ANNIKA SORENSTAM

Birthdate: October 9, 1970

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Age: 37 Ht.: 5’6"

Home: Incline Village, Nev. & Orlando, Fla.

College: Univ. of Arizona

Turned Professional: 1993

Joined LPGA Tour: 1994

LPGA Tour Victories: 72 - 1995 U.S. Women’s Open, GHP Heartland Classic, Samsung World Championship of Women’s Golf. 1996 U.S. Women’s Open, CoreStates Betsy King Classic, Samsung World Championship of Women’s Golf. 1997 Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions, Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open, Longs Drugs Challenge, Michelob Light Classic, CoreStates Betsy King Classic, ITT LPGA Tour Championship. 1998 Michelob Light Classic, ShopRite LPGA Classic, JAL Big Apple Classic, SAFECO Classic. 1999 Michelob Light Classic, New Albany Golf Classic. 2000 Welch’s/Circle K Championship, Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with the Children’s Medical Center, Evian Masters, Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic. 2001 Welch’s/Circle K Championship, Standard Register PING, Nabisco Championship, The Office Depot Hosted by Amy Alcott, Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, Bank of Montreal Canadian Women’s Open, CISCO World Ladies Match Play Championship, Mizuno Classic. 2002 LPGA Takefuji Classic, Kraft Nabisco Championship, Aerus Electrolux USA Championship hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Kellogg-Keebler Classic, Evian Masters, ShopRite LPGA Classic. Williams Championship, Safeway Classic, Samsung World Championship, Mizuno Classic, ADT Championship. 2003 The Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott, Kellogg-Keebler Classic, McDonald's LPGA Championship, Weetabix Womens British Open, Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, Mizuno Classic. 2004 Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola, Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott, LPGA Corning Classic, McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by Ford, Samsung World Championship, Mizuno Classic, ADT Championship, 2005 MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta, Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola, Kraft Nabisco Championship, Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, ShopRite LPGA Classic, McDonald’s LPGA Championship, John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic, Samsung World Championship, Mizuno Classic, ADT Championship, 2006 MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta, U.S. Women’s Open, State Farm Classic, 2008 SBS Open At Turtle Bay, Stanford International Pro-Am, Michelob Ultra Open.

Other Wins: 1997 JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game. 2001 Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge (with Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb). 2006 Women’s World Cup of Golf (with Liselotte Neumann).

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Played in only 13 events due to a back injury, recording six top-10 finishes.

Recorded season-best second-place finish at the MasterCard Classic, where she lost to Meaghan Francella in a four-hole, sudden-death playoff.

Tied for third at the LPGA State Farm Classic, where she carded a season-low 65 during the second round, and also tied for third at The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions.

Posted a 2-2-1 record in her eighth appearance for the European Team at The Solheim Cup; is the event’s all-time points earner with 24 points.

Captained Team International at the Lexus Cup.

Successfully defended her title at the Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET) for her 16th international victory.

2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 27/45 (3) Rds in the 60s: 12/45 (9) Birdies: 157 (71)

Eagles: 3 (40) Greens in Reg: 60.1% (89) Driving Accuracy: 66.1% (67)

Sand Saves: 53.3% (3) Putts per GIR: 1.78 (3) Driving Avg: 256.6 (30)

2006 Highlights

Won her third U.S Women’s Open title and her first in 10 years after an 18-hole playoff with Pat Hurst; the win pushed her over the $19 million mark (first person to reach that milestone) in career earnings and was her 10th career major, tying her with Babe Zaharias for fourth most all-time.

Carded a season-low 62 during the final round of the State Farm Classic to erase a five-shot deficit and win the tournament and claim the $250,000 State Farm LPGA Series Bonus Pool; her 62 tied an LPGA record for the lowest final round by a winner.

Successfully defended her title at the MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta.

Added five additional runner-up finishes and ended the season with 16 top-10 finishes, which tied Lorena Ochoa for the best percentage (80 percent) on Tour.

Surpassed the $20 million mark (first person to reach that milestone) in career earnings with her runner-up finish at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by SemGroup.

