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HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- Michelle Wie's run at capturing a history-making spot in the U.S. Open has ended. Now it's Annika Sorenstam's turn.
Sorenstam has won the last three McDonald's LPGA Championships, including last year's three-stroke victory here against Wie. Sorenstam can add to her LPGA record for consecutive victories in the same major tournament with a fourth title this week at Bulle Rock Golf Course.
"I'm definitely aware of what's at stake this week," Sorenstam said. "I'm excited about the opportunity. But I'm just going to try and focus on the things that I control, which is what I keep on saying is one day at a time, one shot at a time."
Sorenstam, No.1 in the women's world rankings, is winless in seven events since opening the season with a victory in the MasterCard Classic.
She could notch her 10th major championship, tying Tiger Woods among active professional players. She also could move within five majors of Patty Berg's LPGA career record.
And she could tie the record for longest winning streak in the same major, any tour. PGA Tour legend Walter Hagen won four consecutive PGA Championships in the 1920s when that tournament was played under a match-play format.
"No, I don't mind meeting up with Ronald McDonald again," Sorenstam said with a smile, referring to the restaurant chain's mascot who presents the winner's check Sunday.
"It would mean a lot of personal satisfaction. A lot of it is achieving a goal. A lot of it is doing something that nobody else has done. That's kind of what gets me going, the extra little challenge, that extra little hurdle I have to go through to make it."
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