CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. - She gave herself the nickname "Birdie" to distinguish herself from the other girls on the LPGA Tour. All it took was one shot - one spectacular birdie from the bunker - to make Birdie Kim a most unlikely U.S. Women's Open champion Sunday.

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. - Michelle Wie shot 2-over-par 73 on Friday to reach the halfway point of the U.S. Open at even par, tied with Annika Sorenstam and well in contention with two rounds to go. Wie, the 15-year-old amateur, woke up at 4:15 a.m.