Birdied the final hole at the Ladies European Tour’s (LET) Scandinavian TPC to beat Lorena Ochoa by one and win her 14th international title.

Also won the Dubai Ladies Masters on the LET for her 15th international victory.

Partnered with Liselotte Neumann to win the Women’s World Cup of Golf, an unofficial LPGA event.

Captained Team International at the Lexus Cup.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 48/67 (3) Rds in the 60s: 30/67 (2) Birdies: 281 (21)

Eagles: 6 (12) Greens in Reg: 75.1% (2) Driving Accuracy: 74% (42)

Sand Saves: 52.2% (5) Putts per GIR: 1.76 (6) Driving Avg: 261.3 (16)

2005 Highlights

Earned her eighth Rolex Player of the Year award to pass Kathy Whitworth for the most in LPGA history; finished first on the ADT Official Money List for the eighth time in her career to tie Whitworth for the most in LPGA history; won her sixth career Vare Trophy and is one shy of Whitworth for most all time.

Became the only player in LPGA history to sweep Rolex Player of the Year honors, the Vare Trophy and the ADT Official Money List title five times.

Won 10 of 20 tournaments entered, joining Mickey Wright as the only players in LPGA history to win 10 or more events in two seasons (Sorenstam won 11 events in 2002).

Successfully defended six out of eight tournaments: Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola; McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola; John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic; Samsung World Championship; Mizuno Classic; and the ADT Championship.

Won the Kraft Nabisco Championship and the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola for her eighth and ninth majors respectively; became only the seventh player in LPGA history to win the first two majors of the year.

Became the first player in LPGA history to win the same major three consecutive years when she won the McDonalds’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.

Tied Nancy Lopez’s 1978 record by winning five consecutive events entered; Sorenstam won the 2004 Mizuno Classic and ADT Championship before winning the 2005 MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta, the Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola and the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

Won three tournaments by eight shots or more: Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez (10 shots); Kraft Nabisco Championship (eight shots); and the Samsung World Championship (eight shots).

Picked up her fifth-career win at the Samsung World Championship to tie Mickey Wright’s LPGA record for most wins at the same event; equaled the mark at the Mizuno Classic.

Earned her fifth consecutive Mizuno Classic title, making her the first golfer in LPGA history to win the same event five consecutive years.

Crossed the $16 million mark in career earnings at the Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola, the $17 million mark in career earnings at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola and the $18 million mark in career earnings at the Mizuno Classic; Sorenstam is the first player in LPGA history to surpass these milestones.

Set or tied LPGA records for fastest to $200,000, $300,000, $400,000, $500,000, $600,000, $700,000, $800,000, $900,000 and $1 million in season earnings.

Set or tied LPGA records for most consecutive $400,000, $500,000, $600,000, $700,000, $800,000, $900,000 and $1 million seasons.

Set an LPGA record, breaking her own, by playing 14 straight rounds in the 60s.

Posted a 4-1-0 record for the European Team at The Solheim Cup to become the event’s all-time points earner with 21-1/2.

Won the Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika on the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour (LET) with a birdie on the final hole for her 13th international victory.

2005 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 52/70 (1) Rds in the 60s: 42/70 (1) Birdies: 291 (11)

Eagles: 15 (1) Greens in Reg: 77.2% (1) Driving Accuracy: 80.4% (12)

Sand Saves: 59.5% (2) Putts per GIR: 1.75 (1) Driving Avg: 263 (4)

2004 Highlights

Earned her seventh Rolex Player of the Year award to tie Kathy Whitworth for the most in LPGA history.

Posted 16 top-10 finishes in 18 starts, including eight wins- Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola, Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott, LPGA Corning Classic, McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by Ford, Samsung World Championship, Mizuno Classic and ADT Championship.

The McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola was her seventh major championship victory.

Her win at the Mizuno Classic was her fourth-straight victory at the event, making her the second LPGA player to win the same LPGA event four consecutive years (joined Laura Davies, who won the Standard Register PING from 1994-97).

Defeated Cristie Kerr in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff at the ADT Championship to become the event's first three-time champion.

