If the 6-iron from 199 yards Annika Sorenstam hit on the 72nd hole Sunday at Interlachen Country Club, as she has vowed, is her last in the U.S. Women's Open, it was some way to say goodbye. ...more

June 30, 2008

The third-round leader of the U.S. Women's Open has an amazing story. ...more

June 29, 2008

Brittany Lincicome's tee shot on her par-4 finishing hole of Thursday's first round of the U.S. Women's Open took off hot before bending left, not terribly unlike a fighter jet banking for final approach, and settling into three-inch rough under a thick cluster of trees. ...more

June 27, 2008

Michelle Wie didn't have THAT bad of a day. It only looked that way. ...more

June 27, 2008

It is only good manners, before delivering a collective atomic elbow to America's top female golfers, to acknowledge their playing field has drastically changed. Unlike years leading up to the mid 1990s, no longer is the LPGA a red, white and blue intramural league. More so than even its male counterpart, the women's pro tour has gone global. ...more

June 26, 2008

In 11 tournament appearances this year, Lorena Ochoa has won six times, including her second major championship. She has finished out of the top 10 only once. At 26, the native of Guadalajara, Mexico, recently set an LPGA Tour record for being the youngest player to reach $2 million in earnings. But it has been a difficult year. ...more

June 26, 2008

First, there is Lorena Ochoa, now the world's most dominant golfer on two legs. Following closely is the retiring Annika Sorenstam, ready to end her LPGA Hall of Fame career at the end of this season but still No. 2 in the world. After that two-fisted punch comes a wave of angles and story lines that could be built on readiness and resurgence. ...more

June 25, 2008

At 6,789 yards, Interlachen Country Club will play as the longest U.S. Women's Open course, but that may not be as tough as it sounds. ...more

June 25, 2008

Kwabena Sam-Brew, a 38-year-old immigrant from Ghana, doubted that Nana, his 5-year-old American-born daughter, would remember the rally that effectively crowned Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday night. But Sam-Brew said he would describe it to her: ...more

June 5, 2008