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{{short description|Swedish professional golfer (born 1970)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{good article}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Annika Sörenstam | image = 2008 LPGA Championship - Annika Sorenstam tee shot.jpg | caption = Sörenstam at the [[2008 LPGA Championship]] | fullname = {{nowrap|Annika Charlotta Sörenstam}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 2004 |title=Har spelat in 137 miljoner kronor |language=sv |work=Svenska Dagbladet |url=https://www.svd.se/har-spelat-in-137-miljoner-kronor |url-access=subscription |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Bro, Stockholm|Bro]], [[Stockholm County]], Sweden | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1970|10|9|df=yes}} --> | death_place = | height = 5 ft 6 in | weight = | nationality = {{SWE}} | residence = [[Orlando, Florida]], U.S. | spouse = David Esch (1997–2005)<br/>Mike McGee (m. 2009) | partner = | children = 2<!--Ava, William--> | college = [[Arizona Wildcats|University of Arizona]]<br/>(two years) | yearpro = 1992 | tour = [[LPGA Tour]] (joined [[1994 LPGA Tour|1994]])<br/>[[Ladies European Tour]] | prowins = 97 | lpgawins = 72 ([[List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins|3rd all time]]) | letwins = 17 ([[List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins|5th all-time]])<!-- 3 co-sanction with LPGA --> | jlpgawins = 7<!-- 5 co-sanction with LPGA --> | alpgwins = 4<!-- 2 co-sanction with LET --> | otherwins = 6 (regular)<br>1 (senior) | majorwins = 10 | nabisco = '''Won''': [[2001 Nabisco Championship|2001]], [[2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship|2002]], [[2005 Kraft Nabisco Championship|2005]] | lpga = '''Won''': [[2003 LPGA Championship|2003]], [[2004 LPGA Championship|2004]], [[2005 LPGA Championship|2005]] | wusopen = '''Won''': [[1995 U.S. Women's Open|1995]], [[1996 U.S. Women's Open|1996]], [[2006 U.S. Women's Open|2006]] | dumaurier = 2nd: 1998 | wbritopen = '''Won''': [[2003 Women's British Open|2003]] | wghofid = annika-sorenstam | wghofyear = 2003 | award1 = [[LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year|LPGA Tour<br/> Rookie of the Year]] | year1 = 1994 | award2 = [[LPGA Tour Player of the Year|LPGA Tour<br/>Player of the Year]] | year2 = 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | award3 = [[LPGA Vare Trophy]] | year3 = 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 | award4 = [[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour<br/>Money Winner]] | year4 = 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | award5 = [[LET Rookie of the Year|Ladies European Tour<br/>Rookie of the Year]] | year5 = 1993 | award6 = [[LET Order of Merit|Ladies European Tour<br/>Order of Merit]] | year6 = 1995 | award7 = [[LET Player of the Year|Ladies European Tour<br/>Player of the Year]] | year7 = 1995, 2002 | awardssection = #Awards }} '''Annika Charlotta Sörenstam''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈǎnːɪka ˈsœ̂ːrɛnˌstam|pron|sv-Annika Sörenstam.ogg}}; born 9 October 1970) is a Swedish [[professional golfer]] regarded as one of the best female golfers in history.<ref>{{cite web |last=Danger |first=Jon |title=The 11 Best Female Golfers of All Time |url=https://www.vibesgolf.com/post/the-11-best-female-golfers-of-all-time |website=Vibesgolf.com |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926114244/https://www.vibesgolf.com/post/the-11-best-female-golfers-of-all-time |archive-date=26 Sep 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Tremlett |first=Sam |title=20 Of The Best Female Golfers Of All Time |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/the-game/best-female-golfers-of-all-time-193974 |magazine=Golf Monthly |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922055109/https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/the-game/best-female-golfers-of-all-time-193974 |archive-date=22 Sep 2023}}</ref> Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 96 international professional tournaments, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official [[LPGA]] tournaments including ten [[women's majors|majors]] and 24 other tournaments internationally.<ref name="LPGA Wins">{{Cite web |title=Official Career Wins |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/OfficialWins.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125181051/http://www.lpga.com/content/OfficialWins.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2007 |access-date=7 March 2007 |publisher=[[LPGA]] (Ladies Professional Golf Association)}}</ref> In 2003, she joined an elite club, completing the career grand slam with victories at each of the four majors so recognized during her prime. Also in 2003, Sörenstam competed in the [[Bank of America Colonial]] tournament to become the first woman to play in a [[PGA Tour]] event since 1945. Representing Europe in the [[Solheim Cup]] on eight occasions between 1994 and 2007, Sörenstam was the event's [[List of European Solheim Cup golfers#Record European point winners|all-time leading points earner]] until her record was surpassed by England's [[Laura Davies]] during the [[2011 Solheim Cup]]. Sörenstam also was captain of the [[2017 Solheim Cup|2017]] European Solheim Cup team. Despite retiring from regular tournament golf in 2008, as of the end of 2022, she still topped the LPGA's career money list with earnings of over $22 million—over $2 million ahead of [[Karrie Webb|her nearest rival]] while playing 187 fewer events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LPGA Tour Career Money List |url=http://www.lpga.com/statistics/money/career-money?year=2022 |access-date=4 June 2022 |publisher=LPGA Tour}}</ref> After turning 50, she came back from her retirement and added a win in the [[2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open]]. The winner of a record eight [[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|Player of the Year]] awards, and six [[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|Vare Trophies]] given to the LPGA player with the lowest seasonal scoring average, she still holds various all-time scoring records including the lowest season scoring average: 68.6969 in 2004. Sörenstam is the only female golfer to shoot a 59 in competition. On 7 January 2021, she received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[Donald Trump]]. ==Childhood and amateur career== She was born in [[Bro, Stockholm|Bro]] near [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]].<ref name="Golf Annika">{{Cite book|last=Sorenstam|first=Annika|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56595141|title=Golf Annika's way|date=2004|publisher=Gotham Books|isbn=1-59240-076-0|location=New York, N.Y.|oclc=56595141}}</ref> Sörenstam's father Tom was an [[IBM]] executive and her mother Gunilla worked in a bank. Her younger sister [[Charlotta Sörenstam|Charlotta]] also became a professional golfer and LPGA Tour winner, and, after her playing career, coached at her sister's academy.<ref name="LottaLPGA">{{cite web |title=Charlotta Sörenstam Profile |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=553 |access-date=7 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311025341/http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=553 |archive-date=11 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Annika and Charlotta Sörenstam became the first two sisters to both win $1 million on the LPGA Tour. As a child, Sörenstam was a talented all-around athlete. She was a nationally ranked junior [[tennis]] player, played [[association football]] (soccer) in her hometown team Bro IK, and was such a good [[Alpine skiing|skier]] that the coach of the Swedish national ski team suggested the family move to northern Sweden to improve her skiing year round.<ref name="Golf Annika" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Lind|first=Claes|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/185973077|title=Våga bli bäst : Annika Sörenstam|date=2003|publisher=Sportförl|others=Annika Sörenstam, Bulls tr.)|isbn=91-88541-56-8|edition=2. uppl|location=Malmö|oclc=185973077}}</ref><ref name="Red">{{cite web |title=Hall-of-Fame Golfer and Ski Enthusiast Sorenstam's New Mountain Golf Course Gives New Meaning to the Term 'Slope Rating' |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=13517&mid=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212105118/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=13517&mid=2 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |publisher=LPGA}}</ref> ===Junior golf=== The Sörenstam family began playing golf at Viksjö Golf Club in [[Jakobsberg]], north of Stockholm, and later switched to nearby Bro-Bålsta Golf Club, opened in 1980, initially with a 9-hole course. At the age of 12, Annika shared her first set of golf clubs with her sister. Annika got the odd numbered clubs and Charlotta the even - and earned her first handicap of 54.<ref name="Golf Annika" /> At the [[European Tour]] tournament [[Scandinavian Enterprise Open]] in Stockholm in July 1986, she tried to be a volunteer caddie and was asked to stand in a line with all other candidates. When all male volunteer caddies finally had been chosen by the tournament professionals, three teen-age girls were left without a bag yet. It was Annika, Charlotta and [[Fanny Sunesson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/after-20-years-it-s-definitely-her-bag-1.1009795 |title=After 20 years, it's definitely her bag |newspaper=Irish Times |location=Dublin, Ireland |date=30 May 2006}}</ref> She was so shy as a junior, she used to deliberately three-putt at the end of a tournament to avoid giving the victory speech.<ref name="ACAD3">{{cite web |date=17 April 2007 |title=Sörenstam opens new "Annika Academy" |url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news_07/annika_sorenstam_2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107102914/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news_07/annika_sorenstam_2.html |archive-date=7 November 2011 |access-date=9 May 2007 |work=Golf Today}}</ref> The coaches noticed and at the next tournament both the winner and the runner-up had to give a speech. Sörenstam decided that if she were going to have to face the crowd anyway she might as well win and the deliberate misses stopped.<ref name="Golf Annika" /> ===Swedish national team=== Her successful amateur career included a win in the [[St Rule Trophy]] played at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]] and a runner-up finish in the Swedish national mother/daughter Championship.<ref name="St Rule Trophy">{{cite web |title=St Rule Trophy |publisher=St Andrews Links |date=23 October 2006 |url=http://www.standrews.org.uk/events/annual_tournaments/st_rule_trophy.html |access-date=7 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219005208/http://www.standrews.org.uk/events/annual_tournaments/st_rule_trophy.html |archive-date=19 February 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Sis">{{cite magazine|title=Finally, sisters in arms- Charlotta Sörenstam and Annika Sörenstam |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Dave |last=Kindred |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015273 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050330075204/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015273 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2005 |access-date=6 July 2007 |year=2000 }}</ref> As a member of the Swedish National Team from 1987 to 1992, she played in the [[1990 Espirito Santo Trophy|1990]] and [[1992 Espirito Santo Trophy|1992]] [[Espirito Santo Trophy]], winning the individual competition in 1992.<ref name="IGF">{{cite web |title=World Amateur Team Championship Record Books |url=http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wplayer2.asp?fname=Annika&mname=&lname=Sorenstam&country=Sweden |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020043742/http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/recordbook/wplayer2.asp?fname=Annika&mname=&lname=Sorenstam&country=Sweden |archive-date=20 October 2007 |access-date=7 March 2007 |publisher=International Golf Federation}}</ref><ref name="IGF2">{{cite web |title=Notable Past Players |publisher=International Golf Federation |url=http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/History/notables.html |access-date=24 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422042205/http://www.internationalgolffederation.org/History/notables.html |archive-date=22 April 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> While waiting to start college in Sweden, Sörenstam worked as a personal assistant at the Swedish PGA and played on the [[Swedish Golf Tour]], winning three tournaments during 1990/1991.<ref name="PGA">{{cite web |title=Sörenstam needs balance to hold off competition |publisher=CBS Sportsline |url=http://www.sportsline.com/golf/story/10042794/2 |first=Steve |last=Elling |date=6 March 2007 |access-date=7 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201145425/http://www.sportsline.com/golf/story/10042794/2 |archive-date=1 December 2008}}</ref><ref name="Tel1989">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam 1989 |url=http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3003&year=1989 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092952/http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3003&year=1989 |archive-date=29 September 2007 |access-date=7 March 2007 |publisher=Golfdata Sweden}}</ref><ref name="Tel1990">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam 1990 |url=http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3003&year=1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024918/http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3003&year=1990 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=7 March 2007 |publisher=Golfdata Sweden}}</ref><ref name="Tel1991">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam 1991 |url=http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3003&year=1991 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903144422/http://www.golfdata.se/guide/spg_res.asp?path=/guide/index.asp&nr=3003&year=1991 |archive-date=3 September 2007 |access-date=7 March 2007 |publisher=Golfdata Sweden}}</ref> ===University of Arizona=== After a coach spotted Sörenstam playing in a collegiate event in [[Tokyo]], she moved to the U.S. to play college golf at the [[Arizona Wildcats|University of Arizona]] in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]].<ref name="Golf Annika"/> She won seven collegiate titles and in 1991, became the first non-American and first freshman to win the individual [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Division I Championship]].<ref name="Sis"/><ref name="NCAA">{{cite news |title=Women's Golf History |work=ESPN |date=26 May 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?page=wgolfalmanac |access-date=17 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301211550/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?page=wgolfalmanac |archive-date=1 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Sörenstam was 1991 NCAA Co-Player of the Year with [[Kelly Robbins]], runner-up in the 1992 [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA championship]], 1992 [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]] champion and a 1991–92 NCAA [[All-America]]n.<ref name="Golf Annika"/><ref name="PAC">{{cite web |title=PAC 10 Women's Golf |publisher=PAC10 |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/c-golf/auto_pdf/Pac-10WomensGolfRecords.pdf |access-date=7 March 2007 |archive-date=16 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616121314/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/c-golf/auto_pdf/Pac-10WomensGolfRecords.