Set or tied LPGA records for fastest to $400,000, $500,000, $700,000, $800,000, $900,000 and $1 million in season earnings; set or tied LPGA records for most consecutive $400,000, $500,000, $600,000, $700,000, $800,000, $900,000 and $1 million seasons; became the first player to reach $14 million in career earnings with her win at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola and the first player to reach $15 million in career earnings with her win at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by Ford.

Broke the LPGA single-season scoring average record, which she set in 2002; her 68.69696 average bested her previous record by .000399.

Won the ANZ Ladies Masters and the HP Open on the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour (LET) for her 11th and 12th international wins.

Competed against Fred Couples, Tiger Woods and Adam Scott in the Merrill Lynch Skins Game.

2004 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 57/66 (1) Rds in the 60s: 40/66 (1) Birdies: 311 (15)

Eagles: 10 (8) Greens in Reg: 78.8% (1) Driving Accuracy: 77.7% (19)

Sand Saves: 37% (69) Putts per GIR: 1.75 (2) Driving Avg: 268.2 (3)

2003 Highlights

Officially qualified for the LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame on Oct. 10 after completing the first round of the Samsung World Championship, giving her 10 years of membership on the LPGA Tour; inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Oct. 20; Sorenstam is the first international player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame through the LPGA criteria.

Earned her sixth Rolex Player of the Year award; only Kathy Whitworth, with seven, owns more.

Became only the fourth player in LPGA history to post more than five wins in four consecutive seasons: The Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott; Kellogg-Keebler Classic; McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by AIG; Weetabix Women's British Open; Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi; and Mizuno Classic.

Won the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by AIG in a sudden-death playoff over Grace Park; then captured the Weetabix Women's British Open to become only the sixth player in LPGA history to complete the Career Grand Slam.

Her win at the Mizuno Classic was her third-straight victory at the event, making her the first LPGA player to win two separate events three consecutive times (Sorenstam also won the Michelob Light Classic from 1998-2000); with rounds of 63-63-66, set the LPGA's all-time records for lowest 54-hole score [192 (-24)] and lowest 36-hole raw score [126 (-18)].

Became the first woman since 1945 to compete on the PGA Tour when she teed it up at the Bank of America Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas, May 22-23; shot 71-75 to miss the cut, but garnered unprecedented worldwide interest and media attention.

The week after her PGA Tour appearance, shot 62 in the opening round of the Kellogg-Keebler Classic and went on to win the event, setting an LPGA record for lowest first round by a winner.

At the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, her fifth win of the season, became the sixth player in LPGA history to record back-to-back eagles (round three, holes 6 and 7).

Set or tied a total of 22 LPGA records—set or tied LPGA records for fastest to $300,000, $400,000, $500,000, $700,000, $800,000, $900,000 and $1 million in season earnings; set or tied LPGA records for most consecutive $400,000, $500,000, $600,000, $700,000, $800,000, $900,000 and $1 million seasons; became the first player to reach $12 million in career earnings with her win at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by AIG and the first player to reach $13 million in career earnings with her win at the Mizuno Classic.

A member of the victorious European Solheim Cup Team, where she posted a 4-1-0 record to lead the team to victory; is now tied with Laura Davies as the event's all-time points leader (17-1/2 points).

Won the Nichirei Cup on the LPGA of Japan Tour for her 10th international victory.

Won the LPGA's Patty Berg Award, was named Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) and won the Golf Writers' Trophy by the Association of Golf Writers.

Competed against Fred Couples, Phil Mickelson and Mark O'Meara in The Skins Game, finishing second with five skins worth $225,000; Sorenstam holed a 39-yard bunker shot on the ninth hole for eagle, only the eighth eagle in The Skins Game history, to win $175,000 and four skins on the first day, the most money won by any player on the first day in the event's history.

Competed against Reteif Goosen, Jesper Parnevik and Lam Chih Bing in the Tiger Skins Event in Singapore, finishing second with five skins worth $35,000.

Finished second to Karrie Webb in the ConAgra LPGA Skins Game, capturing three skins worth $70,000.

