In the battle between youth and experience Annika Sorenstam prevailed over 15-year old amateur Michelle Wie. This was far from a blow-out as Sorenstam only won by three strokes with a 1-over 73 over the teenager. Starting with a five-stroke advantage, it appeared to be Sorenstam’s tournament but Wie made it difficult on the LPGA’s number one golfer.
As Wie charged through the course making her 18 holes look easy Annika looked a bit sloppy and uncomfortable as time took it’s toll on the 34-year old Sorenstam. Wie challenged the course and came in under par while Sorenstam tired late in the round bogeying three of her final four holes.
In the end however experience prevailed and Annika laid claim to a $270,000 check, a beautiful sterling silver trophy and her second major title of 2005. As Annika said when accepting her trophy at the McDonalds LPGA Championship for the third consecutive year, “I wanted it so badly. It’s a dream come true”.
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Saturday at the Booz Allen Classic was just like any other day on the PGA Tour right? That is far from the truth, as 55-year old Tom Kite holds the lead by one over a host of others at 
I have putted with a mallet-style putter my entire (golfing) life. I started out with a Teardrop putter before finally getting an Odyssey White Hot last year. I feel more comfortable with a larger putter (no comments, please!). So when I saw the new Aserta Monster putter, I definitely wanted to give it a shot to see if I could become more consistent on the greens. I quickly realized that “consistency” and the Monster putter go hand-in-hand. I was able to one-putt nearly everything inside of ten feet and even had success on my longer putts as well.
Matt Gogel shot a blistering course-record 63 in the opening round at the Booz Allen Classic on Thursday, but he couldn’t follow that round up with another good one on Friday. Gogel stumbled to a 72 on Friday and was passed by Australian Robert Allenby. Allenby followed his opening-round 68 up with a second-round 65 on Friday to take the lead at the halfway point at 
One of the worst-kept secrets in golf equipment this year is that Callaway Golf has a new ball being tested on the pro tours. While the HX Tour ball has been a staple on tour for more than a year, Phil Mickelson has been very public in his praise of this new prototype ball, code-named HX Tour 56.
Just being on the same golf course as Annika Sorenstam is enough to intimidate most LPGA golfers. Calendar-girl Natalie Gulbis didn’t feel that pressure today even though she played alongside of Sorenstam showing confidence as she birdied her five closing holes to grab a share of the lead at 5-under par 67.
Annika Sorenstam is looking to secure yet another entry into the annals of history. Her challenge this week is to defend last year’s McDonald’s LPGA Championship trophy and become the only golfer to stand in the winner’s circle three years in a row.
Golf fans get a special treat this week at the Booz Allen Classic. It is very rare to find a strong field the week before a major championship. That is not the case this week at Congressional, as eight of the top ten players in the world will be ready for action a week before the U.S. Open heads to Pinehurst #2. Tiger Woods and David Toms are the only players in the top ten that will not be playing this week. The Booz Allen Classic, formerly known as the Kemper Open, is usually played at the TPC at Avenel. Avenel is undergoing evaluation this year, so the tournament had to pick another home. 
For once in my life, I’ve remembered Father’s Day (Sunday, June 19) far enough in advance that I can get my dad something nice. Normally, my dad get’s a phone call on that day, nothing more because I never actually remember it being Father’s Day. The same thing happens to my mom, so it’s not like I’m picking favorites or anything. Since my dad is a huge golfer, I decided that I’d find something golf related for him. Surely, he’ll enjoy that, he’s the one that taught me the game.