This time, Maria McBride didn’t let the trophy slip from her grasp. The long-hitting Swede overcame a couple of front-nine hiccups and held off a determined challenge from countrywoman Annika Sorenstam to win the 8th U.S. Senior Women’s Open on Sunday at Barton Hills Country Club.
Last year at San Diego Country Club, McBride was tied for the lead going into the final round and stumbled home with a 78 to finish T-4, eight strokes behind winner Becky Morgan. This year, once again playing in the final twosome with Morgan, McBride closed with a 73 to finish at 6-under-par 282, two strokes better than Sorenstam, who applied pressure with a 1-under-par 71 to be at 284.