2003 Stats (Rank)

Rds under par: 46/60 (1) Rds in the 60s: 30/60 (1) Birdies: 276 (21)

Eagles: 9 (8) Greens in Reg: 75.5% (1) Driving Accuracy: 75.5% (24)

Sand Saves: 50% (4) Putts per GIR: 1.74 (1) Driving Avg: 269.7 (1)

2002 Highlights

Won a total of 11 titles, joining Mickey Wright as the only players to win 11 tournaments in one season (Wright won 11 times in 1964; she also won an LPGA-record 13 tournaments in 1963); Sorenstam is currently tied for eighth with Sandra Haynie on the LPGA's career victories list.

Earned her fifth Rolex Player of the Year title and fifth Vare Trophy, joining Kathy Whitworth as the only players in LPGA history to win both awards five or more times (Whitworth earned both awards a total of seven times). Shattered the scoring record with a 68.70 average, marking the first time an LPGA player has finished a season below 69.00.

Earned an LPGA record $2,863,904, which is $1,141,623 more than Se Ri Pak earned as second on the money list; joins Kathy Whitworth (seven), Mickey Wright (five) and JoAnne Carner (five) as the only players to win the money list five or more times.

Set or tied a total of 20 LPGA records.

Her 11-stroke victory at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic tied the LPGA record for largest margin of victory in a 54-hole event (first set by Jan Stephenson at the 1981 Mary Kay Classic); also tied the LPGA records for lowest 54-hole winning score, 195 (-21), and the lowest first round by a winner, 63 (-9).

Won back-to-back-to-back tournaments at the Williams Championship, where she switched to cross-handed putting, the Safeway Classic, where she fired a season-low 62 during the second round, and the Samsung World Championship, her 40th career win.

At the Samsung World Championship, became the second-fastest player (behind Mickey Wright) to win 40 LPGA tournaments at eight years, nine months and five days; also became the first player since Nancy Lopez in 1978 to win nine tournaments in a season.

Successfully defended her title at the Mizuno Classic to become the first player since Carol Mann and Kathy Whitworth in 1968 to win 10 tournaments in a season; won the season-ending ADT Championship for her 11th victory of the year.

Other titles came at the Aerus Electrolux USA Championship Hosted by Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Evian Masters and ShopRite LPGA Classic.

Finished second at the PING Banner Health after a two-hole, sudden-death playoff with Rachel Teske, one of three runner-up finishes of the season.

Became the first player in LPGA history to reach $9 million (with a tie for third at the Asahi Ryokyken International Championship at Mount Vintage), $10 million (with a third-place finish at the U.S. Women's Open) and $11 million (with her win at the ADT Championship) in career earnings.

Competed on her fifth consecutive European Solheim Cup Team and posted a 3-1-1 record.

Won the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia and Compaq Open in Sweden on the Evian Ladies European Tour, giving her 13 wins in 25 starts worldwide.

2002 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 60/76 (1) Rds in the 60s: 45/76 (1) Birdies: 341 (3)

Eagles: 10 (3) Greens in Reg: 79.7% (1) Driving Accuracy: 80.3% (5)

Sand Saves: 38.8% (56) Putting Avg: 29.66 (39) Driving Avg: 265.6 (4)

2001 Highlights

Recorded eight wins, six second-place finishes, and a total of 19 top-10 finishes en route to her fourth career Rolex Player of the Year Award, Vare Trophy and money title. Sorenstam joins Kathy Whitworth (seven) and Nancy Lopez (four) as the only players to win four or more Rolex Player of the Year titles; Whitworth (eight) and Mickey Wright (four) as the only players to win four or more LPGA money titles; and Whitworth (seven), Wright (five) and JoAnne Carner (five) as the only players to win four or more Vare Trophies.

Set or tied a total of 30 LPGA records in 2001.

Her eight wins is the most since LPGA Tour Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez won eight events in 1979.

Scored an LPGA record 59 (-13) during the second round of the Standard Register PING, which included an LPGA record 13 birdies, eight of which were in a row; she finished the tournament with the LPGA’s 72-hole record (261, -27), 36-hole record (124, -20), tied Karrie Webb’s 54-hole record (193, -23), and tied the 9-hole record of 28 (-8).

