Rosales seeks grand follow-up in Michelob Ultra Open

With the monkey off her back, Jenny Rosales hopes to sustain the momentum of her inspiring win in the Chick fil-A Championship last week as she guns for a second straight victory in the $2.2 million LPGA Michelob Ultra Open which begins Thursday (Friday in Manila) at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in Williamsburg, Virginia.

"I’m still on Cloud 9," said the 25-year-old Rosales, whose flawless final round 65 netted her a one-stroke victory in Georgia that snapped a five-year title drought on the tour. "I am just pretty happy. I have won already and that was my goal, you know to get it as soon as possible and just give confidence to myself."

But she is expected to have her hands full against a field teeming with talent, led by world’s No. 1 Annika Sorestam, Korean ace Se Ri Pak, defending champion Grace Park, who won the first major this year, and teenagers Aree Song and Michelle Wie.

Meanwhile, the 14-year-old Wie is hoping to dish out a solid performance with a new caddie in Mike "Fluff" Cowan, best known for carrying the clubs of Tiger Woods.

"This is going to be a really fun week with Fluff on my bag," said Wie, who is playing here on a sponsor’s exemption.

Wie missed the cut in the PGA Tour’s Sony Open by a shot in January and finished fourth in the Nabisco Championship.