Cristie Kerr News

Cristie Kerr maintained a two-stroke lead after Round 3 of the U.S. Women's Open. Golfweek recaps all the action from Saucon Valley.

Cristie Kerr's victory turned the LPGA Tour's player-of-the-year award into a four-way race. Lorena Ochoa is still in control with 216 points, followed by Annika Sorenstam (194), Karrie Webb (184) and Kerr (174). Sorenstam has won the award the last five years, and even though she is having to catch up, she likes her position. Sorenstam has finished first and second in her last two events, ``so I would say ...

Cristie Kerr rallied from a two-shot deficit in the final eight holes to beat Annika Sorenstam by two shots and win the US$1-million John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic on Sunday. Lorie Kane of Charlottetown finished 18 strokes behind Kerr in a tie for 42nd. Kerr shot a final-round 3-under 68 to finish the three-round tournament at 14-under 199, the lowest score since the event moved to Cedar Ridge Country Club ...

Cristie Kerr's round began ominously, when she had to make a 10-foot putt just to save par. ``Then I got in a groove with my swing and hit it close a bunch of times,'' she said. And as she's done a lot this year, she made her putts, both short and long, en route to a career-best 10-under 61 on Saturday in the second round of the John Q. Hammons ...

Cristie Kerr shot a career-best 10-under 61 Saturday in the second round of the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic, the top single-round score on the LPGA Tour this year. Kerr's course-record 61 at Cedar Ridge Country Club in suburban Tulsa helped her take the lead over Annika Sorenstam, who is the only LPGA player to break 60 in a round. Sorenstam shot a 59 at Moon Valley Country Club in Phoenix in the second round of the ...

Maria Hjorth closed in on her first LPGA Tour victory in seven years, Cristie Kerr had one bad hole and Annika Sorenstam remained on the fringe of contention Saturday at the State Farm Classic. Hjorth shot a 2-under-par 70 and was 14 under after the third round at The Rail Golf Club, one stroke ahead of Seon-Hwa Lee (69) and Il Mi ...

Cristie Kerr grabbed a share of the lead, and Annika Sorenstam stayed in contention at the State Farm Classic on Friday. Kerr shot an 8-under par 64 and was tied with Maria Hjorth at 12 under, one stroke ahead of Il Mi Chung, who had a 66, after the second round at The Rail Golf Club. Lorena Ochoa (70) was five shots off the lead, with Sorenstam (68) at 6 under _ six shots back but still ...

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP-CP) _ The South Korean contingent is once again leading the way at the Wendy's Championship for Children. Defending champion, and Canadian Open winner, Cristie Kerr ran into problems down the stretch to leave Soo-Yun Kang and Jee Young Lee atop the leaderboard through Friday's second round. ``I had it going all day until the last couple of holes,'' Kerr said, adding she was ``furious'' with her finish. Kang shot a 6-under 66 and Lee ...

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) _ Being the defending champion is a big disadvantage for Cristie Kerr. In five tries, Kerr never has defended a tournament, but she hopes to end that trend this week at the Wendy's Championship for Children. ``I've been playing some great golf of late,'' Kerr said Wednesday. ``I've been playing with a lot of confidence. When it's like that for me, it's a lot of fun to ...