Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

Inkster: Contending in final Open would be gravy

Thumbnail

Sung Hyun Park of Korea reacts after making birdie on the first playoff hole during the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Kemper Lakes Golf Club on July 1, 2018 in Kildeer, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

PINEHURST, N.C. – Juli Inkster says she doesn’t need to contend for the title to make her last U.S. Women’s Open memorable, but ...

“It would be nice, but I don’t think it’s important,” Inkster said after opening Thursday with a 1-over-par 71. “I’m OK with the decision. I like this golf course, because I think it weeds a lot of players out. This is my type of golf course.

“I feel like I can have a good tournament.”

Inkster, 53, is playing the U.S. Women’s Open for a record 35th time. She’s a two-time U.S. Women’s Open winner.