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Article: Annika on top again in Kraft Nabisco major championship

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Dateline: RANCHO MIRAGE, California Annika Sorenstam began the day thinking even par would be a very good score. Then the wind died down, the birdies started coming and she found herself in a familiar place at the Kraft Nabisco.

Sorenstam shot a 4-under 68 Thursday to take a two-shot lead over Karrie Webb and three others after one round in the first LPGA Tour major championship of the year.

Trying to become the first woman to win the same major championship three years in a row in 64 years, Sorenstam birdied the final two holes in a round that was efficient even by the standards of the most dominant player in women's golf.

"Now I feel comfortable," ...

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