Farewell to the King in U.S. Women’s Open

Betsy King played one hole on a near-empty golf course Saturday morning, then said goodbye. Not exactly the way one of the game’s greats hoped it would end. The 55-year-old King briefly came out of retirement to play in the U.S. Women’s Open this week, leaving the door slightly ajar to more if she played well on a difficult course at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. She didn’t. “It was nice, very nice,” the soft-spoken King said. “But it’s hard when you’re not playing well.” King missed shots, putts and finally the cut as she wound up 18 over, tied for 142nd out of 156. Her final farewell came early Saturday, when she returned to close out the rain-delayed second round. – Associated Press