Maria McBride surges to lead in Ann Arbor, but Annika Sorenstam lurks

Maria McBride surged to the top of the leaderboard at the U.S. Senior Women's Open in Ann Arbor on Saturday, with a strong final round of 6-under 66. This put her four strokes ahead of the nearest competitor, Annika Sorenstam, who was sitting at 3-under after a 73. Becky Morgan, the defending champion, was also at 3-under, with a 1-over 73.

McBride had an exceptional day, shooting the tournament's lowest round and averaging just 1.63 putts per hole. She hit 16 greens in regulation and averaged 230 yards off the tee, more than 20 yards above the field average on a course that was playing at 6,100 yards. McBride, who recently won the Legends Tour, expressed excitement about being in her second straight final round of the U.S. Senior Women's Open.

Sorenstam, a 10-time major champion and arguably the greatest women's golf champion of all-time, was looking to become the first two-time winner of this championship. After leading after the first round, she struggled on Saturday with four bogeys and only three birdies. Her closest pursuers, McBride and Morgan, are both looking to claim their first U.S. Senior Women's Open title.