Toughest Tourney Eludes Best Player; Sorenstam Struggling with U.S. Women's Open

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Annika Sorenstam had every reason to believe the toughest test in golf would always be the easiest to win.

Playing like she had nothing to lose, Sorenstam wound up winning the U.S. Women's Open for her first LPGA Tour victory in 1995. A year later, she missed only five fairways the entire week and shot 66 in the final round to win by six strokes, setting a Women's Open scoring record at 272.

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Toughest Tourney Eludes Best Player; Sorenstam Struggling with U.S. Women's Open

"I thought, 'Oh, I can do this. This is a piece of cake,'" Sorenstam said. "At the time, it felt easy because I won two in a row. The U.S. Open is the biggest tou...

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