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Round 4 Summary
As expected, Webb's five-shot lead proved too daunting
for Se Ri Pak, who did not get the flatstick working even for short
birdie putts that would have gotten her in close. Still, with Webb
shooting 1-under for the day (69), Pak would have had to shoot 64
just to tie and force an 18-hole playoff. So Karrie put her game
on cruise control and kept going for fairways and greens. She hit
two fairly dramatic putts on the 71st (40-foot "goobler")
and 72nd holes (20-footer) to extend her margin of victory over
the field to 7 shots, the greatest margin in 21 years of Open history.
Dottie Pepper had a good round, too, and finished sole 3rd. Of the
150 Open contestants, Webb was the ONLY player to fiish 72 holes
at less than par.
Some details:
Top 10 rank after Round 4 (plus Annika Sorenstam
and Inskter)
|
Player
|
Score
|
GIRs of 72
|
Birdies
|
Bogeys
|
Comment
|
| Webb, Karrie (1) |
70-65-69-69 (273 -7)
|
16-13-11-11 (51/72 71%)
|
3-5-3-4 (15)
|
3-0-2-3 (8)
|
Day1: Best of the field for
GIRs! Too many bogeys. If she can plug the leakage, she'll be
in the top 5 after three rounds. Day 2: No bogeys! Hot putter.
Day 3: Staying clean. Day 4: cruise control. For the Tournament,
she hit 84% of the fairways, 47 of 56. |
| Pak, Se Ri (2) |
69-70-70-72 (281 +1)
|
14-12-14-11 (51/72 71%)
|
2-2-3-4 (11)
|
1-2-3-6 (12)
|
Day 1: Excellent -- very strong play! Only 1 bogey!!
Watch out. Day 2: Steady. Day 3: Too many bogeys. Day 4: 6 bogeys!!
Sour putting, even at 3 feet. She actually might have had a
chance but shot herself in the foot. Could have made 7-8 birdies. |
| Pepper, Dottie (3) |
74-69-70-69 (282 +2) |
10-11-13-9 (43/72 60% |
2-4-3-5 (14) |
4+1DB - 3 - 3-4 (16) |
Day 1: Not good! Day 2: Much much better. Day
3: Strengthening, but too late. Day 4: Great ball striking and
me good putts. |
| Kerr, Cristie (T4) |
69-73-71-70 (283 +3)
|
14-11-12-10 (47/72 65%)
|
3-2-3-3 (11)
|
2-5-4-3 (14)
|
Day 1: Last year's runner-up to Karrie Webb --
very clean round. Day 2: Slipping; too many bogeys. Day 3: better,
but too late. Day 4: Very consistent but not stellar. Still,
cream rising to the top. |
| Turner, Sherri (T4) |
72-70-71-70 (283 +3) |
9-10-10-15 (44/72 61%) |
1+1E - 2+1E - 3 - 3 (13) |
5-4-4- 1+1DB (16) |
Day 1: five bogeys cancelled an otherwise good
round. Day 2: better, but still too many bogeys. Day 3: same.
Day 4: very strong back nine, but 1 unfortunate double bogey
on #11 kept this Greensboro / Minnesota star from tieing for
second. Look at those 15 GIRs! But took 33 putts this round. |
| Matthew, Catriona (T4) |
72-68-70-73 (283 +3) |
11-12-12-8 (43/72 60%) |
2-4-2-3 (11) |
4-2-2-6 (14) |
Day 1: Oops! Day 2: fairly strong. Day 3: Steady
but too late. Day 4: Missed GIRs and took 6 bogeys. |
| Kane, Lorie (T7) |
75-68-72-69 (284 +4) |
10-13-12-11 (44/72 61%) |
1-3-0-4 (8) |
0+3DB - 1 - 2 - 3 (12) |
Day 1: Ugh - 3 double bogeys! Day 2: Great round!
Lots of GIRs, only 1 bogey. Day 3: Still strong, just no birdies.
