Vol. 32, No. 45 R O C H E S T E R Friday, December 18, 2020 Sorenstam Elected President of Kim Storms Back to Win International Golf Federation U.S. Women’s Open (Reuters) — South Korean Kim A Lim birdied her final three holes to come from behind and win the U.S. Women’s Open by one stroke and claim her first major title in Houston on Monday. Kim started the final round five strokes back and was trailing leader Amy Olson by two shots through 15 holes when she caught fire on a cold morning to finish the final round with a 67. Kim tied the record for the biggest comeback in the tour- Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, waves to spectators after teeing off on nament. The final round of the the first hole during the first round of the Father Son Challenge golf tour- event, which was rescheduled nament Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) from June to December due to in Houston. It was a great win.” back,” she said. the COVID-19 pandemic, was Kim said she was aware she “That’s probably the reason LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) No. 1, will take up the position delayed by a day due to bad was trailing heading into the final why I tried to hit more aggres- — Annika Sorenstam was elect- on Jan. 1. The Swede was elect- weather. three holes and said she knew sive, tried to more attack the ed president of the International ed during the IGF’s virtual board “I’m really glad,” said the she would have to step up her pins.” Golf Federation on Thursday, meeting and her first major task 25-year-old Kim, who was mak- game to earn the trophy and the The outcome was a heart- replacing the outgoing Peter will be to help oversee the fed- ing her tournament debut. $1 million in prize money. breaking for Olson, who was Dawson. eration’s strategic planning for “Through COVID-19 we had “I’d been eyeing the leader- mourning the passing of her Sorenstam, a 72-time winner next year’s Tokyo Olympics. a lot of difficulties, but I’m glad board throughout the round and father-in-law, who died unex- on the LPGA Tour and former Sorenstam — PAGE 5 we had the U.S. Women’s Open I knew how many shots I was Storms Back — PAGE 5 Top 10: International & Biggest Wins, Losses and European Players for 2021 Longshots From 2020 BY WILL GRAY A year unlike any other is of- ficially in the books for the PGA Tour. With Viktor Hovland’s win at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, the Tour closed out the 2020 portion of its 2020-21 wrap- around season. The next official event won’t be until the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua in three weeks. Two-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy is one to watch in 2021. The Tour took a three-month (Harry How/Getty Images) hiatus in the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, return- BY BEN EVERILL at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow in ing in early June. But 11 tourna- back at some of the notable golf prescient bettors were able to One of the many things affect- 2022. ments were canceled as a result action received this year by our capitalize: ed by the COVID-19 pandemic So, as we head to the new and several others adjusted dates friends at PointsBet Sportsbook: Jim Herman, Wyndham was scheduling for the Presi- year, we’ve decided to highlight accordingly. It meant that the typ- Championship (+50000): dents Cup and Ryder Cup. Both some of those players the U.S. ical weekly cadence of the Tour’s Biggest Longshots Herman was the biggest shocker competitions were pushed back teams may come up against in calendar was interrupted, but there Sometimes the chalk prevails on Tour this year, coming from a year, moving the Ryder Cup the coming seasons. We have were still plenty of opportunities to in golf — look no further than out of nowhere to win for the to odd years and the Presidents split this top-10 list into the top cash tickets — including a few at the torrid season put forth by third time in his career. The Cup to even years. Whistling five Europeans and top five In- eye-popping prices. world No. 1 and reigning Mas- 43-year-old won last year at the Straits in Wisconsin will host the ternationals. From the longest longshots to ters champ Dustin Johnson. Barbasol but had been quiet in Ryder Cup next year and the This is a subjective list; there is the biggest bets (and one that But there were also a few unex- 2020, missing eight of 11 cuts Presidents Cup will be played Top 10 — PAGE 6 notably went awry), here’s a look pected winners this year where Longshots — PAGE 3 Our 1657 th GolfWeekRochester.com Consecutive Issue Page 2 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Friday, December 18, 2020 Mulligans News, Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes from the Local Golfing Community RDGA Announces 2020 Players of the Year in Six Categories On Tuesday, the Rochester re-votes, with two award cate- District Golf Association an- gories deadlocked in ties at one point — the following players FREE FREE FREE • 2x2 • 070716 • SH nounced its annual list of HOUSEPlayer of the Year honorees, recogniz- are the RDGA award winners for ing the top amateur players in the 2020 tournament season. the District in six categories from the 2020 season. 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