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Hurst not a big fan of playoff format / photo

Journal photo / John Freidah
Pat Hurst smiles after her improbable birdie putt on hole 18.

Pat Hurst says that she would have rather settled her tie with Annika Sorenstam last night, in a three- or six-hole playoff format, rather than coming back today for the full 18 holes.

"I wish we would have played last night," Hurst said. "The competitive juices weren't flowing quite as good today as they were yesterday."

She said her putting, which she felt had been her strongest trait before yesterday, let her down today; she just couldn't get the ball to the hole.

Asked by The Journal's Kevin McNamara what she did last night after her 36 holes of golf, Hurst answered, "I went to McDonald's." She said she tried to call around for takeout, but there was a wait, so she ended up at the fast-food joint.

Hurst was once again gracious today, even as she answered questions that once again sometimes had an edge to them. When someone asked if anyone knew who she was at any of the restaurants where she tried to get takeout, she just laughed and said, "I don't know if they know who I was." But she made it clear that she wasn't one to play the "Don't you know who I am..." card to get faster service.

- Mike McDermott

-Mike McDermott

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