Morgan leads the U.S. Senior Women’s Open; Sorenstam falls

Becky Morgan Leads U.S. Senior Women’s Open

Welsh golfer Becky Morgan positioned herself at the top of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open after a standout second round, marking a 68, five under par. This performance catapulted her to the lead of the tournament, held at the San Diego Country Club. Morgan, who turned 50 last September, expressed her satisfaction with the course and her game strategy. “I like the course. It’s quite complicated. You really have to hit the fairways, get the ball in the right part of the greens, and today my putter worked, so it was good,” commented the golfer.

This is my first, I turned 50 last September.

Becky Morgan

Annika Sorenstam, who led the first round, had a less favorable performance in the second, with a 78, finishing six strokes behind Morgan. Maria McBride from Sweden and Corina Kelepouris from Canada are one stroke behind Morgan, with rounds of 70 and 71 respectively. Liselotte Neumann, with a 71, finished at two under par, sharing position with Ashli Bunch (69) and Moira Dunn-Bohls (73). Juli Inkster, after a 75 in the first round, completed a 73, tying for tenth place with Sorenstam, both with a total of two over par. Karrie Webb, in her first participation in the event, accumulated three over par after rounds of 73 and 76.