Annika Meets the Boys at Colonial [Finishes Day +1]

CBS Sports/USA Network and PGA.com ^ | May 22, 2003 | Jim Nantz

[ewing]

LPGA player Annika Sorenstam will be teeing off shortly in a men's PGA event at the Colonial Country Club [the first time in 60 years this has happened]

Live shot for shot coverage as long as she is in contention to make the cut on USA Networks, PGA Radio is free today for those cubicle bound and wanting live update (link included)

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Stewart Cink is -2 after 6 holes, and 20 players are at -1. There are 13 at even (including Annika), 13 at +1, 3 at +2, and 2 at +3.

[Your Nightmare]

USA showing shots of her arms bulging vs. a couple years ago. Steroids?

She's been on a very rigorous strength training program for about 2 years.

Why don't y'all leave her alone and let her play the game?

[HatSteel]

I agree with that.

What I'd really like to see, though, is an "BPGA." (Best Pro Golfer Assoc.)

LPGA would be under that, as would Division II PGA.

[San Jacinto]

The hardest holes for Annika should be 12, 14, 15 on the back, and 3-4-5 (the Horrible Horseshoe) and 9 on the front.

If she plays those holes collectively at even par, or even a couple over, she could have a vey good round and make the cut.

[Teacher317]

10th (par 4, 404 yds): On the fairway twice, birdie putt is short, makes par.
11th (par 5, 609 yds): On the fairway all three shots, birdie putt is short, makes par.
12th (par 4, 443 yds): On the fairway, second shot on the rim grass of the green, birdie putt misses.. about 16 inches to go.

[KellyAdmirer]

Sure, maybe - if she spends four hours a day in the gym - along with plyaing her tournaments.

[KellyAdmirer]

I didn't realize I was getting in the way of her lies here.

[ewing]

Im waiting for her to play the Horeshoe, then we will know if she is serious.

[Guillermo]

Uhh, 609 yards....less than 10% of PGA players make that in 2.

I doubt you could reach it in 3.

[1Old Pro]

Good updates!

[philosofy123]

This bravado thing is very stupid. The facts are men are bigger, and stronger. That is why men basketball is different then women, and so on. Yes it is possible to find a big Amazon woman to play against a small midget man, and beat him. Would that be a triumph for all women? The excitement of the media is very stupid. Even if this particular Amazon woman wins, that does not change the reality that women, in general; smaller and weaker.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

She plays 3 or 4 days every other week or so, so why can't she hit the weights 4 hours a day on her training days?

[daylate-dollarshort]

It's very difficult for adult women to increase muscle mass without a little help...

[mn-bush-man]

I'd hardly call Annika an Amazon woman.

[Teacher317]

10th (par 4, 404 yds): On the fairway twice, birdie putt is short, makes par.
11th (par 5, 609 yds): On the fairway all three shots, birdie putt is short, makes par.
12th (par 4, 443 yds): On the fairway, second shot on the rim of the green, makes par.

[Your Nightmare]

It would seem fairly simple to me, that in order to be fair, the LPGA start allowing men to play. Only fair.

It would only be fair if men and women were equal as a whole in their abilities to play golf. They aren't. Annika is an extraordinary female golfer and deserves a chance to play with the best golfers (men or women) in the world. And that happens to be the PGA.

[San Jacinto]

She's off to a good start. Par 3 coming up.

[deport]

Half the field off........ 13 players @ +1, 4 @ +2 and 2 @ +3

Leaders, 4 @ -2

[ewing]

Ankia gets Tiger's security detail this week..

[Teacher317]

Thanks!

10th (par 4, 404 yds): On the fairway twice, birdie putt is short, makes par.
11th (par 5, 609 yds): On the fairway all three shots, birdie putt is short, makes par.
12th (par 4, 443 yds): On the fairway, second shot on the rim of the green, makes par.
13th (par 3, 178 yds):