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NCAAAll">{{cite web |title=IMG Speakers Annika Sörenstam |publisher=IMG Speakers |url=http://www.imgspeakers.com/speakers/annika_sorenstam.aspx |access-date=16 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017014722/http://www.imgspeakers.com/speakers/annika_sorenstam.aspx |archive-date = 17 October 2006}}</ref> She qualified for the [[1992 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] at [[Oakmont Country Club|Oakmont]] in July, made the cut, and tied for 63rd. A few weeks later at the [[U.S. Women's Amateur]] at [[Kemper Lakes Golf Club|Kemper Lakes]] near [[Chicago]], she was the runner-up to [[Vicki Goetze]], bogeying the last hole in the 36-hole final.<ref name="USAm">{{cite news |date=4 August 2001 |title=U.S. Women's Amateur champions |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/amateur/2001-08-04-women-amateur-champions.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009032437/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/amateur/2001-08-04-women-amateur-champions.htm |archive-date=9 October 2008 |access-date=3 June 2008 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref><ref name=gtzewrga>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3NlMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1359%2C4014605 |newspaper=Rome News-Tribune |location=Georgia |agency=Associated Press |title=Goetze wins U.S. Amateur|date=16 August 1992 |page=5B }}</ref><ref name=erguswam92>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NUVWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3747%2C3791110 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |title=Golf: U.S. Women's Amateur |date=16 August 1992 |page=8G}}</ref> ==Professional career== ===1990s=== Sörenstam turned professional in 1992, but missed her LPGA Tour card at the final [[Qualifying school|qualifying tournament]] by one shot, and began her professional career on the [[Ladies European Tour]] (LET), formerly known as the WPGET.<ref name="Golf Annika"/> She was invited to play in three LPGA Tour events in [[1993 LPGA Tour|1993]], where she finished T38th, 4th, and T9th, earning more than $47,000.<ref name="2010Bio">{{cite web |title=2010 LPGA Bio |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/2010PlayerBiosPDF/Sorenstam,Annika-10.pdf |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629135436/http://www.lpga.com/content/2010PlayerBiosPDF/Sorenstam%2CAnnika-10.pdf |archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> She finished second four times on the Ladies European Tour and was [[1993 Ladies European Tour|1993]] [[Ladies European Tour#Yearly award winners|Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year]].<ref name="LETBio">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam Player Profile |publisher=LET (Ladies European Tour) |date=23 January 2006 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/010792.htm |access-date=15 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312103618/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.info/profiles/010792.htm |archive-date=12 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> By tying for 28th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament she earned non-exempt status for the [[1994 LPGA Tour|1994 season]].<ref name="Golf Annika"/> Sörenstam's first professional win came at the 1994 [[Holden Women's Australian Open]] on the [[ALPG Tour]].<ref name="alpg1994">{{cite web |title=1994 Holden Women's Australian Open Golf Championship |publisher=ALPG Tour |url=http://www.alpgtour.com/past_tournament_detail.asp?xmlref=T20.xml |access-date=7 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212141014/http://alpgtour.compast_tournament_detail.asp?xmlref=T20.xml |archive-date=12 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the United States, Sörenstam was [[LPGA#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Rookie of the Year]], had three top-10 finishes including a tie for second at the [[Women's British Open]] and made her [[1994 Solheim Cup|Solheim Cup]] debut.<ref name="LETBio"/><ref name="SolTeams">{{cite web |title=1990–2003 Solheim Cup Teams |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/contentTeams,%20Members,%20WinLoss%20Records.pdf |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616121312/http://www.lpga.com/content/Teams%2C%20Members%2C%20WinLoss%20Records.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> Her breakout year was [[1995 LPGA Tour|1995]], when she won her first LPGA Tour title at the [[1995 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]].<ref name="Golf Annika"/> She finished at the top of the [[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|Money List]]<ref name="Money List">{{cite web |title=Annual Money Leaders |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/MoneyLeaders.pdf |access-date=16 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125181423/http://www.lpga.com/content/MoneyLeaders.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2007}}</ref> and was the first non-American winner of the [[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|Vare Trophy]].<ref name="Vare Trophy"/> She became the second player ever to be Player of the Year and Vare Trophy winner the year after being Rookie of the Year.<ref name="LPGABio">{{cite web |title=Full Career Biography |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Sorenstam,A-07.pdf |access-date=7 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325012430/http://www.lpga.com/content/2007PlayerBiosPDF/Sorenstam%2CA-07.pdf |archive-date=25 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A win at the 1995 Australian Ladies Masters<ref name="1995alpgt">{{cite web |title=1995 Australian Ladies Masters |publisher=ALPG Tour |url=http://www.alpgtour.com/past_tournament_detail.asp?xmlref=T27.xml |access-date=8 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210095227/http://alpgtour.com/past_tournament_detail.asp?xmlref=T27.xml |archive-date=10 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> and two other wins on the Ladies European Tour put her top of the [[Ladies European Tour#Yearly award winners|LET Order of Merit]] and made her the first player to top both the European and LPGA Tour money lists in the same season.<ref name="LETBio"/><ref name="5Tours">{{cite news |title=Golf Tour For Women Tees Off With Hope |date=2 May 1996 |newspaper=International Herald Tribune |first=Ian |last=Thomsen |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/1996/05/02/ian.t.php |access-date=15 March 2007 }}</ref> Her success worldwide resulted in her winning the [[Radiosportens Jerringpris|Jerringpriset]] award in Sweden,<ref name="Jerring1995">{{cite web |title=Jerringpriset Award Winners |publisher=radiosporten |url=http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/radiosporten/nyheter/amnessida.asp?programID=179&Nyheter=&grupp=3602&artikel=1041550 |access-date=8 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326091037/http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/radiosporten/nyheter/amnessida.asp?programID=179&Nyheter=&grupp=3602&artikel=1041550 |archive-date=26 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as being awarded the [[Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal]], the country's most prestigious award in sports.<ref name="SvenDag">{{cite news |title=Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal |work=Svenska Dagbladet}}</ref> 1996 saw Sörenstam win her home LET tournament, the [[Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open]] in Sweden and three LPGA tournaments including the [[1996 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]].<ref name="Trygg">{{cite web |title=Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open |publisher=Golf in Europe |url=http://www.ecs.net/golf/tour/women/1996/220896.html |access-date=8 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218073710/http://www.ecs.net/golf/tour/women/1996/220896.html |archive-date=18 February 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In defending her title, she became the first non-American to win back to back U.S. Women's Open titles,<ref name="Golf Annika"/> passed the $1 million mark in LPGA career earnings, and won her second consecutive Vare Trophy.<ref name="2010Bio" /> She won six tour events in [[1997 LPGA Tour|1997]], regaining the money list and player of the year titles. Internationally, she won on the [[JLPGA]] and defended her home LET title at the renamed Compaq Open. She became the first player in LPGA history to finish a season with a sub-70 scoring average of 69.99 en route to retaining the [[1998 LPGA Tour|1998]] Player of the Year and Money List titles as well as winning the LET Swedish tour stop for the third time running.<ref name="Vare Trophy"/> September 1999 saw Sörenstam change her on-course team replacing her caddie of six years, Colin Cann, with Terry McNamara.<ref name="Cann">{{cite web |title=Sorenstam splits with longtime caddie |work=Golf Today |url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news99/sorenstam.html |access-date=20 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="TMac">{{cite magazine |title=All The Action Isn't at the Golf Course |first=Ron |last=Sirak |date=28 July 2007 |magazine=Golf Digest |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/localknowledge/2007/07/all-the-action-.html |access-date=20 February 2008}}</ref> ===2000s=== At this point in her career, Sörenstam says she lost focus having reached her biggest goals.<ref name="Golf Annika"/> [[Karrie Webb]] became the best LPGA Tour player but Sörenstam still managed to win more LPGA tournaments than any other LPGA Tour player during the 1990s.<ref name="LPGABio"/> She qualified for the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] when she won the [[2000 LPGA Tour|2000]] [[Welch's/Fry's Championship|Welch's/Circle K Championship]], but was not eligible for induction until finishing her tenth year on the LPGA tour in October 2003.<ref name="HOF1">{{cite magazine |title=Sörenstam deserves Hall pass |magazine=Sports Illustrated |first=Tom |last=Hanson |date=13 March 2000 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/tom_hanson/news/2000/03/13/inside_lpga/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001009103426/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/tom_hanson/news/2000/03/13/inside_lpga/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 October 2000 |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="HOF2">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam bio |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/players/s/annika-sorenstam/bio.aspx |access-date=9 November 2014}}</ref> Sörenstam was the first international player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame through the LPGA criteria.<ref name="HOF3">{{cite news |title=Annika, Price Inducted into Hall |work=The Golf Channel |date=21 October 2003|url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=11239 |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="WSF">{{cite web|title=Women's Sports Foundation |publisher=Women's Sports Foundation |date=18 October 2004 |first=Alison |last=Sawyer |url=http://www.gogirlworld.org/cgi-bin/iowa/about/media/press.html?record=116 |access-date=18 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008134054/http://www.gogirlworld.org/cgi-bin/iowa/about/media/press.html?record=116 |archive-date=8 October 2008}}</ref><ref name="HOF4">{{cite web |title=World Golf Hall of Fame Profile: Annika Sörenstam |publisher=World Golf Hall of Fame |url=http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/annika-sorenstam/ |access-date=4 September 2013}}</ref> Having lost her preeminent position, Sörenstam embarked on a new five-day-a-week exercise program including weight-lifting and balance work which by 2003 added over {{convert|20|yd}} to her driving distance.<ref name="Passion">{{cite web |title=Passion to be Perfect |publisher=Golf for Women magazine |first=Ron |last=Sirak |url=http://www.herballifehealing.com/links/shaklee/03%20Nutrition/13%20Sports/07%20Annika%20Sorenstam.pdf |access-date=7 July 2007 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref name="Driving">{{cite magazine |title=Annika's Driving Ambition |magazine=Time |first=Jeff |last=Chu |date=26 May 2003 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1004902,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930065411/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1004902,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=3 May 2007}}</ref> During the 2001 season, she had eight LPGA wins, became the only female golfer to shoot a 59 in competition and the first LPGA player to cross the $2 million mark in single-season earnings.<ref name="Money List"/><ref name="Score59">{{cite news |title=Sörenstam reaches golf's magic number |work=ESPN |date=21 March 2001 |url=https://www.espn.com/golfonline/tours/s/2001/0316/1156236.html |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref> She set or tied a total of 30 LPGA records en route to regaining the Vare Trophy and winning her fourth Player of the Year and Money List titles in 2001. In a made-for-TV alternate shot competition between the two best male and female players in the world, Sörenstam and [[Tiger Woods]] beat Karrie Webb and [[David Duval]].<ref name="Bighorn">{{cite web |title=Woods, Sorenstam prevail in 'Battle at Bighorn' playoff |publisher=The Free Library |date=31 July 2001|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Woods,+Sorenstam+prevail+in+%60Battle+at+Bighorn%27+playoff-a076887114 |access-date=21 September 2010}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> [[Image:SorenstamBrit2004a.JPG|thumb|Sörenstam at the Women's British Open 2004]] At the end of that season Karrie Webb said she "would eat her hat" if Sörenstam repeated her eight wins in 2002.<ref name="WebbHat">{{cite news |title= All hail Queen Annika |work=BBC Sport |date=6 December 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/2549625.stm |access-date=5 December 2007| first=Matt |last=Slater}}</ref> Sörenstam accomplished that feat, joining [[Mickey Wright]] as the only players to win 11 LPGA tournaments in one season, earning her fifth Player of the Year title and fifth Vare Trophy. She successfully defended the [[Kraft Nabisco Championship]], her fourth major victory,<ref name="KNC2002">{{cite news |title=Golf; Statement Made by Sorenstam, And Fashion Is the Least of It |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1 April 2002 |first=Clifton |last=Brown |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/golf-statement-made-by-sorenstam-and-fashion-is-the-least-of-it.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131034513/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/golf-statement-made-by-sorenstam-and-fashion-is-the-least-of-it.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 January 2013 |access-date=30 March 2010}}</ref> and also won the [[ANZ Ladies Masters]] in Australia<ref name="ANZ2002">{{cite web |title=Tournament Summary Report for 2002 ANZ Ladies Masters |publisher=ALPG Tour |url=http://www.alpgtour.com/past_tournament_detail.asp?xmlref=T104.xml |access-date=8 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210014058/http://alpgtour.com/past_tournament_detail.asp?xmlref=T104.xml |archive-date=10 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Compaq Open]] in Sweden on the Ladies European Tour giving her 13 wins in 25 starts worldwide in 2002.