Golfweek - Golf News Magazine

By STEPHAN NASSTROM
Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Amy Yang of South Korea spoiled Annika Sorenstam’s finale on home turf, tying the course record with a 9-under 63 Sunday for a six-shot victory at the Scandinavian TPC.

Sorenstam eagled the par-4 17th to move into second place briefly. The Swedish Hall of Famer took a double-bogey on the last hole, hitting her tee shot into the water and three-putting.

Sorenstam, the tournament host, shot 72 and finished seven strokes back to tie for sixth with three other Swedes. She was greeted by a packed gallery on the 18th green.

“I decided to forget that I hit the ball in the water,” Sorenstam said. “I enjoyed seeing the fans making the wave and applauding when I went up to the green. It felt really good.”

The 19-year-old Yang captured her second win as a professional in the rain-shortened 54-hole tournament with a 14-under 202 total at the Frosaker Golf and Country Club.

“I never thought I could win the tournament,” said Yang, who accepted the trophy and a hug from Sorenstam. “The leader was four shots ahead of me, so I thought I’d just go out and have fun. I’m very happy.”

Minea Blomqvist of Finland set the course record (63) earlier in the day. She shared second with Melodie Bourdy of France (66), overnight leader Lill Saether of Norway (73) and Maria Hjorth of Sweden (72).

Yang, who trailed the leader by four shots going into the final round in the European Ladies Tour event, birdied seven of 10 holes from the third to move atop the leaderboard. She stayed there, finishing with birdies on the last three holes. Her only bogey came on the second hole.

Yang won the ANZ Ladies Masters at 16 in 2006, becoming the first amateur to win a major women’s pro tournament in Australia. Her first pro win came at the Ladies German Open in June.

Joining Sorenstam at 209 were Liselotte Neumann (66), Louise Friberg (69) and amateur Anna Nordqvist (71). American Jill McGill (71) tied for 13th. Catriona Matthew of Scotland did not defend her title.

Yang played the first two rounds of the tournament with Sorenstam, her idol.

“I was nervous. I hardly dared to talk to her,” Yang said. “Before the tournament, I wanted Annika to win it. She’s my favorite player.”

Sorenstam won the tournament six times from 1997-2006 when it was the Compaq Open, HP Open and Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika. Sorenstam, who will retire at the end of the season, acknowledged the Swedish fans for the final time.

“Naturally, it was special to walk out there today,” Sorenstam said. “I knew this was my last tournament in Sweden. I’m enormously thankful for the fans’ support this week.”

The 37-year-old Sorenstam, a winner of 10 majors and 72 LPGA titles, plans to get married, start a family and focus on business and golf interests.

She will make her final competitive appearance in Europe on Sept. 5 in Denmark. Her last start will be at the Dubai Ladies Masters on Dec. 11.

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Final scores with earnings and relation to par from the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, played Aug. 7-10 at the par-72, 6,264-yard Frosaker Golf and Country Club in Vasteras, Sweden (Note: earnings in euros; a-amateur):

