FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Annika Sorenstam shot a 3-under 69, racing to finish before dark, to take a three-stroke lead Friday in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open.
The 50-year-old Sorenstam, a three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion making her first appearance in the senior event, birdied Nos. 7-9 to get to 8 under and closed with pars on Nos. 1 and 2 at Brooklawn Country Club.
Playing competitor and fellow Swede Liselotte Neumann was second, making birdie on the final two holes for a 69. She won the 1988 U.S. Women’s Open to become the first Swedish major champion.