It was a good weekend for golf’s wannabe top-ranked players. Phil Mickelson, who’s been struggling so far this season and even failed to make the cut at the AT&T at Pebble Beach, won the Northern Trust Open by two strokes over Jeff Quinney. It was his 33rd PGA win.
On the LPGA circuit, Annika Sorenstam showed that she’s brought her game for 2008. She won the SBS Open, the first LPGA event for the season, handily with two birdies on the last two holes. The win was an impressive #70 for Annika.
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The ladies of the LPGA begin the 2008 season this week in Hawaii at the SBS Open, played on the Arnold Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii. The field of 138 golfers, led by defending champion Paula Creamer, includes Annika Sorenstam, Suzann Petterson, and Natalie Gublis. Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa is sitting this week out.
The three-day tournament begins on Thursday, February 14 and concludes on Saturday. It is being broadcast on the Golf Channel each evening.
(photo of Paula Creamer © Forrest C Smith III/cc license)