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CORNING, N.Y. – Add the Corning Classic to Annika Sorenstam’s impressive resume.

Sorenstam shot a 4-under-par 68 Sunday for a two-stroke victory over third-round leader Michelle Estill and Vicki Goetze-Ackerman.

It was Sorenstam’s third victory in six tournaments this year, No. 51 overall, and her 16th come-from-behind triumph. And it came a year after Sorenstam had skipped Corning to play against the men at Colonial.

Sorenstam finished at 18-under 270 and pocketed $150,000 to take over the top spot on the money list from Grace Park.

The last time Sorenstam played here in 1995, her second year on the LPGA Tour, she had not won a tournament.

Estill, who finished with a 71, was bidding for her first win in nearly 13 years. Instead, she squandered a four-shot lead over the final 11 holes with some erratic play and tied Goetze-Ackerman, who had a bogey-free closing 67.

Wendy Ward, Soo Young Moon, and Shi Hyun Ahn of Korea finished in a tie for fourth at 275, and 2002 Corning champion Laura Diaz was another shot back.

Estill held a one-shot lead over Sorenstam at the start of the round and held her own over the first seven holes as Sorenstam struggled, even under ideal playing conditions – blue skies, a light breeze and temperatures in the 70s.

Estill birdied two of the first four holes, and when Sorenstam carded her second bogey of the day at No. 6, two-putting from 6 feet, her frustration was visible.

Estill held a four-shot lead and appeared on the way to the second win of her career.

Things began to slowly unravel for Estill two holes later.

Toms repeats as champ

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – David Toms showed Sunday that he still knows how to finish off a tournament.

Toms started the final round with a seven-stroke lead, and nothing – not even windy conditions – would stop him from repeating as champion at the St. Jude Classic.

He shot a 2-over 73 and still finished with a six-stroke victory over Bob Estes for his 10th PGA Tour victory and first since winning here last June in this event sponsored by FedEx.

This is the eighth time in Toms’ career that he entered the final round with at least a share of the lead after 54 holes. He has won six of those times, including five straight.

Irwin leads Senior PGA

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hale Irwin held a one-shot lead over Dave Barr and Jay Haas when the final round was suspended Sunday at the rain-plagued Senior PGA Championship at Valhalla.

A powerful front that spawned tornados in Indiana moved through the area Sunday afternoon, triggering the fourth delay in four days.

Play was suspended late Sunday afternoon.

Irwin completed just one hole in his final round and was at 7 under. The leader after the first three rounds had nine holes left on his suspended third round Sunday morning, and he finished it up with his second straight 69.

He bogeyed No. 1 just before play was halted.

Barr, who moved into contention with a third-round 69, finished his day with a birdie at No. 2.

Haas, a PGA Tour regular making his seniors debut, matched Barr’s third round by nearly acing the par-3 11th with a 7-iron and sinking a 12-foot, downhill putt on 17. He parred the first two holes of his final round before the suspension.

John Harris and Tom Watson were two shots behind Irwin at 5 under.

Harris capped his third round by lipping the cup with his approach to the par-5 18th. He tapped in for an eagle and an even-par 71.

Watson finished with a third-round 70 on Sunday. The PGA told the players they would not be allowed to take breaks between their third and fourth rounds.

“I’d like some time to work on my putting stroke,” Watson said on his way to the first tee. “I had a lot of opportunities for birdies. It was one of those rounds of what could have been.”

Watson birdied the second hole to tie Barr and Haas.

The long week was wearing on the players.

“It’s a grind,” Irwin said. “You’re sort of lead-footed on every hole. It’s a little difficult because you don’t know when the horn’s going to blow and you know it’s getting dark.”

Irwin joked Saturday night that he was worried about things other than golf as the unpredictable weather lingered.

“Am I checked out, am I not checked out (of the hotel)?” Irwin said. “Is there room service? Will it be too late? When do I have to get up?”

Course superintendent Mark Wilson said Friday the course had already absorbed more than five inches of rain. Another eight-tenths of an inch fell Sunday morning and strong showers were still pounding the course late in the afternoon.

Haigh was confident that Wilson and his grounds crew would have the course playable by Monday morning.

“Mark Wilson and his crew have performed seven days of miracles,” Haigh said.

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