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Sorenstam pulls away from Ochoa for win (AP)

Annika Sorenstam is on her way back, and a performance that harkened memories of her game before an injury-filled 2007 season suggests she’s close. “That’s the way I used to play,” Sorenstam said Sunday after hitting every fairway and almost every green in a 5-under-par 66 that made her the runaway winner of the Michelob Ultra Open with a tournament-record 19-under 265.

Otto wins Italian Open by 1 stroke
Hennie Otto won his first European Tour title by shooting a 3-under 69 Sunday to hold off Oliver Wilson by one stroke at the Italian Open. The South African had four birdies and a bogey at Castello di Tolcinasco Golf and Country Club to finish at 25-under 263. Wilson, an Englishman, shot an 8-under 64, the best round of the day. “It’s great to win at last,” said Otto, who failed to defend a five-shot advantage going into the final round of the Madeira Islands Open in March.

Sorenstam shows old form, wins 3rd event of ‘08
Annika Sorenstam’s comeback is real. And with her third victory in eight events this season, she also showed she can beat the new No. 1, Lorena Ochoa. The eight-time player of the year pulled away from Ochoa on Saturday, using her typical steadiness for a 2-under 69, then did the same to Jeong Jang on Sunday.