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The history that Morgan Pressel made at last month’s Kraft Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage was almost made two years earlier at the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open. Pressel doesn’t mind being a late bloomer — if you consider 18 a late age to win a major championship. Losing at the U.S. Women’s Open was not a result of a youthful blunder, but a remarkable shot by Birdie Kim, who chipped in from a sand trap on the 72nd hole to defeat Pressel by a stroke. Though Pressel didn’t choke, she reacted like it was her fault that she didn’t win, sobbing through a press conference after the event like she had blown a four-stroke lead with two holes to play. At the Kraft Nabisco, she was four strokes out of the lead starting the final day but shot a 69 as the leaders faltered and won the event by a stroke. In doing so, she became the youngest player to win a major championship on the LPGA Tour. The only tears last month were those of joy, especially when recalling her mother, Kathy, who died of breast cancer four years ago. Her grandparents, Herb and Shirley Krickstein, have helped raise Pressel since their daughter passed away in 2003. “I know my mother is always with me,” Pressel said. “And I’m sure she’s proud of me, as my grandparents are. I would just like to thank my grandparents for everything they’ve done for me and all their support and their love. And I’m sure they’re just as happy as I am.” SG |
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