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Pak, Davies at forefront of Nabisco event
Nabisco, Mar 10: Se Ri Pak has emerged as the second-best player in women`s golf. A victory at Nabisco would give the 26-year-old South Korean the career Grand Slam and enough points for the Hall of Fame.
Nabisco, Mar 10: Se Ri Pak has emerged as the second-best player in women's golf. A victory at Nabisco would give the 26-year-old South Korean the career Grand Slam and enough points for the Hall of Fame.
Laura Davies, coming off her 66th victory worldwide at the Australian Women's Open, can also take care of the career slam and the Hall of Fame by winning at Nabisco.
The rookie class includes a player not even old enough to vote. Aree Song, 17, received special permission to compete at Q-school, where she finished fifth. Song made the cut in all six majors she played as an amateur, and finished fifth at the Women's Open last year while paired with Sorenstam.
And then there's Wie, the ninth-grader in Honolulu who shot a 68 in January at the Sony Open, the lowest score ever by a female competing against men. She'll play at least six LPGA events, including the Nabisco.
But the most compelling part of the season is built around one player and one tournament. Sorenstam set herself up for this pressure when she said at the end of last year, "It's the four majors that I'm going for next year. Those goals are pretty clear. Other than that, I don't really have any more."
Tiger Woods wants to win the Grand Slam every year, as did Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer before him. But rarely did they state their intentions so plainly, and so early in the game.
"That was one of her goals last year," LPGA commissioner Ty Votaw said. "She didn't articulate it the way she has this year. But I think the fact that she was in the final group (in three of four majors) going into Sunday gave her the opportunity to say, 'I can do this.'" One thing seems certain based on her round at Augusta National. She'll be ready.
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Laura Davies, coming off her 66th victory worldwide at the Australian Women's Open, can also take care of the career slam and the Hall of Fame by winning at Nabisco.
The rookie class includes a player not even old enough to vote. Aree Song, 17, received special permission to compete at Q-school, where she finished fifth. Song made the cut in all six majors she played as an amateur, and finished fifth at the Women's Open last year while paired with Sorenstam.
And then there's Wie, the ninth-grader in Honolulu who shot a 68 in January at the Sony Open, the lowest score ever by a female competing against men. She'll play at least six LPGA events, including the Nabisco.
But the most compelling part of the season is built around one player and one tournament. Sorenstam set herself up for this pressure when she said at the end of last year, "It's the four majors that I'm going for next year. Those goals are pretty clear. Other than that, I don't really have any more."
Tiger Woods wants to win the Grand Slam every year, as did Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer before him. But rarely did they state their intentions so plainly, and so early in the game.
"That was one of her goals last year," LPGA commissioner Ty Votaw said. "She didn't articulate it the way she has this year. But I think the fact that she was in the final group (in three of four majors) going into Sunday gave her the opportunity to say, 'I can do this.'" One thing seems certain based on her round at Augusta National. She'll be ready.
Bureau Report