She suffered a stroke in 2005, three years after a car accident had left her partially paralysed.
Both enter this event in top form, with Woods winning the Western Open by five strokes in his last start, and Els winning the Scottish Open by five strokes last weekend.
Inkster says that because of her layoff there is little pressure on being expected to win this event, which she won as a rookie in 1984 and by five strokes last year.
OLDCORN LEADS BY FIVE: Andrew Oldcorn stretched his lead to five strokes yesterday by taming a tricky breeze for a three-under-par 69 in the third round of the Volvo P.G.A. Championship in Virginia Water, England.
(AP) CAMPBELL INCREASES LEAD: Tiger Woods played an unspectacular 11 holes while Michael Campbell of New Zealand built his lead to five strokes yesterday at the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open tournament in Heidelberg, Germany, before the second round was called because of darkness.
QATAR MASTERS Muntz Tastes Victory Rolf Muntz won for the first time on the European Tour, beating Ian Woosnam by five strokes yesterday to capture the $1 million Qatar Masters in Doha.
Sutton, who led by as many as six strokes today, started the week by saying that many of his peers were intimidated by Woods down the stretch.
Verplank led by four strokes today when he reached the seventh hole, but he was one over par on the back nine, and he made a bogey at No. 18.
Becoming the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1972 to win the Masters and the United States Open in the same year, Woods won his eighth major championship by three strokes today at Bethpage State Park's Black Course.
Withstanding a serious final-round challenge by Rachel Teske, Sorenstam captured the L.P.G.A.'s season-ending ADT Championship by three strokes today and put the finishing touches on one of golf's most remarkable seasons.