<ref name="Compaq2002">{{cite web |title=Sörenstam by five |publisher=LET |date=18 August 2002 |first=Martin |last=Park |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4628&page=133 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201249/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4628&page=133 |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> Sörenstam was invited to play in the PGA Tour's Bank of America Colonial golf tournament in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], in May [[2003 PGA Tour|2003]], making her the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event since [[Babe Zaharias]], who qualified for the 1945 [[Los Angeles Open]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0905/this.day.sports.history.may22/content.5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525181224/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0905/this.day.sports.history.may22/content.5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2009|title=Annika Sorenstam – 2003 – Back in Time: May 22 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |access-date=21 May 2011}}</ref> [[Vijay Singh]], fourth in the world rankings at the time, criticised her invitation, saying that she should have to qualify like the men and that he did not want to be beaten by a woman.<ref name="Vijay">{{cite news |title= Singh says Annika 'doesn't belong' on PGA Tour |newspaper=USA Today |date=12 May 2003 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2003-05-12-singh_x.htm |access-date=5 December 2007 |first1=Jerry |last1=Potter}}</ref><ref name="Vijay2">{{cite news |title= Singh backs off comments about Sorenstam |newspaper=USA Today |date=13 May 2003 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2003-05-13-singh-apology_x.htm |access-date=5 December 2007 |first1=Jerry |last1=Potter}}</ref> Cheered through each hole, she shot five over par, tying for 96th out of the 111 who finished the first two rounds. After shooting 1-over-par 71 in the first round, finishing in 73rd and on pace to challenge for a weekend spot, Sörenstam said she was nervous all day but pleased by her performance.<ref name="colonialpost">{{cite magazine |title=An Interview with Annika Sörenstam |magazine=Golf Magazine |date=22 May 2003 |url=http://sports.yahoo.golfserv.com/gdc/news/article.asp?id=13298 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20030524222832/http://sports.yahoo.golfserv.com/gdc/news/article.asp?id=13298 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 May 2003|access-date=1 July 2008}}</ref> In the first round she led the field in driving accuracy, was in the top 20 in greens in regulation, and was 84th out of 111 in driving distance. Poor putting (last in the field, averaging over a two-putt) caused her to miss the cut.<ref name="ESPN">{{cite news |title=Annika Sorenstam tees off in a PGA event |work=ESPN |date=22 May 2003 |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/44 |access-date=31 May 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103002125/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments%2F44 |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> Later in the 2003 season, she won the LPGA Championship and the Women's British Open,<ref name="Brit2003">{{cite web |title=Annika slam dunks the opposition |publisher=LET |date=3 August 2003 |first=Martin |last=Park |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4214&page=104 |access-date=10 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185249/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4214&page=104 |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> becoming only the sixth player to complete the LPGA Career Grand Slam, winning, at least once in her career, each of the four tournaments recognized as major championships during the main part of her career.<ref name="Career Slam">{{cite web |title=Grand Slam |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=1&pid=307 |access-date=8 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222213311/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=1&pid=307 |archive-date=22 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Five years earlier, in 1998, she finished second in the fifth major at the time, [[du Maurier Classic]], which she won in 2001, the first year when it was not recognized as a major tournament anymore. She had won the [[Evian Masters]] twice, in 2000 and 2002, before it became recognized as the fifth major from 2013, which was after Sörenstam's retirement in 2008.<ref name=LPGAresults/> She had five other victories worldwide in 2003, set or tied a total of 22 LPGA records and earned her sixth Player of the Year award. She competed against [[Fred Couples]], [[Phil Mickelson]] and [[Mark O'Meara]] in the 2003 [[Skins Game (PGA Tour)|Skins Game]], finishing second with five skins worth $225,000; Sörenstam holed a {{convert|39|yd|adj=on}} bunker shot on the ninth hole—the eighth eagle in Skins Game history.<ref name="Skins">{{cite web|title=December 01, 2003: News and Notes |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=4&pid=231 |access-date=11 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115019/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=4&pid=231 |archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> In September, she was part of the winning European [[2003 Solheim Cup|Solheim Cup]] team in her native Sweden. She was awarded her second Jerringpriset award in Sweden<ref name="Jerring2003">{{cite web |title=Annika Sorenstam Biography |publisher=Athletes for Hope |url=http://www.athletesforhope.org/annika-sorenstam-allstar.html |access-date=28 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904152246/http://www.athletesforhope.org/annika-sorenstam-allstar.html |archive-date=4 September 2011}}</ref> plus the 2003 Golf Writers' Trophy by the Association of Golf Writers.<ref name="GWT">{{cite web |title=Annika wins Golfer of the Year |publisher=LET |date=18 December 2003 |first=Andy |last=Farrell |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4355 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025123552/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4355 |archive-date=25 October 2006}}</ref> Sörenstam's dominance continued in 2004 with her seventh LPGA Player of the Year award tying [[Kathy Whitworth]] for the most in LPGA history. She posted 16 top-10 finishes in 18 LPGA starts, including eight wins, had two additional international wins, became the first player to reach $15 million in LPGA career earnings and took her own LPGA single-season scoring average record to 68.69696, but played too few rounds to win the Vare Trophy.<ref name="LPGA Records">{{cite web |title=All Time Records |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/Alltimerecords.pdf |access-date=2 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415045540/http://www.lpga.com/content/Alltimerecords.pdf |archive-date=15 April 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Women's Sports Foundation gave her the 2004 Sportswoman of the Year Award,<ref name="WSF"/> and the Laureus World Sports Academy named her [[Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year|World Sportswoman of the Year]].<ref name="Laureus">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam Laureus Win |publisher=Laureus World Sports Academy |url=http://www.laureus.com/content/annika-sorenstam?awardyear=2004&nomwin=w |access-date=28 December 2012 |archive-date=17 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417040800/http://www.laureus.com/content/annika-sorenstam?awardyear=2004&nomwin=w |url-status=dead }}</ref> She also released a combination autobiography and golf instructional book, ''Golf Annika's Way''.<ref name="Book">{{cite magazine |title=Annika's way: Instruction kept simple as swing |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=5 October 2004|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/golf/10/05/bc.glf.theproshop.ap/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522082230/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/golf/10/05/bc.glf.theproshop.ap/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2008 |access-date=10 March 2007}}</ref> Sörenstam's life both on and off the golf course changed in [[2005 LPGA Tour|2005]]. In February, she announced that she had filed for divorce from David Esch, her husband of eight years, and this was finalised in August but it did not adversely affect her golf.<ref name="Divorce"/><ref name="DivFinal">{{cite web |title=After her divorce, Sörenstam is moving on |publisher=[[PGA of America]] |date=18 December 2005 |url=http://www.pga.com/news/tours/lpga/notebook121805.cfm |access-date=24 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223152359/http://www.pga.com/news/tours/lpga/notebook121805.cfm |archive-date=23 December 2005}}</ref> Her achievements included being the first player in LPGA history to win a major three consecutive years at the [[LPGA Championship]]<ref name="McD2">{{cite web |title=Annika wins the LPGA Championship |publisher=LET |date=13 June 2005 |first=Bethan |last=Cutler |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3816&page=50 |access-date=11 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184530/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3816&page=50 |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> and the first golfer in LPGA or PGA history to win the same event five consecutive years at the [[Mizuno Classic]].<ref name="Mizuno">{{cite news |title=Sörenstam gets historic fifth win |work=BBC News |date=6 November 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4411458.stm |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref> 11 wins in 21 tournaments entered worldwide included victory in the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika<ref name="TPC1">{{cite web |first=Bethan |last=Cutler |title=Annika wins the Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika |publisher=LET |date=7 August 2005 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3875&page=44 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201309/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3875&page=44 |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> where she presented ''herself'' the trophy, giving her an eighth Money List title, tying the LPGA record, an eighth Rolex Player of the Year (POY) award (a record) and a sixth Vare Trophy.<ref name="Vare Trophy">{{cite news |title=LPGA Yearly Scoring Leaders |newspaper=Liveabout |publisher=About.com |url=http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/lpgavaretrophy.htm |access-date=28 December 2012 |archive-date=17 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017210838/http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/a/lpgavaretrophy.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="POY">{{cite web|title=Rolex Player of the Year Winners |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=2500&mid=2 |access-date=7 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027003059/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=2500&mid=2 |archive-date=27 October 2006}}</ref> She is the only LPGA player ever to win Money List, POY award and Vare trophy in the same year in five different years.<ref name="Syba">{{cite web|title=Sybase Match Play Championship celebrates players with most wins |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=24021 |access-date=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815050412/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=24021 |archive-date=15 August 2010}}</ref> Team competition saw her make her seventh consecutive Solheim Cup appearance, her 4 points making her total 21, the event's all-time leading points earner,<ref name="Solheim">{{cite web |title=1990–2003 Solheim Cup Teams |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/Teams,%20Members,%20WinLoss%20Records.pdf |access-date=10 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616121312/http://www.lpga.com/content/Teams%2C%20Members%2C%20WinLoss%20Records.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="2005Sol">{{cite web |title=The 2005 European Solheim Cup team announced |publisher=LET |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/main_article.php?id=3898&pid=1001 |access-date=28 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024163130/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/main_article.php?id=3898&pid=1001 |archive-date=24 October 2012}}</ref> and the inaugural [[Lexus Cup]] was played with Sörenstam as the Captain of the victorious International Team.<ref name="Lexus1">{{cite web |title=Internationals secure win in Inaugural Lexus Cup |publisher=Lexus |url=http://www.lexuscup.com/2005/ |access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124235233/http://www.lexuscup.com/2005/ |archive-date=24 January 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Image:SorenstamBrit2004c.JPG|thumb|left|Sörenstam at the Women's British Open 2004]] These events resulted in her receiving numerous awards. The Golf Writers Association of America named Sörenstam Female Player of the Year for the eighth time (1995,1997, 2000–2005),<ref name="Gwaa1">{{cite news |title=Woods, Sörenstam, Irwin Win GWAA Awards |work=The Golf Channel |date=18 December 2002 |url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=7915 |access-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205416/http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=7915 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="Gwaa2">{{cite news |title=Singh, Sörenstam, Stadler Win Writer Awards |work=The Golf Channel |date=14 December 2004 |url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=15098 |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="Gwaa3">{{cite news |title=Woods, Annika, Quigley Win Golf Writers Awards |work=The Golf Channel |date=12 December 2005 |url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=18246 |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref> Associated Press voted her [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Female Athlete of the Year]] for the third consecutive year<ref name="AP1">{{cite news |title=Sörenstam wins award by wide margin |work=ESPN |date=29 December 2003 |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1695866 |access-date=10 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="AP2">{{cite news |first=Jim |last=Litke |title=Sorenstam voted repeat AP Female Athlete of Year |newspaper=USA Today |date=28 December 2004 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/lpga/2004-12-28-sorenstam-year_x.htm |access-date=5 August 2008}}</ref><ref name="AP3">{{cite news |title=Golfer Sörenstam chosen AP female athlete of the year |publisher=CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golfer-sorenstam-chosen-ap-female-athlete-of-the-year-1.568296 |access-date=10 March 2007 |date=28 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125203638/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2005/12/28/sorenstam_ap_award051228.html |archive-date=25 January 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> and she became the first woman to win the Golf Writers' Trophy twice in the 55-year history of European golf's most prestigious award.