Day 4: Played her way into the top 10 with four birdies. |
| Albers, Kristi (T7) |
71-69-74-70 (284 +4) |
9-9-9-12 (39/72 54%) |
4-4-1-3 (12) |
3+1DB - 3 -5 -3 (16) |
Day 1: Ok start, not enough GIRs. Day 2: better,
steady, cut out some bogeys. Day 3: Way bad! Day 4: Not bad
when even par gets you into the top 10 at the Open. |
| Kuehne, Kelli (T7) |
70-71-72-71 (284 +4)
|
8-9-10-12 (27/72 54%)
|
4-4-3-0 (11)
|
4-5-5-1 (15)
|
Day 1: The US Open is not the time to rely upon
scrambling. Day 2: still scrambling, way too many bogeys. Day
3: still scrambling, slightly fading. Day 4: Eliminated the
bogeys, but also didn't get birdies. Better GIRs. |
| Doolan, Wendy (T7) |
71-70-70-73 (284 +4) |
13-12-7-12 (32/72 61%) |
2-3-3-2 (10) |
3-3-3-3+1DB (14) |
Day 1: lots of GIRs. Day 2: ok. Day 3: Missed
lots of greens. Day 4: Double bogey on par-3 #5 kept her from
T3. |
| Inkster, Julie (T12) |
68-72-71-75 (286 +6)
|
14-10-9-11 (44/72 61%)
|
5-2-5-1 (13)
|
1 + 1 DB - 4 - 4 + 1DB - 2+2DB (19)
|
Day 1: Plenty of GIRs, lots of birdies, 1 unfortunate
double bogey, without which she would be the clear leader. Day
2: fewer GIRs, more bogeys. Day 3: fewer greens, more bogeys
again, but 5 birdies. Generally weakening. Day 4: very rough;
2 double bogeys, not much putting to covert plenty of GIRs. |
| Sorenstam, Annika (16) |
70-72-73-72 (287 +7)
|
14-10-9-12 (45/72 63%)
|
4-2-2-2 (10)
|
2 + 1 DB - 4 - 5 - 4 (17)
|
Day 1: Where did that double bogey come from?
A little off in Round 1, but still hanging in. She'll be in
the hunt after Round 2, but she has to cut out the bogeys. A
better putter than Webb, but it may not help. Day 2: Way fewer
GIRs! Still bogeying. Day 3: Even fewer GIRs and more bogeys.
Fading. Day 4: Still hitiing GIRs but also still carding bogeys. |
Round 3 Summary
Karrie Web pours it on while every major contender
except Se Re Pak fades, giving Webb a 5-shot lead over Se Ri Pak.
Only six times in Open history has a player overcome a five-shot
deficit in the final round, so it's fairly unlikely Pak can catch
Webb. Barring something pretty unfortunate for Webb, it's just about
Lights Out time at the US Women's Open. The weather is great this
Sunday morning, so that won't be a factor. Peggy Kirk bell predicted
something like 6 under would win, so expect Webb to shoot even to
2-under today and get out of Dodge with her second Open title in
a row.
Analysis of performance stats says everyone exceptWebb,
Pak and Matthew are not having great tournaments. So the field is
basically falling back some. Some details:
Top 10 rank after Round 3 (plus Annika)
|
Player
|
Score
|
GIRs of 54
|
Birdies
|
Bogeys
|
Comment
|
| Webb, Karrie (1) |
70-65-69 (204 -6)
|
16-13-11 (40/54 74%)
|
3-5-3 (11)
|
3-0-2 (5)
|
Day1: Best of the field for GIRs! Too many bogeys.
If she can plug the leakage, she'll be in the top 5 after three
rounds. Day 2: No bogeys! Hot putter. Day 3: Staying clean. |
| Pak, Se Ri (2) |
69-70-70 (209 -1)
|
14-12-14 (40/54 74%)
|
2-2-3 (7)
|
1-2-3 (6)
|
Day 1: Excellent -- very strong play! Only 1 bogey!!
