South Korean Kim Wins US Golf Open

Violent lightning was accompanied by rocking thunder, torrential rain and blustery winds on Sunday, as it was only Birdie’s birdie.

23-year-old South Korean golfer BIRDIE KIM has won the U.S. Women’s Open title with a stunning shot on the final hole to secure a two-shot victory at the Cherry Hills Country Club outside of Denver, Colorado.

Birdie has blasted a stunning 60-foot bunker shot into the cup on the 72nd hole here Sunday to capture the US Women’s Open as Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie collapsed in their bids And rest is history.

The shot was that stunning, and the audience was that pent-up. Until then, this tournament looked like the biggest letdown in sports since Maurice Greene and Michael Johnson both pulled up lame in the 200 meters at the 2000 U. S. Olympic trials. (more…)