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)

[Conservative til I die]

Watching her on the 1st holde right now. Looks like she just had to lay up. This is where her being a chick hurts her. Can't attack the greens. But just from checking the highlights so far, she's pretty good and holding her own. Looks like she's had a few lucky bounces too, but hey, luck is part of the game. She missed on one birdie, and I tell you, if she can get a few lucky breaks, she has a chance to finish within a stroke or two of the lead.

[killroy]

True, but most on the Tour in the beginning expected to win from time to time.

[Teacher317]

Almost gotchya

[Teacher317]

10th (par 4, 404 yds): On the fairway twice, birdie putt is 18" short, makes par.
11th (par 5, 609 yds): On the fairway all three shots, birdie putt is 10" 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): 3 inches off of the carpet, birdie putt is GOOD.
14th (par 4, 457 yds): On the green in two, long birdie putt is 6" short, makes par.
15th (par 4, 430 yds): Drive barely hits the fairway, 2nd shot hits the green, 20ft putt misses left. 5" par putt is good.
16th (par 3, 188 yds): Tee shot is within 6ft of the pin, birdie putt is barely right, 2" par putt is good.
17th (par 4, 383 yds): On the fairway, approach shot hits the green, long birdie putt missed, 3" par putt is good.
18th (par 4, 427 yds): On the fairway, lucky bounce onto the green, long birdie putt is 15" left, makes par.
1st (par 5, 565 yds): Drive splits the fairway, second shot is solid
2nd (par 4, 400 yds):
3rd (par 4, 476 yds):
4th (par 3, 246 yds):
5th (par 4, 470 yds):
6th (par 4, 393 yds):
7th (par 4, 427 yds):
8th (par 3, 192 yds):
9th (par 4, 402 yds):

[Labyrinthos]

Name one sport where the best women would beat the best men any more than once in a hundred.

Archery, curling, bowling, darts, skeet shooting...

[dwilli]

Now a couple of our stalwarts have decided She might be a
lesbian.

[Steve_Seattle]

She had said that this was a one-off deal, but I wonder if she'll reconsider if she finishes on or near the leader board. She might be surpassing her own expectations.

[Conservative til I die]

LOL, watching on USA, just realized the Scottish dude from the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 game is announcing. "This is lookin' perfect Billy!"

[Conservative til I die]

I'm getting a little annoyed because people keep saying something about her being Italian because they think they see a mustache. Let's not be crass folks.

[Teacher317]

10th (par 4, 404 yds): On the fairway twice, birdie putt is 18" short, makes par.
11th (par 5, 609 yds): On the fairway all three shots, birdie putt is 10" 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): 3 inches off of the carpet, birdie putt is GOOD.
14th (par 4, 457 yds): On the green in two, long birdie putt is 6" short, makes par.
15th (par 4, 430 yds): Drive barely hits the fairway, 2nd shot hits the green, 20ft putt misses left. 5" par putt is good.
16th (par 3, 188 yds): Tee shot is within 6ft of the pin, birdie putt is barely right, 2" par putt is good.
17th (par 4, 383 yds): On the fairway, approach shot hits the green, long birdie putt missed, 3" par putt is good.
18th (par 4, 427 yds): On the fairway, lucky bounce onto the green, long birdie putt is 15" left, makes par.
1st (par 5, 565 yds): Drive splits the fairway, second shot is solid, third shot is on the green, yet another 20-25 ft birdie putt opportunity!

If her long putting game was a bit better, she could easily be leading this event.

[ewing]

[Labyrinthos]

Now a couple of our stalwarts have decided She might be a lesbian.

We can only hope.

[presidio9]

Um, professor, she has played 9 holes, she teed off from the easier side, and by your silly logic she is also 2 strokes off of missing the cut. She is also 2 strokes off of being tied for 42nd place out of 56. And half the field has still not teed off. Do yourself a favor and hold your enthusiasm until the fat lady sings/putts out. Is she supposed to be 9 back after nine holes?

[Teacher317]

Now a couple of our stalwarts have decided She might be a lesbian.

Well, now, that is another sport (a spectator sport, I'm guessing) where the girls are better than the guys, LOL.

[mitchbert]

Someone please explain to me why women don't excel in auto racing.

Open wheel racing requires a very strong upper body to deal with the G-Force loading in turns and maintain proper control of the car; it really comes down to conditioning. I've no doubt that at some point we'll see a high ranking female driver but my guess is she'll have a last name like Schumacher or Hakkinen.

[kjam22]

If her long putting game was a bit better, she could easily be leading this event.

A lot of people could be leading the event if they consistently made 20 to 25 footers.

[sinkspur]

There's some guy with the last name "Browne" with a red Callaway hat who has a permanent scowl on his face.

He is DEFINITELY not having fun today!

[ewing]

If she finishes 2nd or above she automatically gets membership for all 2004 PGA TOUR events..

[over3Owithabrain]

Again I say name a SPORT, not a game of aim or steady hands.
I mean an athletic contest - running, stregth, agility. Are you going to respond there is no physical differences that make men superior athletes, like others here want to believe too? If so, your argument is with God, not me.

[Conservative til I die]

I wonder which one of our He-Man Women Haters is in the back of this pic: