Annika Sorenstam Wins the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill
May 15th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Annika Sorenstam has convincingly shown that she is back to her pre injury form with a superb 7 shot victory at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill. After starting the day with a three-stroke lead, Sorenstam proceeded to card a final-round 66 with seven birdies and just two bogies on her way to a tournament-record 19-under-par (64-66-69-66=265) for the week. In doing so, Sorenstam captured her 72nd career win and became the first LPGA player to surpass the $22 million mark in career earnings.
It’s never flawless with Sorenstam, who believes that it’s possible to make birdie at every hole in a round and shoot 54, but coming down the stretch she was very close. She had five birdies on the back nine, including three in a row, before a bogey on the final hole.
“Winning this tournament is just a wonderful feeling,” Sorenstam said “I think I feel just relieved, I feel at peace with myself knowing I can play this golf course.”
The victory was the Swede’s third in eight events this season, and in the process she also answered the doubters who said she could no longer play with new No. 1 Lorena Ochoa.
The eight-time player of the year pulled away from Ochoa on Saturday, using her typical steadiness for a 2-under 69, then did the same to Jang on Sunday, leaving no doubt that her injuries are behind her, and that her once-unrivaled game is almost all the way back.
“I’m very proud of the way I played this week and I’m very happy with the way I’ve been hitting especially my iron shots and I’ve been making a lot of the putts,” Sorenstam said.
Sorenstam is planning a January wedding to fiance Mike McGee, has opened her own golf academy and also developed an appreciation for playing golf when her back didn’t let her.
Top Ten Results
1 Annika Sorenstam 64-66-69-66 265 Total -19 $330,000
T2 Allison Fouch 69-71-68-64 272 Total-12 $138,548
T2 Karen Stupples 67-69-70-66 272 Total-12 $138,548
T2 Christina Kim 70-67-66-69 272 Total-12 $138,548
T2 Jeong Jang 67-66-69-70 272 Total-12 $138,548
6 Katherine Hull 70-69-70-64 273 Total-11 $74,793
T7 Sophie Gustafson 71-71-66-66 274 Total-10 $58,727
T7 Candie Kung 66-74-66-68 274 Total-10 $58,727
T9 Stacy Prammanasudh 66-72-69-69 276 Total-8 $45,245
T9 Jee Young Lee 68-71-67-70 276 Total-8 $45,245
T9 Maria Hjorth 68-71-66-71 276 Total-8 $45,245
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