<ref name="GWT2">{{cite web |title=Annika honoured again with Top Award |publisher=LET |date=13 December 2005 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4016&page=32 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201542/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4016&page=32 |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> Having previously won six [[Best Female Golfer ESPY Award]]s (1996, 1998–99, 2002–04), Sörenstam also received the 2005 [[ESPY Awards|ESPY Award]] as [[Best Female Athlete ESPY Award|Best Female Athlete]]<ref name="espy1">{{cite news |title=The 2005 ESPY Awards |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/espy2005/s/05nomineesindex.html |access-date=8 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070226170424/http://espn.go.com/espy2005/s/05nomineesindex.html |archive-date=26 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="espy2">{{cite news |title=The ESPY Awards 2002 winners |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/espy2002/s/02nomineesindex.html |access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209012218/http://espn.go.com/espy2002/s/02nomineesindex.html |archive-date=9 February 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="espy3">{{cite news |title=The ESPY Awards 2003 |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/espy2003/s/02nomineesindex.html |access-date=10 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="espy4">{{cite news |title=The 2004 ESPY Awards winners |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/espy2004/s/04nomineesindex.html |access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304225406/http://espn.go.com/espy2004/s/04nomineesindex.html |archive-date=4 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> When the first-ever official [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] were unveiled in February [[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]], Sörenstam was confirmed as the number-one player in women's golf, a position she relinquished to [[Lorena Ochoa]] on 22 April [[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]].<ref name="CareerMoney">{{cite web |title=Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings Unveiled |publisher=LPGA |date=21 February 2006 |url=http://www.lpga.com/Content_1.aspx?pid=5784&mid=4 |access-date=9 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429223933/http://www.lpga.com/Content_1.aspx?pid=5784&mid=4 |archive-date=29 April 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rolex">{{cite web |title=Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings |publisher=Rolex |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com |access-date=10 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313231025/http://www.rolexrankings.com/ |archive-date=13 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> In partnership with [[Liselotte Neumann]] in team Sweden, she won the [[Women's World Cup of Golf]], opened her LPGA season with a defence of her title in the [[MasterCard Classic]]. She then went winless in eight starts, causing some to talk of a slump.<ref name="WWCG">{{cite web |title=Sörenstam leads Sweden to World Cup victory |publisher=LET |first=Michael |last=Vlismas |date=23 January 2006 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4882&page=30 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235921/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=4882&page=30 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="Slump">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam unsure about cause of lack of form |work=Golf Today |date=7 June 2006|url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news06/annika_sorenstam_6.html |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref> Her winning drought ended at the [[2006 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]], where she won an 18-hole playoff over Pat Hurst for her tenth major championship title, tying her for third on the list of players with most major championship titles.<ref name="LPGA Wins" /><ref name="US">{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |date=3 July 2006 |title=Sörenstam rolls past Hurst to win U.S. Women's Open playoff |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/lpga/2006-07-03-us-womens-open-playoff_x.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518040444/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/lpga/2006-07-03-us-womens-open-playoff_x.htm |archive-date=18 May 2008 |access-date=8 March 2007 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Annika the Tigress has text appeal |newspaper=The Independent |first=Andy |last=Farrell |date=30 July 2006 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/annika-the-tigress-has-text-appeal-409848.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/annika-the-tigress-has-text-appeal-409848.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2008| location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She totalled 3 wins on the LPGA and two on the Ladies European Tour, the inaugural [[Dubai Ladies Masters]] and the Swedish tournament she hosts, which she defended in her home town at the course where she learned to play.<ref name="Dubai">{{cite web |title=Annika – queen of the desert |publisher=LET |date=29 October 2006 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=8004&page=7 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235928/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=8004&page=7 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="TPC2">{{cite web |title=Sörenstam completes brilliant Swedish title defence |publisher=LET |first=Bethan |last=Cutler |date=13 August 2006 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=6998&page=14 |access-date=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235804/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=6998&page=14 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Her International team lost the second Lexus Cup competition to Team Asia.<ref name="Lexus2">{{cite news |title=Asia clinch victory in Lexus Cup |work=BBC Sport |date=17 December 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6187501.stm |access-date=7 July 2007}}</ref> Sörenstam started 2007 by losing a playoff while defending of her MasterCard Classic title.<ref name="2007Mex">{{cite news |date=13 March 2007 |title=Francella bests Sörenstam in MasterCard playoff |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/lpga/2007-03-12-mastercard-classic_N.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518040449/https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/lpga/2007-03-12-mastercard-classic_N.htm |archive-date=18 May 2008 |access-date=16 April 2007 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> At the [[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] she shot her highest 72-hole score in a major in nine years,<ref name="Nab2007">{{cite news |title=With Sörenstam out, Ochoa takes aim at No. 1 ranking |newspaper=Daily Journal |date=13 April 2007 |first=Mark |last=Long |url=http://dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2007/04/14/sports/doc461f8764d847d777663225.txt |access-date=19 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929121558/http://dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2007/04/14/sports/doc461f8764d847d777663225.txt |archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> a result explained by her subsequent diagnosis with ruptured and bulging discs in her neck, the first major injury in Sörenstam's 13-year LPGA career.<ref name="Disclpga">{{cite web |title=Annika Sorenstam withdraws from Ginn Open |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=10405&mid=2 |access-date=5 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203200946/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=10405&mid=2 |archive-date=3 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="DiscESPN">{{cite news |title= Annika diagnosed with ruptured disk, bulging disk |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2834723 |access-date=5 December 2007}}</ref> After a two-month injury rehabilitation break, Sörenstam returned as the Ginn Tribute tournament hostess where she admitted to being at only 85% fitness and finished tied for 36th place.<ref name="GinnTrib">{{cite web|title=Ginn Tribute hosted by ANNIKA Pre-tournament interviews |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=11124&mid=1#annika |access-date=4 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921015320/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=11124&mid=1 |archive-date=21 September 2007}}</ref> She was still not fully fit in her next two tournaments, the [[2007 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]] where she finished tied for 15th place, and the [[2007 U.S. Women's Open]], where, as defending champion, she finished tied for 32nd.<ref name="USOpen07">{{cite news |title=Annika disappointed with effort |newspaper=The Fayetteville Observer |date=2 July 2007 |first=Sammy |last=Batten |url=http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=266429 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022064558/http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=266429 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2007 |access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> [[Image:Annika18thTee.JPG|thumb|Sörenstam at the Women's British Open in [[2007 Women's British Open|2007]]]] After an early round defeat at the World Matchplay Championship, Sörenstam finished sixth at the [[Evian Masters]], 16th at the [[2007 Women's British Open|Women's British Open]] and ninth in the Swedish tournament she hosts on the Ladies European Tour.<ref name="EU2">{{cite news |title=Matthew earns fifth win with Scandinavian TPC victory |work=ESPN |date=12 August 2007|url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2971122 |access-date=19 August 2008}}</ref> On her return to the US, Sörenstam had three top ten finishes but missed the weekend at the season closing ADT Playoffs for the second year running. However, Sörenstam did win a worldwide title at the Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour in November 2007.<ref name="ADT08">{{cite magazine |title=Sorenstam knocked out of ADT Championship |magazine=Golf Magazine |date=16 November 2007 |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1685073,00.html |access-date=10 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503031649/http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0%2C28136%2C1685073%2C00.html |archive-date=3 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Dubai2">{{cite web |title=Sorenstam retains Dubai Ladies Masters title |publisher=LET |date=16 December 2007 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=11653 |access-date=17 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220110525/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=11653 |archive-date=20 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Declaring herself recovered from injury and ready to return to a complete season of competitive golf in 2008, Sörenstam opened the year at the [[SBS Open at Turtle Bay]] where she captured her 70th LPGA Tour victory and first since September 2006.<ref name="sbs08">{{cite news |title= Sorenstam takes SBS Open for 70th LPGA title, first since 2006 |work=ESPN |date=16 February 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=3249606 |access-date=28 May 2008}}</ref> She won next at the [[Stanford International Pro-Am]] in April then following a week off, won again at the [[Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill]] in a tournament record score, giving her three wins and over $1 million in earnings by mid-May. It was her 72nd and final ever win on the LPGA Tour.<ref name=LPGAresults/><ref>{{cite news |title=Michelob Ultra Open results |newspaper=The New York Times |date=12 May 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/sports/12iht-golflpga12.12796145.html |access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> In 2008, Sörenstam was highly critical of other female golfers who tried to play in the PGA Tour – her comments to [[Michelle Wie]] for playing on the men's tour: "I really don't know why Michelle continues to do this. We have a major this week and, if you can't qualify for a major, I don't see any reason why you should play with the men."<ref name="Awie">{{cite magazine |title=Sorenstam, Creamer question Wie's decision |magazine=Golf Magazine |date=29 July 2008 |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1827713,00.html |access-date=18 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820231332/http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0%2C28136%2C1827713%2C00.html |archive-date=20 August 2008}}</ref> ===Retirement=== On 13 May 2008, Sörenstam announced at a press conference at the Sybase Classic that she would "step away" from competitive golf at the conclusion of the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/sports/golf/14golf.html |title=Annika Sorenstam Announces Retirement |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Frank |last=Litsky |date=14 May 2008 |access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref> That night, she threw out the first pitch of the Washington Nationals/New York Mets baseball game at Shea Stadium in New York and the following day read the Top Ten on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.<ref name="retirement lpga">{{cite web |date=13 May 2008 |title=Annika Announces Decision to 'Step Away' from Competitive Play at End of Season |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15338&mid=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517141802/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=15338&mid=2 |archive-date=17 May 2008 |access-date=13 May 2008 |publisher=LPGA}}</ref> Her last tournament victory came in a playoff at the Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open, an event co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour and the Ladies Asian Golf tour.<ref name="China">{{cite web |title=Sorenstam wins playoff in China |publisher=LET |date=2 November 2008 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=18788 |access-date=31 January 2009}}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Her last scheduled tournament on the LPGA Tour was the season-ending [[ADT Championship]] in November, where she failed to make the weekend play in the event's unique playoff structure. Her final sanctioned LPGA appearance was as the winning captain of Team International at the 2008 Lexus Cup in Singapore.<ref name="Lex2008">{{cite web |date=30 November 2008 |title=Team International wins the Lexus Cup 2008 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=18304 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211213050/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=18304 |archive-date=11 February 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |publisher=LPGA}}</ref> Her last professional tournament was the Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour in December 2008,<ref name="retirement gc">{{cite news |title=Sorenstam: "I'm Stepping Away" |work=The Golf Channel |date=13 May 2008 |url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=25882 |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-date=15 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515055709/http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15104&select=25882 |url-status=dead}}</ref> where she finished tied for 7th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spelare, Annika Sörenstam, Samtliga tävlingsresultat i kronologisk ordning, Dubai Ladies Masters |language=Swedish |trans-title=Player, Annika Sörenstam, All tournament results in chronological order, Dubai Ladies Masters |url=https://golfdata.se/sgfranking/tournament_results?CompID=W0850XX |access-date=21 February 2024 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation and Golf Data AB}}</ref> ===Solheim Cup captaincy=== At the [[2013 Solheim Cup]] at the [[Colorado Golf Club]] in [[Parker, Colorado]], United States, Sörenstam participated as a non-playing assistant captain, selected by European Team captain Liselotte Neumann. During the match, the Americans accused Sörenstam of telling a European caddie that European player [[Jodi Ewart Shadoff]] should concede a putt for par to [[Paula Creamer]], so it could not show teammate [[Lexi Thompson]] the line for a coming putt. By the rules, only the captain was allowed to give advice to players during the competition. In the end, the 2013 match became an 18–10 triumph for the European team, winning on American soil for the first time and defending the cup for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/23750732 |title=Europe record historic victory over United States |date=19 August 2013 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 February 2024}}</ref> For the [[2015 Solheim Cup]] at [[Golf Club St. Leon-Rot]], [[Germany]], Sörenstam again was appointed an assistant captain by a Swedish European Team captain, this time [[Carin Koch]]. Two controversies with Sörenstam involved, given a lot of public attention, occurred during the match. The second day afternoon four-ball match between [[Suzann Pettersen]] and [[Charley Hull]] for Europe against [[Alison Lee]] and [[Brittany Lincicome]], United States, was all square, when Lee missed a putt to win the 17th hole. Taking for granted that the next 18-inch putt was conceded, Lee picked up her ball. However, Pettersen pointed out that it was not conceded, and the Europeans won the hole. Koch and Sörenstam tried to convince Pettersen to change her mind and concede the putt, but as it was a fact that Lee had picked up her ball without the putt being given to her, it was not a possibility within the [[rules of golf]], for the players to agree on the outcome of the hole and change the sequence of events afterwards. Pettersen/Hull eventually won the match.