Sorenstam walks off into sunset after 75
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Standing in the center of a sun-drenched 18th green, as waves of cheers rippled from a packed gallery, Annika Sorenstam hugged caddie Terry McNamara and took the flag from his hand.
She held it high, like a conquering hero, then slammed it into the hole.
“It’s over,” she said. Sorenstam’s tour career presumably ended Friday
afternoon, when she failed to qualify for the third round of the ADT Championship. She shot a 3-over 75, putting her at 5 over for the week — two shots away from surviving the cut from 32 down to 16 today for Saturday, after which the field will be pared in half again before the final round battle for $1 million.
“All of a sudden, the time is here,” Sorenstam said. “You’re standing there on the 18th fairway and it’s your last approach shot in an LPGA event. A lot of thoughts go through your head . . . and what’s been the coolest thing this week is all these people who showed up that I don’t know, my fans.”
Katherine Hull shot 71 to get to 5 under, making her the leader after two rounds, a fact that will be completely irrelevant today. The scorecards of the surviving 16 all get erased for the third round, and will again when the final eight play Sunday.
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