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SBS Open victory ends Sorenstam's long wait

17/02/2008

Victory in the SBS Open in Hawaii has ended Annika Sorenstam's year-long wait for a tournament title.

The 37-year old Swede went into the season-opening event on the back of a winless 2007, the first season since 1994 in which she failed to win a ranking tournament.

However, after starting the final round tied in the lead with Erica Blasberg, it soon became clear that Sorenstam has managed to overcome a series of neck and back injuries, with the 37-year old finishing the event two strokes ahead of her nearest challengers at ten-under-par.

Her final round score of 69 came on the back of four birdies and one bogey.

She said of her win in Hawaii: "I'm obviously very, very thrilled. It's great to win tournaments. There's some tournaments that mean a little bit more and they come at a special time. I would say this is one of them."

Blasberg, however, had a nightmare of a final round, ending the day five points adrift of the top.

Thailand's Russamee Gulyanamitta finished in joint second place after four final round birdies saw her post a score of 68, while England's Karen Stupples and Johanna Head finished three under and one over respectively.

Last year's champion, Mexico's Lorena Ochoa, was not playing.