<ref name="Coffin">{{cite news |last=Coffin |first=Jay |date=20 September 2015 |title=U.S. rises above controversy to win Solheim Cup |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/jay-coffin/us-rises-above-controversy-win-solheim-cup/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910215856/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/jay-coffin/us-rises-above-controversy-win-solheim-cup/ |archive-date=10 September 2016 |accessdate=27 July 2016 |work=Golf Channel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rice |first=Simon |date=21 September 2015 |title=Solheim Cup 2015: Suzann Pettersen says sorry for controversial incident, hopes Alison Lee and US team will forgive her |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/solheim-cup-2015-suzann-pettersen-says-sorry-for-controversial-incident-hopes-alison-lee-and-us-team-10510678.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/solheim-cup-2015-suzann-pettersen-says-sorry-for-controversial-incident-hopes-alison-lee-and-us-team-10510678.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |accessdate=27 July 2016 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later during the 2015 Solheim Cup, after Koch and Sörenstam was seen in a discussion with U.S. captain [[Juli Inkster]], Sörenstam explained that she was accused of giving advice, which she strongly denied.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mell |first=Randall |date=21 September 2015 |title=Sorenstam: 'I was wrongly accused of giving advice' |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/sorenstam-i-was-wrongly-accused-giving-advice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727070503/https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/sorenstam-i-was-wrongly-accused-giving-advice |archive-date=27 July 2021 |access-date=28 May 2020 |work=Golf Channel}}</ref> The 2015 match ended in a U.S. win 14{{frac|1|2}}–13{{frac|1|2}}, after a strong American come-back the last day, said to have been inspired by the incident with the not conceded putt.<ref name="Coffin"/> Sörenstam was appointed captain of the [[2017 Solheim Cup|2017]] European Solhem Cup team.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 31, 2016 |title=Annika Sorenstam named 2017 European Solheim Cup captain |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/15098255/annika-sorenstam-named-2017-european-solheim-cup-captain |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The match, played at [[Des Moines Golf and Country Club]], [[Iowa]], United States, was won by the U.S. team 16{{frac|1|2}}–11{{frac|1|2}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 20, 2017 |title=Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer help U.S. to Solheim Cup win in Iowa |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/20398524/us-beats-europe-solheim-cup-iowa |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> ===Comeback as a senior=== After turning 50 in October 2020, Sörenstam became eligible for the 2021 [[U.S. Senior Women's Open]]. It was played at [[Brooklawn Country Club]], [[Fairfield, Connecticut]] and Sörenstam won by 8 shots, ahead of fellow countrywoman Liselotte Neumann after leading the tournament wire to wire, with her husband Mike McGee as her caddie.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://golf.com/news/annika-sorenstam-us-senior-womens-open-brooklawn/ |title=Annika Sorenstam just showed us what happens to talent over time |date=1 August 2021 |website=Golf.com |first=Michael |last=Bamberger}}</ref> Ahead of the Senior Open, she played her first LPGA Tour event since 2008, finishing 74th at the 2021 [[Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/annika-sorenstam-gainbridge-lpga-tour-return-to-golf-first-start-since-2008 |title=Annika Sorenstam enjoyed her first LPGA start since 2008, but says she won't be playing another |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Keely |last=Levins |date=28 February 2021}}</ref> Her win at the Senior Open qualified her to play in the 2022 U.S. Women's Open, at which she missed the cut by shooting 13-over.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/06/02/u-s-womens-open-annika-sorenstam-74-first-lpga-major-2008/ |title=U.S. Women's Open: Annika Sorenstam opens with 74 in first LPGA major start in 14 years |magazine=Golfweek |first=Beth Ann |last=Nichols |date=2 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2022 |title=Sorenstam: 'Fought hard' despite missed Open cut |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/34034004/annika-sorenstam-misses-cut-return-us-women-open |work=ESPN |first=Paolo |last=Uggetti |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref> ==Affiliations, honors== In 1998, Sörenstam was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jansson |first=Anders |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/94rt7fj3/popup/1#/paper/1pfc350j/285 |title=Golf - Den stora sporten, Svenska PGA, Hedersmedlemmar |date=2004 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |isbn=91-86818007 |page=283 |language=Swedish |trans-title=Golf - The great sport, PGA of Sweden, Honorary Members}}</ref> In four years, 2005-2008, Sörenstam was host for a Ladies European Tour tournament in Sweden, [[Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hellsten |first=CM |date=October 2008 |title=Annikas avsked, Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika |trans-title=Annika's farewell, Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/gfxxbkch/paper/98#/paper/gfxxbkch/107 |magazine=Svensk Golf |language=sv |page=98 |number=10/2008 |accessdate=2023-09-01}}</ref> She won the tournament twice herself during those years and another four times before that.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jansson |first=Anders |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/paper/210 |title=Golf – Den stora sporten |date=2004 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |isbn=91-86818007 |pages=242–243, 262–263, 266 |language=sv |trans-title=Golf - The Great Sport |access-date=4 December 2023}}</ref> In 2012, Sörenstam founded the [[Annika Invitational Europe|ANNIKA Invitational Europe]], an annual amateur [[golf]] tournament in Sweden for European girls under 18.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ladies European Tour and Annika in new cooperation with the Annika Invitational Europe |date=11 February 2020 |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/ladies-european-tour-and-annika-in-new-cooperation-with-the-annika-invitational-europe/ |publisher=Ladies European Tour |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref> The tournament is a qualifying event for the European team in the [[Junior Solheim Cup]] since 2015<ref>{{cite web |title=Junior Solheim Cup European Eligibility Process |url=https://www.solheimcup2019.com/pjsc-eligibility-criteria/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929010543/https://www.solheimcup2019.com/pjsc-eligibility-criteria/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=29 September 2019 |publisher=Solheim Cup |accessdate=19 October 2020}}</ref> and has been rated up to level "A" in the [[World Amateur Golf Ranking]]. In 2014, the LPGA established the yearly [[Rolex Annika Major Award]], named after Sörenstam, to recognize the overall best performance in the LPGA majors. Points are award for top-10 finishes in each major. The major winner with the most points at the end of the season wins the award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/news/rolex-annika-major-explanation |title=Rolex Annika Major Award – Structure 2014 |publisher=LPGA |date=4 April 2014}}</ref> In February 2015, Sörenstam became one of seven women, invited as the first female honorary members of [[The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews]]. The other six women were [[Anne, Princess Royal|HRH Princess Anne]], Dame Laura Davies, [[Renee Powell]], [[Belle Robertson]], [[Lally Segard]] and [[Louise Suggs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/golf/31373972|title=BBC Sport - Princess Royal among first women to join St Andrews|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 2 December 2020, Sörenstam was appointed president of the [[International Golf Federation]] from 1 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dempster |first=Martin |date=3 December 2020 |title=Annika Sörenstam to succeed Peter Dawson as IGF president |work=The Scotsman |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/annika-sorenstam-succeed-peter-dawson-igf-president-3055999 |access-date=3 December 2020}}</ref> In June [[2021 European Tour|2021]], Sörenstam hosted, together with fellow countryman [[Henrik Stenson]], the [[Scandinavian Mixed|Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik and Annika]], co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Ladies European Tour, taking place in Sweden, for the first time bringing 78 men and 78 women together to compete in the same tournament for the same prize money, but playing from different tees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scandinavian Mixed |url=https://www.scandinavianmixed.se/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029103824/https://www.scandinavianmixed.se/en/ |archive-date=29 October 2019 |access-date=16 December 2019 |website=Scandinavian Mixed}}</ref> Sörenstam played in the first edition of the tournament at [[Vallda Golf & Country Club]] as well as in the second edition in [[2022 European Tour|2022]] at [[Halmstad Golf Club]] and the third edition in [[2023 Ladies European Tour|2023]] at [[Ullna Golf & Country Club]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2021, it was announced that Sörenstam will host an LPGA tournament in 2023; the ANNIKA Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theannika.com/news/halloffamer-annika-sorenstam-to-host-tampa-bays-lpga-tour-event-starting-in-2023-the-annika-driven-by-gainbridge-at-pelican |title=Hall-of-Famer Annika Sorenstam to Host Tampa Bay's LPGA Tour Event Starting in 2023: 'THE ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican' |publisher=The Annika |date=13 September 2022}}</ref> In 2022 Sörenstam accepted an invitation to become the first woman vice-president of the Association of Golf Writers, following in the footsteps of [[Sir Michael Bonallack]], [[Tony Jacklin]], [[Bernhard Langer]], Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/annika-first-female-vp-of-agw |title=Annika Sorenstam Named The First Female Vice President of the Association of Golf Writers |publisher=LPGA |date=20 December 2022}}</ref> In October 2023, Sörenstam became, as the first LPGA player and one of few women, a member of [[Augusta National Golf Club]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Annika Sorenstam named member at Augusta National Golf Club |first=Adam |last=Schupak |date=24 October 2023 |magazine=Golfweek |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/10/24/annika-sorenstam-named-member-augusta-national-golf-club/ |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> ==Business career== Sörenstam began the transition from professional golfer to entrepreneur during the later years of her career, attempting to combine golf, fitness and charitable works into various businesses under the ANNIKA brand with the brand statement "Share my Passion". They are all promoted by her website on which there is a blog to which she and her staff regularly contribute.<ref name="Passion2">{{cite news |title=Annika Sorenstam: Motherhood beckons for Swedish star |newspaper=The Independent |date=31 July 2008|first=Chris |last=McGrath |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/annika-sorenstam-motherhood-beckons-for-swedish-star-881301.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/annika-sorenstam-motherhood-beckons-for-swedish-star-881301.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=31 January 2009 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Website">{{cite web |title=Sorenstam launches official website |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=11818&mid=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212102231/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=11818&mid=2 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |publisher=LPGA}}</ref><ref name="Blog">{{cite web |date=14 November 2007 |title=LPGA Golfer Annika Sorenstam Launches Blog |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=13365&mid=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212110335/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=13365&mid=2 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |publisher=LPGA}}</ref><ref name="Beau">{{cite web |title=Annika's beau to help build her brand |publisher=Rhode Island Golf Association |first=Ron |last=Sirak |date=13 November 2006 |url=http://www.rigalinks.org/club/scripts/view/view_pubnews.asp?GRP=&pg=home&NS=&PID=5858&APP=57 |access-date=5 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518123413/http://www.rigalinks.org/club/scripts/view/view_pubnews.asp?GRP=&pg=home&NS=&PID=5858&APP=57 |archive-date=18 May 2008 }}</ref> ===Golf course design=== Since 2003, Sörenstam has also worked as a golf course [[Golf course architect|architect]], undertaken a number of [[golf course design|course design]] projects. Her first, the Annika Course, was completed at [[Mission Hills Golf Club]] in [[Shenzhen]], China, in 2003; the second was officially launched in January 2006 and opened in 2008 at Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro in South Africa.<ref name="Mission1">{{cite web |title=Annika Course |publisher=Mission Hills Golf Club China |url=http://www.missionhillsgroup.com/en/golf/courses/annika/default.html |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011410/http://www.missionhillsgroup.com/en/golf/courses/annika/default.html |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="SACourse1">{{cite web|title=Sörenstam launches golf course in South Africa |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=5531&mid=4 |access-date=16 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120720/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=5531&mid=4 |archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="SACourse2">{{cite web |title=Annika Sorenstam officially opens Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro |publisher=Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro |url=http://www.euphoriaestate.co.za/contenthtml/files/Media/AnnikaOpening.pdf |access-date=31 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325221956/http://www.euphoriaestate.co.za/contenthtml/files/Media/AnnikaOpening.pdf |archive-date=25 March 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2008 she also announced a new project at Mines Golf City, near [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mines Golf City gets Korean touch |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/mines-golf-city-gets-korean-touch |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=The Edge Malaysia}}</ref> Projects closer to home include a redesign of the Patriots Point Links Course near [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and a course at [[Red Mountain Resort]], British Columbia.