annika sorenstam

Annika Sörenstam at the 2008 LPGA Championship Personal information Full name Annika Sörenstam Born 9 October 1970 (1970-10-09) (age 38)

Bro, Sweden Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Nationality Sweden

United States Residence Orlando, Florida, USA Spouse David Esch (1997–2005)

Mike McGee (m. 2009) Career College University of Arizona

(two years) Turned professional 1992 Retired 2008 Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 1994)

Ladies European Tour Professional wins 90 Number of wins by tour LPGA Tour 72 (3rd all time) Ladies European Tour 17 Other 4 Best results in LPGA Major Championships

(Wins: 10) Kraft Nabisco C'ship Won: 2001, 2002, 2005 LPGA Championship Won: 2003, 2004, 2005 U.S. Women's Open Won: 1995, 1996, 2006 du Maurier Classic 2nd: 1998 Women's British Open Won: 2003 Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 2003 (member page) (For a full list of awards, see here)

Annika Sörenstam ( listen (help·info)) (born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history.[1] Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official LPGA tournaments including ten majors and 18 other tournaments internationally, and she tops the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million -- over $8 million ahead of her nearest rival. Since 2006 Sörenstam has held dual American and Swedish citizenship.[2]

The winner of a record eight Player of the Year awards, and six Vare Trophies given to the LPGA player with the lowest seasonal scoring average, she is the only female golfer to have shot a 59 in competition. She holds various all-time scoring records including the lowest season scoring average: 68.6969 in 2004.

Sörenstam made history at the Bank of America Colonial tournament in 2003 as the first woman to play in a men's PGA Tour event since 1945. Often known simply as "Annika," she achieved the fame of male golfers known in the same way: Arnie (Arnold Palmer), Jack (Nicklaus) and Tiger (Woods). Her growing off-course interests include the ANNIKA golf academy, golf course design, ANNIKA-branded products, and a charitable foundation. Contents [hide] 1 Childhood and amateur career 2 Professional career 2.1 1990s 2.2 2000s 2.3 Retirement 3 Personal life 4 Professional wins (90) 4.1 LPGA Tour (72) 4.2 Ladies European Tour (17) 4.3 Other (4) 4.4 Unofficial (1) 5 Results in LPGA majors 6 LPGA Tour record 7 Solheim Cup record 8 Awards 9 See also 10 Notes and references 11 External links //

Childhood and amateur career

Annika Sörenstam was born in Bro near Stockholm, Sweden.[3] Her father Tom is a retired IBM executive, her mother Gunilla worked in a bank and her younger sister Charlotta is a professional golfer who coaches at her sister's academy.[4] Annika and Charlotta Sörenstam