two weeks ago.
She began the day with a three-stroke edge and
after a bogey at the second made birdies at the par-5 third plus the
sixth and 10th. She also birded four of five holes starting at the
13th before concluding with a bogey.
“This was a very special one,” Sorenstam
said. “I love coming here. It’s a great golf course. I haven’t
played well here in the past. I really wanted to do something big
this week.”
Sorenstam did, with three of her lowest four
rounds in the past two years coming this week. Back and neck
injuries hampered the eight-time LPGA Player of the Year and 10-time
major champion in 2007.
-- AFP
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