<ref name="Red"/><ref name="Patriot">{{cite magazine |first=Tom |last=Cunneff |title=Charting a New Course |magazine=[[Links Magazine]] |url=http://www.linksmagazine.com/best_of_golf/personalities/annika_sorenstam_women_golf_course_designers_print.html |access-date=22 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006092941/http://linksmagazine.com/best_of_golf/personalities/annika_sorenstam_women_golf_course_designers_print.html |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She and [[Jack Nicklaus]] lost out on a bid to build the [[Olympic golf course]] in Rio to [[Gil Hanse]] and his consultant [[Amy Alcott]].<ref name="RioGolf">{{cite news |title=Yet-to-Be Details of Olympic Golf |newspaper=The New York Times |date=18 August 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/sports/olympics/dave-anderson-looking-ahead-to-olympic-golf-in-2016.html?_r=0 |access-date=18 August 2012 |last1=Anderson |first1=Dave}}</ref> In 2010, a golf course she designed was opened in South Korea at Golden Bay Resort. This was the first project for her after-retirement golf course design.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fore-ladies.com/blog/ladies-of-the-links-featured-player-annika-sorenstam/ |title=Ladies of the Links: Featured Player – Annika Sorenstam |website=Fore-Ladies |date=15 February 2021}}</ref> In an interview with CNN in October 2017, Sörenstam spoke about the difficulties of being a woman in the golf course design industry, saying that a common stereotype is that courses she designs will be "short and easy".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/annika-sorenstam-battling-gender-stereotypes-in-golf-course-design |title=Annika Sorenstam battling gender stereotypes in golf course design |date=10 October 2017 |magazine=bunkered |first=Martin |last=Inglis}}</ref> ===The ANNIKA Academy=== The ANNIKA Academy at Ginn Reunion Resort in [[Reunion, Florida]] began construction in 2006 and opened in April 2007 with Sörenstam's longtime coach Henri Reis serving as head instructor, her sister Charlotta an instructor and club fitter, her personal trainer Kai Fusser focusing on overall fitness training, and with Sörenstam available for coaching on certain golfing packages.<ref name="ACAD3"/><ref name="Academy">{{cite web|title=Annika Sörenstam announces golf academy to open at Reunion Resort & Club |publisher=LPGA |date=31 October 2006 |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=7840 |access-date=31 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212104336/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=2&pid=7840 |archive-date=12 February 2009 }}</ref> The opening ceremony included a [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]] golf clinic conducted by Sörenstam who is a United States ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and it also hosted clinics for junior golfers during The Annika Invitational, an [[American Junior Golf Association]] invitation-only event featuring the top 60 girls from around the world hosted by The ANNIKA Foundation.<ref name="Wish">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam Becomes National Ambassador for Make a wish foundation |publisher=Make-A-Wish Foundation |date=11 April 2007 |url=http://www.wish.org/news/news_releases/annika_ambassador |access-date=11 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503013619/http://www.wish.org/news/news_releases/annika_ambassador |archive-date=3 May 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ajga1">{{cite web |date=15 October 2008 |title=Annika Sorenstam and AJGA jointly create The Annika Invitational |url=http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/55710-Annika-Sorenstam-and-AJGA-jointly-create-Annika-Invitational |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205436/http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/55710-Annika-Sorenstam-and-AJGA-jointly-create-Annika-Invitational |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=31 January 2009 |publisher=World Golf}}</ref><ref name="Ajga2">{{cite web |title=Simin Feng Wins by a Whisker |publisher=American Junior Golf Association |year=2009 |url=http://www.ajga.org/2009ANNIKA/index.asp |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201172021/http://ajga.org/2009ANNIKA/index.asp |archive-date=1 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Annika Academy closed in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reunionrealty.com/reunion-resort-annika-academy-to-close/ |title=Reunion Resort ANNIKA Academy to Close |date=8 April 2016 |publisher=Reunion Realty}}</ref> ===Other business ventures=== Other branches of the ANNIKA business include a clothing line with [[Cutter & Buck]],<ref name="cutter-renew">{{cite news |date=19 October 2005 |title=Annika Sorenstam to keep swinging for Cutter & Buck |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2004421775_sundaybuzz18.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065522/http://www.seattletimes.com/business/annika-sorenstam-to-keep-swinging-for-cutter-buck/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=28 December 2012 |newspaper=The Seattle Times}}</ref> a limited label wine produced in partnership with [[Wente Vineyards]],<ref name="wine-announce">{{cite web |title=Annika and Wente Vineyards |url=http://www.annikavineyards.com/index.php?/annika_master/layout_standard/annika_wine |access-date=28 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116181453/http://annikavineyards.com/index.php?%2Fannika_master%2Flayout_standard%2Fannika_wine |archive-date=16 November 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and a signature fragrance developed by [[SA Fragrances]].<ref name="fragrance-announce">{{cite web |date=21 November 2008 |title=Annika Sorenstam to have a signature fragance [''sic''] by SA Fragrances |url=http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/56398-Annika-Sorenstam-have-signature-fragance-SA-Fragrances |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524231715/http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/56398-Annika-Sorenstam-have-signature-fragance-SA-Fragrances |archive-date=24 May 2011 |access-date=14 December 2008 |publisher=World Golf News}}</ref> Sörenstam also hosted the [[Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika]], an event on the LPGA Tour in 2007<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated-->|date=31 May 2007 |title=Tournament host Annika returns to play, sponsor exemption Wie, Kline to highlight tournament |url=https://thedanielislandnews.com/opinions/stellar-field-highlight-lpga-ginn-tribute |work=the Daniel Island News |location=Daniel Island, SC |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> and 2008,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated-->|date=21 March 2008 |title=Van Pelt changes things up |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/sports/college/golf/2008/03/21/gol-191755-shtml/14675655007/ |work=[[The Augusta Chronicle]] |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> and the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika on the Ladies European Tour during its last four years from 2005 through 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/first-day-interviews-at-the-scandinavian-tpc-hosted-by-annika-2/ |title=First day interviews at the Scandinavian TPC Hosted by Annika |date=9 August 2007 |website=LadiesEuropeanTour.com |publisher=LET |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=3528323 |title=Yang shoots course-tying record 63 to win Scandinavian TPC |agency=Associated Press |date=10 August 2008 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=Entertainment and Sports Programming Network |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> She won the latter tournament in 2005 and 2006.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated-->|date=7 August 2005 |title=Sorenstam wins Scandinavian TPC |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/08/07/Sorenstam-wins-Scandinavian-TPC/64981123467761/ |work=[[United Press International]] |location=[[Boca Raton, Florida]] |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2548367 |title=Annika shoots 65 to win Scandinavian TPC |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=13 August 2006 |website=ESPN.com |publisher=Entertainment and Sports Programming Network |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> One of Sörenstam's hobbies is cooking. She has participated in cooking demonstrations during LPGA tournaments and has talked about enrolling in cooking school.<ref name="WegCook">{{cite web |title=Annika Cooking at Wegmans |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=2822&mid=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417181659/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=2822&mid=2 |archive-date=17 April 2007 |access-date=4 April 2007 |publisher=LPGA}}</ref><ref name="ChefMing">{{cite web |title=Ming Tsai and Annika Sorenstam |work=Travel + Leisure |url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/golf-simply-friends |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501035837/http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/golf-simply-friends |archive-date=1 May 2015 |access-date=28 December 2012 |publisher=Travel and Leisure}}</ref> Before the 2003 season Sörenstam took the opportunity to improve her culinary skills by working eight-hour shifts in the kitchens of the Lake Nona Country Club.<ref name="Chef">{{cite news |date=15 January 2003 |title=Annika is Cookin' Up a Storm |url=http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=8039 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204338/http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=8039 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=10 March 2007 |work=The Golf Channel}}</ref> Sörenstam has had a serious interest in investments, real estate and the stock market since she earned her first LPGA check and in August 2006 was invited to ring the closing bell at the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref name="Int">{{cite magazine |title=The Golf Magazine Interview: Annika Sörenstam |magazine=Golf Magazine |first=Dave |last=Allen |date=1 August 2005 |url=http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1578469-0,00.html |access-date=28 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213054840/http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0%2C28136%2C1578469-0%2C00.html |archive-date=13 February 2009}}</ref><ref name="NYSE1">{{cite web |date=17 August 2006 |title=Annika Sörenstam rang the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=7726&mid=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502050425/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=7726&mid=2 |archive-date=2 May 2008 |access-date=19 February 2008 |publisher=LPGA}}</ref> ==Personal life== [[Image:ASBrit2005a.JPG|thumb|right|Sörenstam at the Women's British Open 2005]] Sörenstam met her first husband David Esch in 1994 on the driving range at Moon Valley Country Club, [[Phoenix, Arizona]], where she was an LPGA rookie practicing for a tournament and he worked for club manufacturer [[Ping (golf)|Ping]].<ref name="Esch1">{{cite magazine |title=Pro Husband |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=31 August 1998 |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1998/08/31/pro-husband/ |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218094040/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1013909/index.htm |archive-date=18 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> They were engaged at the 1995 Evian Masters, married in Lake Tahoe on 4 January 1997. They divorced in 2005.<ref name="Divorce">{{cite web |title=Annika Sörenstam files for divorce |work=Golf Today |url=http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news05/sorenstam.html |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121051903/http://www.golftoday.co.uk/news/yeartodate/news05/sorenstam.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Conv">{{cite web |title=In conversation with Annika |publisher=LET |first=Laura |last=Neal |date=19 June 2002 |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_interview.php?Id=4579 |access-date=31 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518005413/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_interview.php?Id=4579 |archive-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> In August 2007, Sörenstam became engaged to Mike McGee, the managing director for the ANNIKA brand of businesses and son of former PGA Tour and Champions Tour player [[Jerry McGee]]. They married at [[Lake Nona Golf & Country Club]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], on 10 January 2009.<ref name="retirement gc" /><ref name="Eng">{{cite web |title=Sorenstam engagement 'a lovely surprise' |publisher=PGA Tour |date=25 August 2007 |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/08/25/ANNIKA.ENGAGED/ |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212113622/http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/08/25/ANNIKA.ENGAGED/ |archive-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Mar">{{cite magazine |title=Newsmakers 2007: Annika Sorenstam |magazine=Golf World |date=23 November 2007 |first=Ron |last=Sirak |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golfworld/2007/11/gw20071123sorenstam |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212214832/http://www.golfdigest.com/golfworld/2007/11/gw20071123sorenstam |archive-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Mar2">{{cite web |title=Annika Sorenstam marries Mike McGee |publisher=Yahoo News |date=10 January 2009 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090111/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_sorenstam_wedding_ylt=AnN9pBnOlepN7B2iN61qBy4LMxIF |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090114005019/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090111/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_sorenstam_wedding_ylt=AnN9pBnOlepN7B2iN61qBy4LMxIF |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 January 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> Their daughter Ava Madelyn McGee was born 1 September 2009.<ref name="pregnant">{{cite news |title=Sorenstam expecting first child |work=ESPN |date=10 March 2009 |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=3996649 |access-date=20 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321192333/http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3996649 |archive-date=21 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 21 March 2011, Sörenstam gave birth to a son, William Nicholas McGee, thirteen weeks premature.<ref name="Babyno2">{{cite news |title=Annika Sorenstam unexpectedly has second child |work=NBC Sports |url=http://progolftalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/21/annika-sorenstam-unexpectedly-has-second-child/ |access-date=25 March 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430193155/http://progolftalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/21/annika-sorenstam-unexpectedly-has-second-child| archive-date=30 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Golf Digest 3-2011">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/sorenstams-harrowing-childbirth-experience |title=Sorenstam's harrowing childbirth experience |magazine=Golf Digest |date=23 March 2011 |access-date=31 October 2016 |last=Weinman |first=Sam}}</ref> Since 2006, Sörenstam has held dual American and Swedish citizenship.