2013 LET Tour Guide (pdf) - Ladies European Tour

Annika Sörenstam
Country
Sweden
Born
9 October 1970 – Stockholm
Turned Professional 1992
Joined Tour 1993
Career Victories (last)
89 wins worldwide
LET Victories 17
LPGA Victories 72
Major Championship Victories 10
Career Earnings (Euro) 2,994,627.79
Career Earnings (USD) $22,573,192.00
LET Tournaments Played 63
Top Ten Finishes (LET) 27
Lowest Round
64 (2 times) (59 on LPGA)
PROFESSIONAL
Won Rookie of the Year in 1993 after finishing second in
the Ford Golf Classic, Holiday Inn Leiden Open, the
European Open and the BMW Italian Open. Won 1994
Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour. Made debut for
Europe in the 1994 Solheim Cup match. Maiden win as a
professional in the 1994 Holden Australian Open. In 1995
became the first player to top both the European and
LPGA Tour money lists in the same year. Established
record winnings of £130,324 to win the Ford Order of
Merit. Won the 1995 OVB Damen Open, her first win in
Europe. Won the US Women’s Open, her first victory in
the United States. In 1995 became the first European to
win both the LPGA’s Rolex Player of the Year and Vare
Trophy awards. In 1995 became the first woman to win
Golf World Award for World Player of the Year.
In 1996 retained the US Women’s Open with a record
score and by six strokes, the largest winning margin since
1980. 1997 Finished 1st on LPGA Money list with Tour
record earnings of $1,236,789. Became only the second
LPGA player to break $1 million barrier in season
earnings. Her most successful season since joining the
LPGA in 1993. Achieved six victories to take the Rolex
Player of the Year Award. Had a remarkable 16 top-10
finishes in 22 events for a scoring average of 70.04. Won
the JC Penney/LPGA Skins Game. Finished the year first
on PING Leader board. 1998 Finished top of the money
list for the second year running. Voted Rolex Player of the
Year for third time in four seasons. Winner of Vare Trophy
with an LPGA all-time low scoring average. 2000 won
Evian Masters (with an eagle in the playoff against Karrie
Webb) and three other events on LPGA Tour. 2000
finished leading unofficial money winner in Europe and
second to Webb on LPGA money list. 2000 helped
Europe to victory in Solheim Cup at Loch Lomond,
where she was involved in a controversial incident in the
Fourballs when she was asked to replay a chip-in that
was taken out of turn. 2001 Won four consecutive events
early in the season, including the Standard Register
PING where she posted a new 18-hole scoring record
of 59 (-13) during the second round. Captured the
Nabisco Championship, to mark her first major victory
since 1996. Won both events in Japan to total eight wins
on the season. Became first ever player to break the $2
million barrier in one season. Finished in the top twenty
20 times in 26 starts. 2002 - Set or tied 20 records on
her way to winning 13 times around the world in 2002.
Won her fourth major at the Nabisco Championship. See
2002 Highlights for more details. In 2003 Annika won the
ADT money list on the LPGA breaking the $2million mark
for the second straight season Annika won the Office
Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott, the Kellogg-
Keebler Classic, the McDonald's LPGA Championship,
Weetabix Women's British Open, completing the Career
Grand Slam, the Safeway Classic and she three-peated
at the Mizuno Classic. Also placed second at the Kraft
Nabisco Championship, tied for second at the LPGA
Takefuji Classic and the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic, tied
for third at the Safeway PING Presented by Yoplait,
finished fourth at the Samsung World Championship,
placed sixth at the Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill,
placed fourth at the U.S. Women's Open. Also won the
Solheim Cup with Europe at Barsebäck. Became the first
woman in 58 years to play on the PGA Tour when she
teed up at the Colonial Bank of America Tournament in
Fort Worth. In 2004, won half of the events she played in
with ten victories around the world. In 2005, won eleven
events around the world including two majors: the Kraft
Nabisco Championship and the McDonald’s LPGA
Championship, taking her total tally of majors to nine.
Collected her eighth Rolex Player of the Year award and
eighth ADT Official Money List title on the LPGA Tour.
Won her sixth Vare Trophy with the fourth lowest scoring
average in LPGA history, 69.33. Became the only player
in LPGA history to sweep Rolex Player of the Year
honours, the Vare Trophy and the ADT Official Money List
title five times (Kathy Whitworth earned all three in 1966,
1967, 1971 and 1972).Won four points out of a possible
five at The 2005 Solheim Cup at Crooked Stick and
became the event’s all-time leading points earner with
21 1 ⁄2 points. In 2006, her second place finish at the John
Q. Hammons Hotel Classic hoisted her over the $20
million mark in career earnings ($20,000,980). Won her
10th major championship at the US Women’s Open.
(See 2006 Highlights for details). Won one event after
injury in 2007: the Dubai Ladies Masters on the LET.
In 2008 Annika, the greatest female golfer for a
generation, stepped away from competitive play at the
end of the 2008 season following the Dubai Ladies
Masters in the UAE. At the time of her stepping away
she was ranked 3rd in the world and still very much on
her game. She won four times around the world in 2008,
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