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
I've been hitting it beautifully, driving it good and hitting a lot of greens. But nothing seems to happen. I'm being optimistic, my game is there.
Michelle is very, very talented, ... She is a great asset to golf. I welcome her. The bottom line is, I'm a competitor. I will have my game do the talking. I think it has for the last 10 years, and I will continue to do it that way.
She's so close. It's just a matter of time when she is going to break through. The key really to winning your first is just you've really got to play your own game and trust yourself.
She didn't hit greens, but her short game helped her. She had a lot of up and downs to keep the score going. And she missed a lot of putts early on, kind of like I did, but in the end she was pretty solid.
I've learned a lot about my game every time I play golf in a men's event.
They are getting a lot of attention. I think they're getting a lot more than I did. And maybe a generation before me. But this is a solid group. They've got strong games and they're really making some noise.
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.
This is quite a place. The views are absolutely spectacular. You got to try and stay focused on your game and not look too much at the views.
I think the biggest pressure comes from myself, I have very high expectations, ... I always feel like when I come to a tournament I want to be ready to play and that's one of the reasons I don't play as many events. I want my game to be top notch and I want every chance to win.
It's really a ball-striking type of course and that's my strategy. I want to continue to do what I'm doing. I'll play my own game (Sunday) and see what happens.
I love the competition and to see all the young players come up. Their games are getting better and I've got to step up, myself, which I think is good for me. I've got to find new ways to practice and new ways to get better.
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.
I'm very happy with the way I played. I feel good about my game and I'm just happy that I was able to score. I wanted some good momentum and to leave here with some good spirits.
I'm not going to the range. I'm going home. I'm just going to get focused and get my game ready for next week.