Watch out. Day 2: Steady. Day 3: Too many bogeys. |
| Matthew, Catriona (3) |
72-68-70 (210 even) |
11-12-12 (35/54 65%) |
2-4-2 (8) |
4-2-2 (8) |
Day 1: Oops! Day 2: fairly strong. Day 3: Steady
but too late. |
| Fudoh, Yuri (T4) |
73-68-70 (211 +1) |
11-11-11 (33/54 61%) |
0-4-3 (7) |
3-2-3 (8) |
Day 1: Oops. Day 2: same as cattriona. Day 3:
too many bogeys, but very stedy overall. |
| Doolan, Wendy (T4) |
71-70-70 (211 +1) |
13-12-7 (32/54 59%) |
2-3-3 (8) |
3-3-3 (9) |
Day 1: lots of GIRs. Day 2: ok. Day 3: Missed
lots of greens. |
| Inkster, Julie (T4) |
68-72-71 (211 +1)
|
14-10-9 (33/54 61%)
|
5-2-5 (12)
|
1 + 1 DB - 4 - 4 + 1DB (13)
|
Day 1: Plenty of GIRs, lots of birdies, 1 unfortunate
double bogey, without which she would be the clear leader. Day
2: fewer GIRs, more bogeys. Day 3: fewer greens, more bogeys
again, but 5 birdies. Generally weakening. |
| Kuehne, Kelli (T7) |
70-71-72 (213 +3)
|
8-9-10 (27/54 50%)
|
4-4-3 (11)
|
4-5-5 (14)
|
Day 1: The US Open is not the time to rely upon
scrambling. Day 2: still scrambling, way too many bogeys. Day
3: still scrambling, slightly fading. |
| Eathorne, AJ (T7) |
67-71-75 (213 +3)
|
9-12-11 (32/54 59%)
|
3-1-1 (5)
|
0-2- 4+1DB (8)
|
Day 1: Not enough GIRs, but bogey-free. Top-notch
scrambling. Day 2: Better, more GIRs, but faltering birdies.
Day 3: Way too many bogeys. Gone. |
| Turner, Sherri (T7) |
72-70-71 (213 +3) |
9-10-10 (29/54 54% |
1+1E - 2+1E - 3 (10) |
5-4-4 (13) |
Day 1: five bogeys cancelled an otherwise good
round. Day 2: better, but still too many bogeys. Day 3: same. |
| Kerr, Cristie (T7) |
69-73-71 (213 +3)
|
14-11-12 (37/54 69%)
|
3-2-3 (8)
|
2-5-4 (11)
|
Day 1: Last year's runner-up to Karrie Webb --
very clean round. Day 2: Slipping; too many bogeys. Day 3: better,
but too late. |
| Pepper, Dottie (T7) |
74-69-70 (213 +3) |
10-11-13 (34/54 63% |
2-4-3 (9) |
4+1DB - 3 - 3 (12) |
Day 1: Not good! Day 2: Much much better. Day
3: Strengthening, but too late. |
| Sorenstam, Annika (T17) |
70-72-73 (215 +5)
|
14-10-9 (33/54 61%)
|
4-2-2 (8)
|
2 + 1 DB - 4 - 5 (13)
|
Day 1: Where did that double bogey come from?
A little off in Round 1, but still hanging in. She'll be in
the hunt after Round 2, but she has to cut out the bogeys. A
better putter than Webb, but it may not help. Day 2: Way fewer
GIRs! Still bogeying. Day 3: Even fewer GIRs and more bogeys.
Fading. |
Round 2 Summary
Play Suspended For Day Pine Needles, N.C. -- Play
was halted until Saturday because of inclement weather. Torrential
rain and hail stopped play for good at 2:36 p.m., after the championship
had been halted two previous times due to lightning. More than two
inches of rain had fallen from 2:45-4:30 p.m. The overall delay
lasted four hours and 33 minutes. The driving range will open at
5:30 a.m. Saturday and play will resume at 7 a.m., picking up with
the second round. Thirteen groups (39 players) from Friday were
still waiting to tee off. Of the 150 players in the field, 105 of
them had not completed Friday's round.