Fired a 65 (-7) in the final round of the Tyco/ADT Championship to finish second and set the LPGA’s all-time scoring record at 69.42, breaking the previous record of 69.43 set by Karrie Webb in 1999.

Became the first LPGA player to cross the $2 million mark in single-season earnings with her second-place finish at the Tyco/ADT Championship, setting an LPGA single-season record with $2,105,868 in earnings.

Tied the LPGA record for wins in consecutive weeks with four-straight victories at the Welch’s/Circle K Championship, Standard Register PING, Nabisco Championship and The Office Depot Hosted by Amy Alcott.

Won the Nabisco Championship by three strokes, her first major victory since the 1996 U.S. Women’s Open.

Came from 10 strokes behind on the final day to win The Office Depot Hosted by Amy Alcott, tying the LPGA record for largest come-from-behind victory (Mickey Wright came from 10 strokes back on the final day to win the 1964 Tall City Open); Sorenstam defeated Mi Hyun Kim on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Defeated Sophie Gustafson on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff for a victory at the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, where Sorenstam became the first LPGA player to cross the $7 million mark in career earnings.

Joins Webb as the two players in LPGA history to earn $1 million in four separate seasons.

2001 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 61/88 (2) Rds in the 60s: 42/88 (1) Birdies: 369 (2)

Eagles: 8 (15) Greens in Reg: 79.7% (1) Driving Accuracy: 78.1% (15)

Sand Saves: 43.8% (47) Putting Avg: 30.38 (100) Driving Avg: 252.30 (26)

Career Highlights

In 2000, won her first title of the season in a sudden-death playoff with Pat Hurst at the Welch’s/Circle K Championship, which gave Sorenstam the requisite 27 points to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, however, she must fulfill the 10-year Tour membership requirement, which will be met at the conclusion of the 2003 season; won the Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with the Children’s Medical Center; defeated Webb, who beat her in a playoff at the LPGA Takefuji Classic earlier in the season, in a sudden-death playoff at the Evian Masters; won back-to-back titles at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic and Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic; defeated Rachel Hetherington (Teske), who dealt the Swede her first career playoff loss in 1998, in a two-hole playoff at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic; recorded her second career hole-in-one during the third round of the Welch’s/Circle K Championship; crossed the $5 million mark in career earnings after the Standard Register PING and the $6 million mark following the Safeway LPGA Golf Championship; earned two points for the victorious European Solheim Cup Team.

Won more LPGA tournaments than any other Tour player in the 1990s (18).

In 1999, won the Michelob Light Classic in a three-hole playoff with Tina Barrett; won her third consecutive victory at the Michelob Light Classic, making her one of six players in LPGA history to win the same event three consecutive times; won the New Albany Golf Classic with all four rounds in the 60s; was a runner-up four times, including a one-hole playoff loss to fellow Swede Catrin Nilsmark at the Valley of the Stars Championship; fired a 61 (-11) during the first round of the Sara Lee Classic, which is the lowest first round in LPGA history; recorded her first career hole-in-one during the third round of the Standard Register PING; crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings.

In 1998, defeated Donna Andrews on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at the Michelob Light Classic; won the ShopRite LPGA Classic and JAL Big Apple Classic with all rounds in the 60s; recorded her 16th career victory at the SAFECO Classic; recorded her first sudden-death playoff loss at the First Union Betsy King Classic to Hetherington (Teske); crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings; became the first player in LPGA history to finish a season with a sub-70 scoring average (69.99); won her third Rolex Player of the Year and third Vare Trophy.

In 1997, captured six titles – the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions, Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open, Longs Drugs Challenge (in a two-hole playoff with Pamela Kometani), Michelob Light Classic, CoreStates Betsy King Classic (where she successfully defended her title) and ITT LPGA Tour Championship (in a three-hole playoff with Lorie Kane and Pat Hurst); won the JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game with eight skins worth $220,000; crossed the $2 million milestone in career earnings after her victory at the Longs Drugs Challenge; won her second Rolex Player of the Year title.

