Annika Sorenstam Ends U.S. Open Career With Amazing Eagle on 18...

6/29/2008 11:45:29 PM

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Wow.

In true Annika style, Sorenstam gave her fans a finish to remember this afternoon, eagling the par-five 18th to end her U.S. major championship run in her final season on the LPGA Tour.

I, along with a packed grandstand, witnessed Annika fly her approach shot over the lake and onto the green, where it hopped into the pin for an eagle and final-round 78. While she finished the championship at three over, spending the day digging out of bunkers and fighting a ballky putter, she made sure she left her fans an unforgettable farewell present.

Annika seemed to even amaze herself. "To finish like that will stay in my mind forever," she said afterwards.

It was the talk of the crowd as I made my way out of the grandstand. "Did you see that?" "That was incredible!" "Wow!" reverberated through the collective audience around the 18th green, nearby 10th tee and clubhouse. Even the volunteers got into the act, running over to each other to discuss the shot. "I have goosebumps!" exclaimed one young woman as I passed.




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