Among those who finished were Karrie Webb with a blistering
65 and julie Inkster witha 2-over 72. Annika Sorensam played two
holes at +1 (bogeyed the second hole) before play was suspended.
Se Ri Pak also played these two holes at even. Webb's putting got
hot, getting around the second time in 8 fewer putts than the first
round (34 putts versus 26 putts). The greens should play easier
now, but if the tee shots don't roll much, this gives an advantage
to players with a lot of carry and who otherwise get in trouble
with balls rolling out of the fairway into the rough, rather than
simply hitting into the rough. I believe this favors Webb a bit
over Sorenstam.
Round 1 Summary
Round 1 kicked off the Championship without too many surprises.
Greens-in-regulation and keeping bogeys off the card tell the real
story here. The current leaders are not doing too well with hitting
greens in regulation, but they are keeping bogeys off. The dangerous
contenders, Webb and Sorenstam, hit lots of greens in regulation
but didn't keep the card as clean. Watch for the players hitting
the greens consistently to overtake the field, and watch in that
group to see who is keeping relatively bogey-free.
Some details:
Top 10 rank after Round 1
|
Player
|
Score
|
GIRs of 18
|
Birdies
|
Bogeys
|
Comment
|
| Figg-Currier, Cindy |
67 (-3)
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
Plenty of birdies, but not enough GIRs. |
| Eathorne, AJ |
67 (-3)
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
Not enough GIRs, but bogey-free. Top-notch scrambling. |
| Inkster, Julie |
68 (-2)
|
14
|
5
|
2 + 1 DB
|
Plenty of GIRs, lots of birdies, 1 unfortunate
double bogey, without which she would be the clear leader. |
| McGill, Jill |
68 (-2)
|
11
|
3
|
1
|
Very solid, but not great. |
| Kim, Mi Hyun |
68 (-2)
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
Not enough GIRs. |
| Keever, Stephanie (amateur) |
69 (-1)
|
10
|
5
|
4
|
Lots of birdies, but too many bogeys. High am. |
| Pak, Se Ri |
69 (-1)
|
14
|
2
|
1
|
Excellent -- very strong play! Only 1 bogey!!
Watch out. |
| Kerr, Cristie |
69 (-1)
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
Last year's runner-up to Karrie Webb -- very clean
round. |
| Ammaccapane, Dina |
69 (-1)
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
A little uneven. |
| Sinn, Pearl |
70
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
Par-machine! Could really use a few more GIRs.
Strong. |
| Webb, Karrie |
70
|
16
|
3
|
3
|
Best of the field for GIRs! Too many bogeys. If
she can plug the leakage, she'll be in the top 5 after three
rounds. |
| Kuehne, Kelli |
70
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
The US Open is not the time to rely upon scrambling. |
| Bartholomew, Jean |
70
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
Ditto, even more so. |
| Sorenstam, Annika |
70
|
14
|
4
|
2 + 1 DB
|
Where did that double bogey come from? A little
off in Round 1, but still hanging in. She'll be in the hunt
after Round 2, but she has to cut out the bogeys. A better putter
than Webb, but it may not help. |
| Ward, Wendy |
70
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
Another par-machine, just like Pearl Sinn. |
| Burks, Audra |
70
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
A third par-machine! And the strongest of this
subgroup to watch. |
| Hjorth, Maria |
70
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
Not enough GIRs, too many bogeys. |
| Nilsmark, Catrin |
70
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
Scrambling, with way too few GIRs. |
| Steinhauer, Sherri |
70
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
Not bad at all. A- round because of the bogeys. |
| Myers, Terry-Jo |
70
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
Very strong play! |
| Nakano, Aki |
70
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
Not bad at all. A- round because of the bogeys. |
| Neumann, Liselotte |
70
|
13
|
2
|
2
|
Good, steady golf! Almost a par-machine. |
| Redman, Michelle |
70
|
14
|
3
|
3
|
Great GIR stats. That'll play. |
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