Heading For A Shootout At The Nabisco Championship
Lorena Ochoa had a mini-meltdown today on the 17th hole of the Nabiso Championship and ended up with a quadruple bogey on the hole, and she’s now 5 shots back of the leader, Se Ri Pak. Ochoa hit a loose tee shot on the 17th tee and ended up in some very tall grass and she tried to hit a flop shot, the club slid underneath the ball, never touching it. Ouch. That’s not that hard to do actually, but I am surprised she tried the flop shot and not the explosion shot that probably would have worked better.
Pak shot a 2-under 70, and is tied with Suzann Pettersen, but Paula Creamer is only 1 back heading into Sunday’s final round. Ochoa’s not out of it, but it’s going to take a mistake-free round of 66 or better to have a chance. There’s not question Pak has the experience to put this away, but with Creamer riding her rear bumper, it’s going to be a tough win.