1. Amy Yang	E30,000		70-69-63--202			-14
2. Minea Blomqvist	13,395		74-71-63--208			-8
2. Melodie Bourdy	13,395		71-71-66--208			-8
2. Maria Hjorth	13,395		72-64-72--208			-8
2. Lill Kristin Saether	13,395		71-64-73--208			-8
6. Liselotte Neumann	6,000		73-70-66--209			-7
6. Louise Friberg	6,000		70-70-69--209			-7
6. Anna Nordqvist	0		71-67-71--209			-7
6. Annika Sorenstam	6,000		66-71-72--209			-7
10. Lisa Holm Sorensen	4,240		76-68-66--210			-6
10. Ursula Wikstrom	4,240		72-71-67--210			-6
10. Pernilla Lindberg	0		71-67-72--210			-6
13. Caroline Hedwall	0		73-74-64--211			-5
13. Anna Knutsson	3,280		73-68-70--211			-5
13. Nikki Garrett	3,280		74-67-70--211			-5
13. Jill McGill	3,280		69-71-71--211			-5
13. Johanna Head	3,280		67-70-74--211			-5
13. Lora Fairclough	3,280		70-66-75--211			-5
19. Linda Wessberg	2,724		74-72-66--212			-4
19. Marta Prieto	2,724		71-75-66--212			-4
19. Leah Hart	2,724		72-70-70--212			-4
19. Paula Marti	2,724		69-73-70--212			-4
19. Jenni Kuosa	2,724		71-70-71--212			-4
24. Julie Greciet	2,430		73-72-68--213			-3
24. Lotta Wahlin	2,430		70-73-70--213			-3
24. Louise Stahle	2,430		73-68-72--213			-3
24. Tania Elosegui	2,430		71-69-73--213			-3
28. Karen Lunn	2,250		73-74-67--214			-2
28. Ana B Sanchez	2,250		70-72-72--214			-2
30. Lydia Hall	2,010		69-76-70--215			-1
30. Emma Cabrera-Bello	2,010		73-72-70--215			-1
30. Federica Piovano	2,010		75-70-70--215			-1
30. Sarah Nicholson	2,010		69-75-71--215			-1
30. Nina Reis	2,010		71-71-73--215			-1
30. Antonella Cvitan	2,010		72-69-74--215			-1
36. Charlotta Sorenstam	1,710		72-73-71--216			E
36. Jade Schaeffer	1,710		74-70-72--216			E
36. Denise-Charlotte Becker	1,710		73-71-72--216			E
36. Clare Queen	1,710		71-71-74--216			E
40. Camille Fallay	1,322		75-71-71--217		+	1
40. Kristie Smith	1,322		78-68-71--217		+	1
40. Maria Boden	1,322		73-72-72--217		+	1
40. Stacy Lee Bregman	1,322		75-70-72--217		+	1
40. Dana Lacey	1,322		70-75-72--217		+	1
40. Marjet van der Graaff	1,322		72-72-73--217		+	1
40. Laura Terebey	1,322		73-71-73--217		+	1
40. Lee-Anne Pace	1,322		71-73-73--217		+	1
40. Nathalie Mansson	0		69-73-75--217		+	1
40. Anna Rossi	1,322		67-75-75--217		+	1
50. Julie Tvede	1,060		71-76-71--218		+	2
50. Zuzana Kamasova	1,060		71-75-72--218		+	2
52. Caroline Afonso	940		79-68-72--219		+	3
52. Margherita Rigon	940		74-72-73--219		+	3
52. Jehanne Jail	940		75-71-73--219		+	3
52. Rebecca Coakley	940		73-71-75--219		+	3
56. Carmen Alonso	780		72-75-73--220		+	4
56. Vicky Thomas	780		73-74-73--220		+	4
56. Cassandra Kirkland	780		75-70-75--220		+	4
56. Titiya Plucksataporn	780		71-72-77--220		+	4
60. Cecilia Ekelundh	680		73-70-78--221		+	5
61. Natascha Fink	640		77-70-75--222		+	6
61. Kiran Matharu	640		75-71-76--222		+	6
61. Cherie Byrnes	640		73-71-78--222		+	6
64. Beth Allen	590		71-75-77--223		+	7
64. Amanda Moltke-Leth	590		73-73-77--223		+	7
66. Florence Luscher	550		74-73-78--225		+	9
66. Elisabeth Esterl	550		72-74-79--225		+	9
68. Nora Angehrn	520		74-73-84--231		+	15
• • •
Missed the cut
69. Nicole Gergely			72-76--148		+	4
69. Laurette Maritz			73-75--148		+	4
69. Emma Zackrisson			72-76--148		+	4
69. Lynn Kenny			73-75--148		+	4
69. Sophie Sandolo			73-75--148		+	4
69. Martina Gillen			74-74--148		+	4
69. Anja Monke			77-71--148		+	4
69. Johanna Westerberg			74-74--148		+	4
69. Kirsty S Taylor			75-73--148		+	4
69. Sophie Gustafson			76-72--148		+	4
69. Hanna-Leena Salonen			70-78--148		+	4
80. Nathalie David-Mila			73-76--149		+	5
80. Eva Steinberger			73-76--149		+	5
80. Stefanie Michl			76-73--149		+	5
80. Isabella Maconi			75-74--149		+	5
80. Claire Coughlan-Ryan			78-71--149		+	5
80. Liza Shervill			76-73--149		+	5
86. Anna Tybring			74-76--150		+	6
86. Frederique Seeholzer			80-70--150		+	6
86. Sophie Walker			74-76--150		+	6
86. Lara Tadiotto			75-75--150		+	6
86. Lena Tornevall			74-76--150		+	6
86. Elin Ohlsson			73-77--150		+	6
86. Georgina Simpson			74-76--150		+	6
86. Bronwyn Mullins-Lane			72-78--150		+	6
86. Mette Buus			78-72--150		+	6
86. Mianne Bagger			75-75--150		+	6
86. Christine Hallstrom			76-74--150		+	6
86. a-Jacqueline Hedwall			75-75--150		+	6
86. Emelie Lind			77-73--150		+	6
99. Ludivine Kreutz			75-76--151		+	7
99. Kate Combes			76-75--151		+	7
99. Sandra Carlborg			77-74--151		+	7
99. Felicity Johnson			79-72--151		+	7
99. Bettina Hauert			79-72--151		+	7
99. Stefania Croce			75-76--151		+	7
105. Sofia Renell			79-73--152		+	8
105. Cecilie Lundgreen			78-74--152		+	8
105. Asa Gottmo			77-75--152		+	8
105. Danielle Montgomery			80-72--152		+	8
105. a-Camilla Lennarth			77-75--152		+	8
105. Karin Borjeskog			77-75--152		+	8
111. Rui Yokomine			75-78--153		+	9
111. Jo Clingan			76-77--153		+	9
113. Ellen Smets			76-78--154		+	10
114. Anne Norman Hansen			80-75--155		+	11
114. Kaisa Ruuttila			80-75--155		+	11
114. Ana Larraneta			79-76--155		+	11
117. a-Linn Gustavson			79-77--156		+	12
117. Valerie Michaud			74-82--156		+	12
117. Jenna Wilson			77-79--156		+	12
120. Wendy Berger			82-75--157		+	13
121. Vittoria Valvassori			78-80--158		+	14
122. Elizabeth McKinnon			78-82--160		+	16
122. Katharina Schallenberg			82-78--160		+	16
122. Julie Berton			83-77--160		+	16
125. Frances Bondad			85-76--161		+	17
125. Bree Turnbull			85-76--161		+	17
WD. Kirsty J Fisher			81-WD
WD. Tania Wadhwa
WD. KM Juul			78WD
WD. Sofia Johansson			81-WD
DQ. Lynn Brooky

Posted: 8/10/2008

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