Sorenstam fires 64, leads by 2

She overcame a five-stroke deficit to take control ahead of Hee-Won Han.
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- Annika Sorenstam didn't make the cut at the Colonial, which is not to say her two days on the PGA Tour were a total loss.
One reason she played against the best in the world was to elevate her game for the major championships on the LPGA Tour.
"So far, so good," she said Friday.
And that's bad news for everyone trying to catch her.
Sorenstam flirted with a record score in a major and settled for a 7-under 64 on a tough DuPont Country Club course, to take a two-stroke lead at the McDonald's LPGA Championship.
"I worked really hard this year to improve certain parts of my game," she said. "That was in preparation for Colonial, but mostly for the majors. So, here I come."
And there she goes.
Hee-Won Han shot a 2-under 69 in the morning and was five strokes clear of Sorenstam. That didn't last very long.
Rallies past Han
With a brilliant display of accuracy, a few key putts, a great par save from the bunker and a game that has made her the No. 1 woman in golf by a mile, Sorenstam blew past Han and into the lead for the first time.
"I have not had four good rounds on this golf course, and there's no reason for me not to do it," said Sorenstam, who was at 8-under 134 ahead of Han at 136. "Now I've got to take care of business."
Three times she ran off three straight birdies, and afterward she didn't even realize it.
Nor was she aware standing on the 18th tee, already 8 under for her round, that a birdie would give her a 62. No man or woman has ever shot lower than 63 in a major.
Her 4-wood sailed into the right rough, and Sorenstam had to pitch back to the fairway, short of the creek. She reached the front of the green and had a long two-putt for bogey.
That hardly put a damper on the day.
Impressed herself
"It was flawless," Sorenstam said. "It's definitely a top-10 performance for me at a major."
Wendy Ward, playing with Sorenstam the first two rounds, rolled in a 40-footer for birdie on No. 16 and another one for par on the final hole for a 69. She was third at 137 and gets to play with Sorenstam again today.
Because of heavy rain in the forecast, the starting times have been moved up five hours, and the women will play in threesomes.
Bad weather isn't nearly as daunting as seeing Sorenstam on top of the leaderboard, and clearly on top of her game.