She won’t be the fan favorite when the 68th US Women’s Open starts on Thursday at Sebonack Golf Club; Stacy Lewis and Paula Creamer have that market pretty much cornered.
But Inbee Park is the prohibitive favorite.
Park is on the most impressive ride of her career, winning five times already this season — including her last two starts — and overtaking Lewis for the No. 1 spot in the Rolex world golf rankings. But what she’s trying to do this week might be the greatest challenge to date: Park can become the first player in the modern era to win the first three majors of the LPGA Tour season. It’s only been done once before, when Babe Zaharias captured the first three majors in 1950. Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.
Michael Whitmer can be reached at mwhitmer@globe.com.
