Due to some rain earlier in the tournament, Annika and her chasers had to play two full rounds yesterday.

In the morning round, Sorenstam played near-perfect golf, finishing with a bogey-free 64 and a huge lead. But during afternoon play, she had an uncharacteristic meltdown.

On the ninth hole, she was nearly struck by an errant shot from her partner. Annika seemed to get rattled; she finished with a 7 and bogeyed the next two holes. The lead suddently shrank to two.

True to usual form, however, she quickly turned around and rebuilt the lead. She made a string of birdies on the back nine, including a miraculous play on the 16th, where she hit a wedge from the 11th fairway to within 3 feet of the cup.

Annika won by 3 and gained her 7th major title.

"What can I say, it was totally up and down," said Sorenstam. "Things started to fall apart, but I came back with a strong back nine. . . . I kept telling my caddy [Terry McNamara] it's going to be okay, it's going to be okay."