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From womensusopen.com

By Dave Shedloski

Edina, Minn. – If Annika Sorenstam intends to win her fourth U.S. Women’s Open title, she’ll have to do it from one of the worst starting positions she’s had in her 15 appearances.

With her Putting not commensurate with a superb tee-to-green effort, Sorenstam surrendered two early birdies and ended up carding a 2-over-par 75 in Thursday’s opening round of the 63^rd U.S. Women’s Open. The No. 2-ranked player in the world finds herself mired in 66^th place, the second-lowest spot she has ever been in after 18 holes in this championship.

In 1997, after consecutive Open titles, Sorenstam opened with a 77 and was tied for 102^nd out of 156 players. That was the only year she has missed the cut. During her three victories, in 1995, ’96 and 2006, Sorenstam was never out of the top five after any round.

"I got off to a great start and made a few mistakes in the middle of the round, but I played some good golf today, I really did," said Sorenstam, 37, who trails the leaders by eight strokes. "I didn''t deviate from my plan. I played very smart, I thought. Just a few putts go in it would have been a different story."

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