Annika Sorenstam
Annika Sorenstam
Annika Sörenstam; born 9 October 1970) is a retired Swedish professional golfer, one of the most successful female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer 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...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth9 October 1970
CityBro, Sweden
coming games players solid strong younger
This is a solid group. There's a lot more younger players coming up, and they've got strong games and they're making a lot of noise.
adrenaline challenge coming extra few hit holes kicking knowing left love nine perfect shots starts stretch
I love the challenge and I love coming down the stretch and making the shots you need to, ... It's just the extra excitement, knowing there are just a few holes left and having to hit the perfect shot. That's when all my adrenaline starts kicking in, on the back nine because that's when it matters.
course excellent golf luckily meant needed played seemed shaping tough win
Luckily I had a little cushion, and at the end it seemed like I needed it, ... For me, a win is a win. I thought I played excellent the first two days. It's a tough golf course and a lot of things are shaping up for the end of year. So this meant a lot to me.
caps great season victory
This has been another great season and this victory caps it off.
majors premium puts short
It puts a premium on ball-striking and it's going to put a premium on the short game. And that's what majors should do.
obviously week
It's obviously very satisfying. It's a big week for many reasons.
goals ready week
This is a big week for all of us, and a lot is at stake. I have my goals set way back, and now I'm here and I'm ready to play.
chasing few hectic inside mistakes morning tournament week woke
It wasn't that bad, but I made a few mistakes out there. It's been a hectic week as tournament host, but now it's all over and when I woke up this morning I thought now I'm inside the ropes and nobody's chasing me.
coming game keeps love motivate players spot
I play this game for myself, and I motivate myself and I have my own goals, and I think I know my limits. I know what I want to achieve. There are a lot of young players coming up, and they are very good. But I also love being in the spot that I'm in, so that keeps me motivated.
compare everybody future good money performance tough
I think for the future it's going to give us good measurements on the performance of everybody around the world. It's really tough to compare the money list, especially with the purses being different.
saw sweden town travel
I come from a little town just like she does, ... So for her to travel all the way from Sweden and live your dream, when I saw that headline, I said, 'That's what I want to do.'
bother glad great happy michelle nobody records
It doesn't bother me. I think it's great we're getting more attention. If I couldn't get the attention, I'm glad Michelle can get it. I'm just happy to be a part of it. I know what I've achieved. I know the records that I have set, and nobody can take those away.
finally mission par tomorrow
I finally made some birdies at the par fives so that was mission accomplished and tomorrow is going to be a big day.
finish four last looking playing quite start straight sun tough
The last four holes, we were playing straight into the sun and straight into the wind. I was looking at the clock, hoping, wondering, 'Can we finish today?' It would have been quite a tough day (Sunday) if we couldn't finish, have to get up early, finish and then start over.