In 1996, won three tournaments – successfully defended her title at both the U.S. Women’s Open and Samsung World Championship of Women’s Golf and won the CoreStates Betsy King Classic; surpassed the $1 million mark in career earnings; won her second consecutive Vare Trophy for lowest season scoring average.

In 1995, became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the U.S. Women’s Open, making her the 13th LPGA player to have the Open as her first LPGA career victory; won the GHP Heartland Classic by 10 strokes; won the Samsung World Championship of Women’s Golf with a 45-foot chip-in on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Laura Davies; became the second international player to win Rolex Player of the Year; is the only player besides Nancy Lopez to have won Rolex Rookie of the Year and then the Rolex Player of the Year and Vare Trophy the following year; became the first international player to win the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average; also led the Women Professional Golfers’ European Tour (WPGET) Order of Merit on the strength of two wins.

In 1994, was the Rolex Rookie of the Year on the strength of three top-10 finishes, including a season-best tie for second at the Weetabix Women’s British Open.

In 1993, competed in three LPGA events before joining the Tour, earning more than $47,000; tied for 38th at the PING Welch’s Championship in Tucson, Ariz., placed fourth at the Standard Register PING and tied for ninth at the Las Vegas LPGA at Canyon Gate; was the Rookie of the Year on the WPGET.

Amateur Highlights

A member of the Swedish National Team from 1987-92, Sorenstam enjoyed a very successful amateur career. In 1992, she was the Women's World Amateur champion, runner-up at the U.S. Women’s Amateur and the second-lowest amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open. In addition to winning seven collegiate titles during her career at the University of Arizona, she was the 1991 NCAA Co-College Player of the Year (with Kelly Robbins), 1991 NCAA champion and runner-up the following year, 1992 PAC-10 champion and 1991-92 NCAA All-American.

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 12...Credits her parents Tom and Gunilla and her sister Lotta

(Charlotta) as the individuals most influencing her career...Her sister Charlotta also is an LPGA Tour member...In 1995, she won the Athlete of the Year Award in Sweden, the country’s most prestigious award in sports...Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top-50 players and teachers...Named Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year in 1995, 1997, 2000-05... Has won seven ESPY Awards, six for outstanding women’s golf performer of the Year (1996, 1998-99, 2002-04) and two for Female Athlete of the Year (2005-06); her eight awards make her the second-most decorated athlete in the history of the ESPYs...Honored by the March of Dimes with the 2003 Sports Woman of the Year Award...In 2003, won the LPGA’s Patty Berg Award and the 2003 Golf Writers’ Trophy by the Association of Golf Writers…Named 2003 Sportswoman of the Year by the Laureus World Sports Academy…Named 2003-05 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year...Named 2003 Female Athlete of the Year by the United States Sports Academy...Received the 2004 Golf Tee Award from the Metropolitan

Golf Writers Association (MGWA)…Won the Association of Golf Writers (Europe) Player of the Year award in 2004 and 2005…Named the 2004 Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year…Authored her first book, Golf Annika’s Way, which was released in October 2004…Was a Non-Voting Player Director on the 2007 LPGA Tour Player Executive Committee…Opened the ANNIKA Academy at the Ginn Reunion Resort in 2007…Is a National Ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation...Hobbies include sports, music and cooking...Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt…Represents Callaway Golf, Lexus, Oakley, Cutter & Buck, Rolex, Kraft, Golf Digest, Golf For Women, Ginn Clubs & Resorts, NetJets, Merrill Lynch…Has her own Web site, www.annikasorenstam.com, which includes her own blog, www.annikablog.com. Started playing golf at the age of 12…Credits her parents, Tom and Gunilla, and her sister, Lotta (Charlotta) as the individuals most influencing her career…Her sister Charlotta also is an LPGA Tour member…In 1995, she won the Athlete of the Year Award in Sweden, the country’s most prestigious award in sports…Recognized during the LPGA’s 50th Anniversary in 2000 as one of the LPGA’s top 50 players and teachers…Married David Esch on Jan. 4, 1997…Hobbies include sports, music and cooking…Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt…Has met the playing requirements for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, but must still meet the 10-year membership requirement before qualifying