Can it be that the best woman professional golfer (no, not Michelle Wie) will retire at the end of the season? Annika Sorenstam announced that her career as a competitive golfer will come to a close at the end of 2008.Sorenstam is unquestionably one of the best women ever to play the game. The 37-year-old Swede has recorded 72 victories on the LPGA tour, including 10 majors and another 18 international titles. She also fired a 59 in LPGA competition. The Hall of Fame member struggled with injuries in recent years but she won in impressive fashion at last week’s Michelob Ultra Light Open in Williamsburg, Va.
She saw Lorena Ochoa overtake her as the top-ranked woman in the game. Sorenstam also will be remembered for playing against the men in the 2003 Bank of America Colonial Invitational in Fort Worth. She grew up playing tennis and was nationally ranked in Sweden as a junior player. She also was an excellent skier who didn’t take up golf until she was 12.
Sorenstam said she wants to start a family and devote more time to her business interests. She cited Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre, who said he retired because even though he loved the competition, he was tired of the daily grind. Let's hope that after some time off Annika makes a comeback. Hats off to a classy lady.
Hitting range balls while wondering whatever happened to Carol Mann.
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Hats off to both Annika and Brett. We hope they BOTH come back!
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