Monday, July 11, 2011

U.S. Women's Open -- Day Five -- 8 A.M. MDT

Ryu, who is one shot behind with three holes to play, starts by putting her drive on the par-three 16th into a bunker -- a huge break for Seo.

Further comments as events warrant.

15 comments:

  1. Ryu makes a great bunker shot, and now it looks as though she will save par on 16.

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  2. Kerr's third shot on the par-5 17th runs onto the collar of the green. She is two behind Seo, so she will have to make that shot to have a chance.

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  3. Ryu's tee shot on 17 is in the fairway.

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  4. Ryu's second shot on 17 goes down the middle.

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  5. Kerr gave it a pretty decent run, but her birdie putt from the fringe on 17 misses, so she is two behind with only one hole left.

    It's all up to Ryu now.

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  6. Ryu's third shot on 17 comes up about 20 feet from the hole. She will have a very decent shot for a birdie to tie Seo.

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  7. Stanford holes a long birdie putt on 16 to get to 1 under par. Now she just needs two more birdies.

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  8. Here we go. Ryu lines up her birdie putt on 17, strokes it firm, has exactly the right speed -- and it just barely misses.

    She taps in for par and now she must birdie the last hole -- which is also the hardest hole on the course.

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  9. Ryu hits a perfect drive on 18.

    Cristie Kerr did not hole out from the fairway on 18, so she is finally eliminated.

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  10. Ryu makes a fantastic shot on 18, and the ball rolls to less than 10 feet from the pin. She will have that for a tie.

    Over on 17, Stanford puts her approach shot in birdie range as well. Could she make a second consecutive birdie?

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  11. Stanford cannot make a second consecutive birdie. Her putt rolls just past the hole, and she is two behind with one to play.

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  12. But Ryu nails her birdie putt on 18! She knocks it straight into the hole in Tiger-like fashion to tie Seo at 3 under par.

    The tournament will now be decided by a three-hole playoff between Seo and Ryu, once all of the other golfers on the course are finished.

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  13. In retrospect, there was a huge sequence late yesterday. Seo was 4 under and looking at a very short putt for par on 17. Ryu was 2 under and looking at a very long putt for par on 15. It looked as though Seo would soon have a three-shot lead. But she missed her little putt, while Ryu made her long putt, cutting Seo's lead to one.

    And so here we are.

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  14. NBC just asked Ryu how she managed to deal with the pressure, and she said that on every hole she prays to Jesus and God.

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  15. I bet Stanford wished they had called play earlier yesterday.

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