Annika wins 70th tour title


Annika Sorenstam birdied two of the last three holes for a two-stroke victory.

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KAHUKU, Hawaii — Annika Sorenstam won the season-opening SBS Open for her 70th LPGA Tour title and first since September 2006, birdieing two of the last three holes Saturday for a 3-under 69 and two-stroke victory.

The 37-year-old Sorenstam, coming off an injury-shortened season where she failed to win last year for the first time since her rookie season in 1994, finished with a 10-under 206 total on Turle Bay’s Arnold Palmer Course.

Northern Trust Open

LOS ANGELES — Phil Mickelson lost his cushion, but not the lead.

Mickelson watched Jeff Quinney make a hole-in-one on the fabled sixth hole at Riviera that erased a four-shot margin, but saved par on the 18th hole for a 1-under 70 to stay in the lead.

Quinney made a 35-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 67 that set up what appears to be a two-man race in the final round.

Mickelson, whose 15 victories on the West Coast Swing have come in every city but Los Angeles, was at 11-under 202. He missed the green to the right on the final hole, chipped 7 feet by and saved par.

Quinney’s very much alive at 10-under 203, but hardly anyone else is.

The ACE Group Classic

NAPLES, Fla. — Tom Jenkins moved into position to become the 18th player 60 or older to win a Champions Tour event, shooting an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead over five players.

Jenkins, 12 under after two rounds at Quail West, eagled the 527-yard, par-5 13th, hitting a 2-iron from 236 yards to 28 feet.

Scott Hoch, a Quail West resident, had a 66 to join Nick Price (66), Ron Streck (66), Gary Koch (67) and Peter Jacobsen (68) at 10 under.

Indonesia Open

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Felipe Aguilar shot an 3-under 67 to maintain a two-stroke lead after the third round.

Aguilar had a 16-under 194 total on the Cengkareng Golf Club course.

Liang Wen-chong (64) and Jeev Milkha Singh (65) were tied for second.

New Zealand PGA Championship

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Rain washed out play again, forcing organizers to reduce the Nationwide and Australasian tour event to 36 holes with a proposed Sunday finish.