WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) -Annika Sorenstam was in danger of missing the cut in her last LPGA Tour tournament after going 3 over in her first nine holes of the second round of the ADT Championship.
Sorenstam had a double bogey on the par-4 second and then a bogey on the par-5 ninth leaving her at 5 over for the tournament - her final LPGA Tour appearance before "stepping away" from competitive golf.
The field gets trimmed to 16 after Friday's play, meaning Sorenstam has some work remaining just to reach the weekend. As she made the turn late Friday morning, there were 16 players at even par or better.
Sorenstam shot a 2-over par 74 in Thursday's opening round, good for a tie for 23rd in the 32-woman event, and acknowledged that she was a bit more nervous than usual.
"I was a little nervous. I feel like I'm playing good. I'm excited about the week," the LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famer said Thursday. "But I'm telling you, nothing went my way today."
The same was holding true on her front side Friday.
She missed a makeable birdie putt on the opening hole, then split the fairway with a long drive on the second. But her approach nestled in long, dew-soaked grass short and right of the green, and her chip advanced the ball only a few feet, leaving her with a 25-footer for par.
Sorenstam wound up needing three putts to finish that hole, then strung together six straight pars before making bogey on the ninth.
She rallied a bit in Thursday's opening round to stay within reach of the top 16.
Sorenstam went barefoot into the water on the par-3 seventh to salvage a bogey and was 4 over through 10 holes, putting her into what seemed like a precarious spot. But two birdies on the back side stopped the bogey bleeding Thursday.
"I think she wants to win a few more," said Katherine Hull, who held the first-round lead after a 68. "But I guess time will tell."
Time will also tell if she's figured out the ADT's unique double-cut, erase-the-scores format, which began in 2006. Sorenstam hasn't played past Friday in either of the first two years of the setup.
The scores are erased after Friday's play, then get wiped clear again after Saturday's round, after which only the top eight get invited back Sunday to play for the $1 million winner's prize.
