Redman leads as Sorenstam and Webb sit three back at Barton Hills

By Staff Writer

August 23, 2026

2 min read

Key takeaways

Michele Redman leads the U.S. Senior Women's Open at 7 under after rounds of 69-68.
Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb are both 4 under, three shots back through 36 holes.
Redman is the only player in the field with two rounds under 70 so far.

Michele Redman shot a 4-under 68 late Friday at Barton Hills Country Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and moved three clear of a leaderboard that had spent most of the day looking like an LPGA scorecard from 2001. Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb, who traded the world's top ranking between them for most of a decade, sit together at 4 under.

Where does the leaderboard stand?

Sorenstam led by two during the second round of the eighth U.S. Senior Women's Open before a double-bogey 7 at the 17th, signing for 72 after opening with 68. Webb went the other way, improving on her 71 with a 69 to reach the same number.

Player	R1	R2	Total
Michele Redman	69	68	-7
Annika Sorenstam	68	72	-4
Karrie Webb	71	69	-4

Wales' Becky Morgan joined them at 4 under with a 69. Juli Inkster shot 75 to slip to 1 over and a tie for 10th, one of three LPGA Hall of Famers in the field out of 35 living members.

What are Sorenstam and Webb chasing?

Between them they hold 113 LPGA titles and 17 majors. Sorenstam won 72 times with 10 majors, three of them U.S. Women's Opens, and took Player of the Year eight times. Webb won 41 with seven majors, reaching the Hall of Fame threshold at 25 but waiting until 30 under a since-abolished rule.