Women's Open goes to 3-hole playoff
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The U.S. Women's Open will use a three-hole playoff format starting this year, leaving the U.S. Open as the only major championship with an 18-hole playoff.
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Annika Sorenstam could not have asked for a better day in the U.S. Women&#039;s Open. She played solidly for an even-par 71 in the morning to keep a share of the lead, then spent the afternoon resting in her palatial quarters as Pat Hurst, Michelle Wie and the rest of her challengers battled the blustery conditions at Newport Country Club, knowing they would have a short night before the marathon finish.
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Annika Sorenstam gets pep talks from Tiger Woods and awe from her opponents. When she was done with Pat Hurst in their U.S. Women&#039;s Open playoff, there was nothing for the runner-up to do but ask for an autograph.
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Top seed and world No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne beat qualifier Tzipora Obziler in three sets to advance to the third round of the US Open, while the men&#39;s and women&#39;s French Open champions were eliminated.
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SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - American Cristie Kerr shot a final round 70 on Sunday to win the U.S. women's Open at Pine Needles. On five-under-par 279 she lifted the $560,000 top prize by two shots.
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Golf's landscape can change quickly. Phil Mickelson had a two-shot lead with three holes to play at the U.S. Open. He looked like a lock to win his third straight major and head to Hoylake for a shot at his own Grand Slam, and a spot in history that was supposed to be the private domain of Tiger Woods.
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Anthony Kim must have felt like he won a major the way he qualified for his first one. In an 11-man playoff for one spot in the U.S. Open on Monday, Kim holed a bunker shot on the first extra hole simply to stay in the game, then earned a ticket to Oakmont with a par on the third extra hole of a 36-hole qualifier loaded with PGA Tour players.
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After topping the LPGA State Farm Classic leaderboard for the second straight day, Sherri Steinhauer was well aware that Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam was just three strokes behind her.
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Jane Park won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, clinching her first U.S. Golf Association title when Amanda McCurdy bogeyed the 36th and final hole.
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World number three Phil Mickelson moved two strokes clear of the field midway through his third round at the Scottish Open on Saturday.
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PGA Tour rookie Jeff Quinney will carry a three shot lead into the third round of the Phoenix Open after second round play was completed on Saturday.
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Hee-Won Han stumbled her way into a playoff last month, then stumbled in the playoff and lost. On Sunday at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, she did the opposite, making a clutch birdie on the final hole of
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Rod Pampling finished the storm-delayed third round with a flourish Saturday, holing a 40-foot birdie putt to take the lead and hitting a terrific fairway bunker shot that capped off a 4-under 68, giving him a three-shot lead at the Memorial.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - The 288-yard eighth hole at Oakmont Country Club, which will become the longest par three in major championship history at this week's U.S. Open, has sparked animated debate among the top players.
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The finale of the LPGA season had a familiar ending, with Annika Sorenstam playing the starring role. A back-nine duel and a sudden-death playoff resulted
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Rookie Angela Park shot a 6-under 66 in windy conditions Thursday to take the early lead in the first round of the Fields Open. Meaghan Francella survived a triple bogey to open with a 68, and South Korea's Jeong Jang and Jee Young Lee shot 69s. Amy Hung also was 3 under, with 10 holes left.
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The U.S. Women&#039;s Open has given Annika Sorenstam fits the last 10 years. On Friday, it gave her reason to believe her fortunes were changing.