Sherri Steinhauer

Sherri Steinhauer shot a five-under-par 67 in windy conditions Thursday at Springfield, Ill., to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA State Farm Classic, while Annika Sorenstam was four shots back in defense of her last tour title. Steinhauer, the last of the 10 automatic qualifiers for the U.S. Solheim Cup team for the Sept. 14-16 matches against Europe in Sweden, had five birdies in her bogey-free round on the Panther Creek Country Club course.

Morgan Pressel moved a step closer to becoming the youngest player in LPGA Tour history to win a 54-hole event, shooting a four-under-par 68 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead in the season-opening SBS Open at Kahuku, Hawaii. The 18-year-old Pressel was tied with her 2002 Junior Solheim Cup captain, Sherri Steinhauer, and Paula Creamer at seven-under 137. Steinhauer and Creamer shot 70s. Pressel used a strong short game and made her move in the middle holes.

Dottie Mochrie shot a two-under-par 70 to pull away from the field for a three-stroke victory in the LPGA Bay State Classic at Canton, Mass. Mochrie, the tour's leading money-winner, entered the final round tied for the lead with Sherri Steinhauer but took command with steady play while her playing partners faltered. Steinhauer struggled to a 74 and Belgian Florence Descampe, who began the day two strokes off the lead, shot a 75.

Sherri Steinhauer shot her second 67 in three days Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the $700,000 LPGA du Maurier tournament at Winnipeg, Canada. Steinhauer mastered winds gusting to 25 m.p.h. and had an eagle and four birdies on the 6,257-yard St. Charles Country Club course. Her 54-hole total of 207, nine under par, left her one stroke ahead of Judy Dickinson, who also shot a 67 Saturday.

Sherri Steinhauer shot an even-par 72 at Lytham St. Annes, England, to win the Women's British Open for the third time, and the first since the tournament became a major in 2001. "That is the biggest thrill for me that I've done it now as a major," Steinhauer said after finishing three strokes ahead of Cristie Kerr (71) and 2000 champion Sophie Gustafson (72). Steinhauer also won the tournament in 1998 at Royal Lytham and then at Woburn a year later.

Laura Davies is leading a campaign to have the Women's British Open declared a major championship, and she won't get an argument from Sherri Steinhauer. Steinhauer, the defending champion, rolled in a five-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday at Woburn, England, to forge a one-shot lead over two players going into today's final round. It was her sixth birdie in her bid to become the first player to win consecutive titles in the tournament since Debbie Massey in 1980-81.

Sherri Steinhauer shot a seven-under-par 65, one stroke off her career best, to take a one-stroke lead over Penny Hammel after the first round of the Safeco Classic at Kent, Wash., on Thursday. Rookie sensation Se Ri Pak of South Korea opened with a 67 in her bid for her fifth tournament title of the year. Steinhauer, the women's British Open champion, had seven birdies and no bogeys to come within a stroke of the 64 she shot in the 1990 tournament.

Sherri Steinhauer shot an even-par 72 at Lytham St. Annes, England, to win the Women's British Open for the third time, and the first since the tournament became a major in 2001. "That is the biggest thrill for me that I've done it now as a major," Steinhauer said after finishing three strokes ahead of Cristie Kerr (71) and 2000 champion Sophie Gustafson (72). Steinhauer also won the tournament in 1998 at Royal Lytham and then at Woburn a year later.

Laura Davies is leading a campaign to have the Women's British Open declared a major championship, and she won't get an argument from Sherri Steinhauer. Steinhauer, the defending champion, rolled in a five-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday at Woburn, England, to forge a one-shot lead over two players going into today's final round. It was her sixth birdie in her bid to become the first player to win consecutive titles in the tournament since Debbie Massey in 1980-81.

Sherri Steinhauer shot a seven-under-par 65, one stroke off her career best, to take a one-stroke lead over Penny Hammel after the first round of the Safeco Classic at Kent, Wash., on Thursday. Rookie sensation Se Ri Pak of South Korea opened with a 67 in her bid for her fifth tournament title of the year. Steinhauer, the women's British Open champion, had seven birdies and no bogeys to come within a stroke of the 64 she shot in the 1990 tournament.

For seven years on the LPGA tour, Sherri Steinhauer told herself: Hang in there. Steinhauer was a dedicated worker in her career, faithfully punching a time clock each day but never taking that big jump up the ladder. Over the years, her frustration grew. She played more tournaments than anyone else on the tour last year, but still couldn't discover the secret of winning. And she was so tired. Hang in there, she thought.

Sherri Steinhauer made her first victory in seven years on the LPGA Tour a big one, shooting a two-under-par 70 on Sunday for a two-stroke triumph in the du Maurier Classic, the last major on the women's tour. Steinhauer, who held at least a share of first place for two of the first three rounds at the St. Charles Country Club in Winnipeg, Canada, took a one-shot advantage into the final 18 holes and quickly expanded it. She birdied the first two holes and second-place Judy Dickinson bogeyed No.

Sherri Steinhauer shot a five-under-par 67 in windy conditions Thursday at Springfield, Ill., to take a one-stroke lead in the LPGA State Farm Classic, while Annika Sorenstam was four shots back in defense of her last tour title. Steinhauer, the last of the 10 automatic qualifiers for the U.S. Solheim Cup team for the Sept. 14-16 matches against Europe in Sweden, had five birdies in her bogey-free round on the Panther Creek Country Club course.

Dottie Mochrie shot a two-under-par 70 to pull away from the field for a three-stroke victory in the LPGA Bay State Classic at Canton, Mass. Mochrie, the tour's leading money-winner, entered the final round tied for the lead with Sherri Steinhauer but took command with steady play while her playing partners faltered. Steinhauer struggled to a 74 and Belgian Florence Descampe, who began the day two strokes off the lead, shot a 75.