Golf

Annika Sorenstam Turns 70

Oh wait, I read that wrong. Sorenstam didn’t turn 70-years-old, but she did win her 70th LPGA tournament this weekend. My bad.

The Swedish golf star bested the field by two strokes yesterday to win at the SBS Open in Hawaii. She shot a three under on the final day. It was her first victory in 17 months after a winless 2007 that was shortened by a series of injuries.

In a strange turn of events, 2007 rookie of the year Angela Park missed taking second in the tournament because she was assessed a two-stroke penalty for holding up play. Golf has a shot clock? I’m not sure what the time limit is, but maybe the LPGA should consider shortening it a bit, say to like 30 seconds or something. That might get a few people interested.

What would also get people more interested in golf, and ladies’ golf in particular, is having more players like last year’s SBS Open winner Paula Creamer out on the links. She finished well behind the leaders with a four under, but that doesn’t stop me from posting a picture from her 2008 calendar (available only in Japan, I guess).

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