<ref name="citizenship">{{Cite web |date=3 July 2006 |title=U.S. Women's Open Championship Post-Championship Interview 2006 |url=http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=37957 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212170951/http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=37957 |archive-date=12 December 2008 |access-date=15 December 2008 |publisher=ASAP Sports}}</ref> ==Amateur wins== *1991 [[NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships|NCAA Division I Championship]] Individual title<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/golf_champs_records/2020/D1Women.pdf |accessdate=8 May 2020 |publisher=NCAA}}</ref> *[[1992 Espirito Santo Trophy|1992]] [[Espirito Santo Trophy]] Individual title<ref name="results">{{cite web |title=Record Book 1992 World Amateur Golf Team Championships |url=https://gsites.brightspotcdn.com/38/92/195b66159ca3fdd0086698a5ce2d/1992-wagtc.pdf |accessdate=9 January 2021 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Council}}</ref> ==Professional wins (97)== ===LPGA Tour wins (72)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Legend |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" | Major championships (10) |- | Other LPGA Tour (62) |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin<br />of victory !Runner(s)-up |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|1 |align=right|16 Jul [[1995 LPGA Tour|1995]] |'''[[1995 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1995 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/cq7s7d6f/78 |access-date=17 September 2023 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=79 |language=Swedish |number=9}}</ref>''' |−2 (67-71-72-68=278) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Meg Mallon]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|24 Sep 1995 |[[GHP Heartland Classic]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1995 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/5k95pf86/86 |access-date=17 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=86 |language=Swedish |number=11}}</ref> |−10 (69-67-70-72=278) |10 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jan Stephenson]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|15 Oct 1995 |[[Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1995 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/f8v2qp19/74 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=75 |language=Swedish |number=12}}</ref> |−6 (72-69-71-70=282) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|4 |align=right|2 Jun [[1996 LPGA Tour|1996]] |'''[[1996 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]]''' (2)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1996 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/kg3h5t6f/100 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=92 |language=Swedish |number=7}}</ref> |−8 (70-67-69-66=272) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kris Tschetter]] |- |align=center|5 |align=right|13 Oct 1996 |[[CoreStates Betsy King Classic]]<ref name=":2">{{cite magazine |date=November 1996 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/95n5xkmr/90 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=91 |language=Swedish |number=12}}</ref> |−18 (66-69-67-68=270) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] |- |align=center|6 |align=right|20 Oct 1996 |[[Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf]] (2)<ref name=":2" /> |−14 (66-69-69-70=274) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]] |- |align=center|7 |align=right|12 Jan [[1997 LPGA Tour|1997]] |[[Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1997 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/mhd8ctdt/101 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=101 |language=Swedish |number=3}}</ref> |−16 (72-66-68-66=272) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- |align=center|8 |align=right|22 Feb 1997 |[[Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1997 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/91h6sqmz/141 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=141 |language=Swedish |number=4}}</ref> |−10 (67-66-73=206) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Meg Mallon]] |- |align=center|9 |align=right|6 Apr 1997 |[[Longs Drugs Challenge]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 1997 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/b9fkg3mr/203 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=197 |language=Swedish |number=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 April 1997 |title=Sorenstam Prevails In Playoff |first=Pat |last=Sullivan |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/sorenstam-prevails-in-playoff-2845996.php |access-date=24 February 2024 |newspaper=SF Gate Newsletter}}</ref> |−3 (73-68-71-73=285) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Kometani]] |- |align=center|10 |align=right|1 Jun 1997 |[[Michelob Light Classic]]<ref name="Tävling">{{cite magazine |date=July 1997 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/zkphj181/114 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=114 |language=Swedish |number=7}}</ref> |−11 (70-69-66-72=277) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiromi Kobayashi (golfer)|Hiromi Kobayashi]] |- |align=center|11 |align=right|5 Oct 1997 |[[CoreStates Betsy King Classic]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 1997 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/smb3vqrj/105 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=105 |language=Swedish |number=11}}</ref> |−14 (70-67-68-69=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Robbins]] |- |align=center|12 |align=right|23 Nov 1997 |[[ITT LPGA Tour Championship]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1998 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/fx7ngcxt/101 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=85 |language=Swedish |number=1}}</ref> |−11 (72-68-67-70=277) |Playoff |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] |- |align=center|13 |align=right|7 Jun [[1998 LPGA Tour|1998]] |[[Michelob Light Classic]] (2)<ref name="e-magin.se">{{cite magazine |date=August 1998 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/pjfcchp6/102 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=102 |language=Swedish |number=8}}</ref> |−8 (67-73-68=208) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Andrews (golfer)|Donna Andrews]] |- |align=center|14 |align=right|28 Jun 1998 |[[ShopRite LPGA Classic]]<ref name="e-magin.se"/> |−17 (66-65-65=196) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]] |- |align=center|15 |align=right|19 Jul 1998 |[[JAL Big Apple Classic]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1998 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/8r1t3cpv/108 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=100 |language=Swedish |number=9}}</ref> |−19 (67-66-65-67=265) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joan Pitcock]] |- |align=center|16 |align=right|13 Sep 1998 |[[Safeco Classic]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite magazine |date=November 1998 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/x47nv817/104 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=105 |language=Swedish |number=11}}</ref> |−15 (68-70-67-68=273) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Sheehan]] |- |align=center|17 |align=right|11 Jul [[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]] |[[Michelob Light Classic]] (3)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 1999 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/96ck0474/120 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=114 |language=Swedish |number=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 1999 |title=Annika Grabs Michelob Crown |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/annika-grabs-michelob-crown/ |access-date=24 February 2024 |publisher=CBS News |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−10 (68-72-68-70=278) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tina Barrett (golfer)|Tina Barrett]] |- |align=center|18 |align=right|3 Oct 1999 |[[New Albany Golf Classic]]<ref>{{cite news |date=3 October 1999 |title=District's Gibson Wins First, LPGA: Annika Sorenstam withstood a challenge |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/10/04/districts-gibson-wins-first/57943f2b-0c88-4cbd-a497-674f1c0234fe/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |publisher=The Washington Post |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−19 (68-66-69-66=269) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mardi Lunn]] |- |align=center|19 |align=right|13 Mar [[2000 LPGA Tour|2000]] |[[Welch's/Circle K Championship]]<ref name=":4">{{cite magazine |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |date=May 2000 |title=Tävling, "Ny" Sörenstam vann i Phoenix |trans-title=Competition, "New" Sörenstam won in Phoenix |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/0dmn07d1/198 |access-date=25 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |pages=198–199 |language=Swedish |number=5}}</ref> |−19 (67-68-67-67=269) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] |- |align=center|20 |align=right|21 May 2000 |[[Firstar LPGA Classic]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 2000 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/qph0x553/paper/98#/paper/26z2x2sm/146 |access-date=25 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=142 |language=Swedish |number=7}}</ref> | -19 (66-65-66=197) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- |align=center|21 |align=right|17 Jun 2000 |[[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup><ref name=":3">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/r0kcrs42/98 |first=Sylvia |last=Luther |title=Tävling, Evian Masters, Laddad stämning |trans-title=Competition, Loaded feeling |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=August 2000 |access-date=24 February 2024 |number=8 |pages=98–99, 108}}</ref> |−12 (70-68-70-68=276) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- |align=center|22 |align=right|9 Jul 2000 |[[Jamie Farr Kroger Classic]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/r0kcrs42/104 |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |title=Tävling, Annika igen! |trans-title=Competition, Annika again! |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=August 2000 |access-date=24 February 2024 |number=8 |pages=104}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite magazine |date=September 2000 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/r2kc2n5s/156 |access-date=25 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=156 |language=Swedish |number=9}}</ref> |−10 (70-67-66-71=274) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Hetherington]] |- |align=center|23 |align=right|16 Jul 2000 |[[Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic]]<ref name=":5" /> |−7 (69-65-72=206) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]] |- |align=center|24 |align=right|11 Mar [[2001 LPGA Tour|2001]] |[[Welch's/Circle K Championship]] (2)<ref name=":6">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/5qp722cg/222 |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |title=Tävling, Annika Sörenstam, 21 dagar, 3 segrar, 59 slag |trans-title=Competition, Annika Sörenstam, 21 days, 3 wins, 59 shots |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=May 2001 |access-date=25 February 2024 |number=5 |pages=214–223}}</ref> |−23 (65-68-67-65=265) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michelle McGann]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Diaz]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Pepper]] |- |align=center|25 |align=right|18 Mar 2001 |[[Standard Register PING]]<ref name=":6" /> |−27 (65-59-69-68=261) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|26 |align=right|25 Mar 2001 |'''[[2001 Nabisco Championship|Nabisco Championship]]<ref name=":6" />''' |−7 (72-70-70-69=281) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] <br /> {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Janice Moodie]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Pepper]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akiko Fukushima]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Teske]] |- |align=center|27 |align=right|14 Apr 2001 |[[Office Depot Championship|The Office Depot]]<ref name=":7">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/dt66vbv5/244 |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |title=Tävling, Stadigt bäst |trans-title=Competition, Steady the best |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=June 2001 |access-date=25 February 2024 |number=6 |pages=224–225, 234}}</ref> |−6 (71-73-66=210) |Playoff |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Mi-Hyun Kim]] |- |align=center|28 |align=right|6 May 2001 |[[Chick-fil-A Charity Championship]]<ref name=":7" /> |−13 (70-66-67=203) |Playoff |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sophie Gustafson]] |- |align=center|29 |align=right|19 Aug 2001 |[[Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 2001 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/vhvtnqc9/118 |access-date=25 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=118 |language=Swedish |number=10}}</ref> |−16 (71-68-64-69=272) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Robbins]] |- |align=center|30 |align=right|28 Oct 2001 |[[Cisco World Ladies Match Play Championship]]<ref name=":9">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/xj3kp6q8/111 |first=Tobias |last=Bergman |title=Tävling, Annika Sörenstam, Inte ens nära |trans-title=Competition, Annika Sörenstam, Not even close |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=December 2001 |access-date=25 February 2024 |number=12 |pages=108–111}}</ref> |colspan=2 align=center| 1 up |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] |- |align=center|31 |align=right|4 Nov 2001 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup><ref name=":9" /> |−13 (66-67-70=203) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] |- |align=center|32 |align=right|2 Mar [[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]] |[[LPGA Takefuji Classic]]<ref name=":8">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/78m3smmz/208 |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |title=Tävling, Hon är som hon är, Svenskornas succé |trans-title=Competition, She is like she is, The success of the Swedes |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=May 2002 |access-date=25 February 2024 |number=5 |pages=178–189, 209}}</ref> |−14 (64-66-66=196) |Playoff |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|33 |align=right|31 Mar 2002 |'''[[2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship|Kraft Nabisco Championship]]''' (2)<ref name=":8" /> |−8 (70-71-71-68=280) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]] |- |align=center|34 |align=right|12 May 2002 |[[Aerus Electrolux USA Championship]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/q4qbxzrd/208 |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |title=Tävling, 34:e segern på LPGA-touren |trans-title=Competition, 34th win on the LPGA Tour |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=June 2002 |access-date=26 February 2024 |number=6 |pages=206–210, 213}}</ref> |−17 (65-72-70-64=271) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] |- |align=center|35 |align=right|2 Jun 2002 |[[Kellogg-Keebler Classic]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/q4qbxzrd/208 |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |title=Tävling, Annika missade majorn |trans-title=Competition, Annika missed the major |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=July 2002 |access-date=26 February 2024 |number=7 |pages=135–137}}</ref> |−21 (63-67-65=195) |11 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michele Redman]] <br /> {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mhairi McKay]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Danielle Ammaccapane]] |- |align=center|36 |align=right|15 Jun 2002 |[[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup> (2)<ref name=":10">{{cite magazine |date=August 2002 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/96spq6xr/82 |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=82 |language=Swedish |number=8}}</ref> |−19 (68-67-65-69=269) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Maria Hjorth]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Mi-Hyun Kim]] |- |align=center|37 |align=right|30 Jun 2002 |[[ShopRite LPGA Classic]] (2)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 2002 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/96spq6xr/84 |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=84 |language=Swedish |number=8}}</ref> |−12 (68-67-66=201) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Carin Koch]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kate Golden]] |- |align=center|38 |align=right|8 Sep 2002 |[[Williams Championship]]<ref>{{cite news |date=8 September 2002 |title=Sorenstam closes with 65 to secure 4-stroke win |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story?id=1429104 |access-date=26 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 2002 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/m0mg6mqv/112 |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=113 |language=Swedish |number=10}}</ref> |−11 (68-66-65=199 |4 strokes |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]] |- |align=center|39 |align=right|15 Sep 2002 |[[Safeway Classic]]<ref name=":11">{{cite magazine |date=November 2002 |title=Tävling, Två på raken |trans-title=Competition, Two in a row |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/37sjkts6/116 |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |pages=114–117 |language=Swedish |number=11}}</ref> |−17 (69-62-68=199) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kate Golden]] |- |align=center|40 |align=right|6 Oct 2002 |[[Samsung World Championship]]<ref name=":11" /> |−22 (66-67-68-65=266) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] |- |align=center|41 |align=right|10 Nov 2002 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (2)<ref name=":14">{{cite magazine |date=December 2002 |title=Tävling, LPGA Tour |trans-title=Competition, LPGA Tour |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/2kxgdgfk/102 |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=102 |language=Swedish |number=11}}</ref> |−15 (69-65-67=201) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] |- |align=center|42 |align=right|24 Nov 2002 |[[ADT Championship]] (2)<ref>{{cite news |date=24 November 2002 |title=Sorenstam ends in style |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/2509425.stm |access-date=26 February 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> |−13 (67-70-70-68=275) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Teske]] |- |align=center|43 |align=right|6 Apr [[2003 LPGA Tour|2003]] |[[The Office Depot Championship]]<ref>{{cite news |date=6 April 2003 |title=Final-round Office Depot Championship scores |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story?id=1534862 |access-date=26 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−5 (68-72-71=211) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Heather Bowie]] |- |align=center|44 |align=right|1 Jun 2003 |[[Kellogg-Keebler Classic]] (2)<ref>{{cite news |date=2 June 2003 |title=Sorenstam captures Kellogg-Keebler Classic |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/sorenstam-captures-kellogg-keebler-classic-1.400033 |access-date=26 February 2024 |publisher=CBC}}</ref> |−17 (62-66-71=199) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mhairi McKay]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|45 |align=right|8 Jun 2003 |'''[[2003 LPGA Championship|McDonald's LPGA Championship]]'''<ref>{{cite news |first=Elspeth |last=Burnside |date=9 June 2003 |title=Sorenstam drives on after short Park detour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/jun/09/golf |access-date=26 February 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> |−6 (70-64-72-72=278) |Playoff |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|46 |align=right|3 Aug 2003 |'''[[2003 Women's British Open|Weetabix Women's British Open]]'''<sup>1</sup><ref name=":12">{{cite news |first=Alasair |last=Grant |date=4 August 2003 |title=Sorenstam wins Women's British Open by one stroke to claim career milestone |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/annika-is-grand-gets-slam/article_0e670e2c-b525-5188-bee0-827ed462f51f.html |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=Tulsa World |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> |−10 (68-72-68-70=278) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] |- |align=center|47 |align=right|28 Sep 2003 |[[Safeway Classic]] (2)<ref>{{cite news |date=28 September 2003 |title=Sorenstam claims fifth win of season |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/09/28/Sorenstam-claims-fifth-win-of-season/57721064804669/ |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=UPI}}</ref> |−15 (67-68-66=201) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Beth Daniel]] |- |align=center|48 |align=right|9 Nov 2003 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (3)<ref name=":15">{{cite news |date=9 November 2003 |title=LPGA Mizuno Classic final-round scores |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/news/story?id=1657495 |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−24 (63-63-66=192) |9 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sophie Gustafson]] |- |align=center|49 |align=right|21 Mar [[2004 LPGA Tour|2004]] |[[Safeway International]] (2)<ref>{{cite news |date=21 March 2004 |title=Safeway International final scores |url=https://africa.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1765005 |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−18 (67-65-68-70=270) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] |- |align=center|50 |align=right|4 Apr 2004 |[[Office Depot Championship]]<ref>{{cite news |date=3 April 2004 |title=Office Depot final-round scores |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/news/story?id=1775616 |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−9 (68-70-69=207) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ashli Bunch]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Meg Mallon]] |- |align=center|51 |align=right|30 May 2004 |[[LPGA Corning Classic]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last= Saunders |date=31 May 2004 |title=Sorenstam bounces back to see off Estill |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/sorenstam-bounces-back-to-see-off-estill-565333.html |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=Independent}}</ref> |−18 (65-67-70-68=270) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vicki Goetze-Ackerman]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michelle Estill]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|52 |align=right|13 Jun 2004 |'''[[2004 LPGA Championship|McDonald's LPGA Championship]]''' (2)<ref>{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |date=June 14, 2004 |title=Sorenstam rights ship just in time |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iGhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2vIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2248%2C4393719 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |page=C1|access-date=28 February 2024 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 14, 2004 |title=Golf: LPGA Championship |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iGhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2vIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5219%2C4406935 |access-date=28 February 2024 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |page=C4}}</ref> |−13 (68-67-64-72=271) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Shi Hyun Ahn]] |- |align=center|53 |align=right|12 Sep 2004 |[[John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic]] (2)<ref>{{cite news |date=12 September 2004 |title=Even Annika's surprised at victory |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1880337 |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−9 (66-68-70=204) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Shi Hyun Ahn]] |- |align=center|54 |align=right|17 Oct 2004 |[[Samsung World Championship]]<ref>{{cite news |date=7 October 2004 |title=Sorenstam wins Samsung World Championship |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2004/10/17/Sorenstam-wins-Samsung-World-Championship/16401098060212/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |publisher=UPI}}</ref> |−18 (66-68-69-67=270) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] |- |align=center|55 |align=right|7 Nov 2004 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (4)<ref name=":16">{{cite news |date=7 November 2004 |title=Mizuno Classic final-round scores |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/news/story?id=1917713 |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> |−22 (63-66-65=194) |9 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Michie Ohba]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Miyazato]] |- |align=center|56 |align=right|21 Nov 2004 |[[ADT Championship]] (3)<ref>{{cite news |last=Barzeski|first=Erik |date=21 November 2004 |title=Annika Again in the ADT |url=https://thesandtrap.com/b/lpga/annika_again_in_the_adt |access-date=28 February 2024 |publisher=The Sand Trap.com}}</ref> |−13 (66-68-72-69=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] |- |align=center|57 |align=right|6 Mar [[2005 LPGA Tour|2005]] |[[MasterCard Classic]]<ref>{{cite news |date=7 March 2005 |title=Sorenstam rallies to win in Mexico |url=https://eu.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2005/03/07/sorenstam-rallies-to-win-in/50911399007/ |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=Cape Cod Times |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |−7 (70-71-68=209) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- |align=center|58 |align=right|20 Mar 2005 |[[Safeway International]] (3)<ref>{{cite news |date=20 March 2005 |title=Annika wins Safeway International playoff |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2005/03/20/Annika-wins-Safeway-International-playoff/40791111376445/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |publisher=UPI}}</ref> |−11 (66-69-72-70=277) |Playoff |{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|59 |align=right|27 Mar 2005 |'''[[2005 Kraft Nabisco Championship|Kraft Nabisco Championship]]''' (3)<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroichicki |first=Ron |date=28 March 2005 |title=KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP / Sorenstam continues to make quite a splash |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/kroichick/article/kraft-nabisco-championship-sorenstam-continues-2689602.php |access-date=28 February 2024 |publisher=SF Gate}}</ref> |−15 (70-69-66-68=273) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]] |- |align=center|60 |align=right|15 May 2005 |[[Chick-fil-A Charity Championship]]<ref>{{cite news |date=15 May 2005 |title=Chick-fil-A Charity Championship final-round scores |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2061057 |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> |−23 (67-64-67-67=265) |10 strokes |{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Candie Kung]] |- |align=center|61 |align=right|5 Jun 2005 |[[ShopRite LPGA Classic]]<ref>{{cite news |date=5 June 2005 |title=No stopping Sorenstam at ShopRite |url=https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/2005/06/06/no-stopping-sorenstam-at-shoprite/50438573007/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=SouthCoast Today}}</ref> |−17 (67-65-64=196) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Juli Inkster]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|62 |align=right|12 Jun 2005 |'''[[2005 LPGA Championship|McDonald's LPGA Championship]]''' (3)<ref name="ergapef">{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |date=June 13, 2005 |title=Sorenstam stays at Woods' pace |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KdVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6734%2C3164801 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |page=E3 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> |−11 (68-67-69-73=277) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michelle Wie]] |- |align=center|63 |align=right|18 Sep 2005 |[[John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic]] (3)<ref>{{cite news |date=18 September 2005 |title=Sorenstam Successful at Hammons Hotel Classic |url=https://thesandtrap.com/b/lpga/sorenstam_successful_at_hammons_hotel_classic |access-date=28 February 2024 |publisher=The Sand Trap.com}}</ref> |−5 (68-67-73=208) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paula Creamer]] |- |align=center|64 |align=right|16 Oct 2005 |[[Samsung World Championship]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |date=16 October 2005 |title=Big finish for Annika |url=https://eu.telegram.com/story/news/local/worcester/2005/10/16/big-finish-for-annika/53168535007/ |publisher=Telegram & Gazette |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> |−18 (64-71-66-69=270) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paula Creamer]] |- |align=center|65 |align=right|6 Nov 2005 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (5)<ref name=":17">{{cite news |date=8 November 2005 |title=Mizuno Classic final scores |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2217978 |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> |−21 (64-67-64=195) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Jennifer Rosales]] |- |align=center|66 |align=right|20 Nov 2005 |[[ADT Championship]] (4)<ref>{{cite news |date=20 November 2005 |title=Sorenstam wins ADT Championship for 10th of season |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/news/story?id=2231139 |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> |−6 (69-70-74-69=282) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kang Soo-yun]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michele Redman]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]] |- |align=center|67 |align=right|12 Mar [[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]] |[[MasterCard Classic]] (2)<ref>{{cite news |date=12 March 2006 |title=LPGA-MasterCard Classic final scores |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2365647 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=March 13, 2006 |title=Sorenstam makes a victorious debut |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/sorenstam-makes-a-victorious-debut/article704671/ |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |agency=France Press}}</ref> |−8 (67-71-70=208) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seon Hwa Lee]] |- style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|68 |align=right|2 Jul 2006 |'''[[2006 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]]''' (3)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y11WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6433%2C800104|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Sorenstam wins in major fashion |date=July 4, 2006 |page=B1 |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> |E (69-71-73-71=284) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] |- |align=center|69 |align=right|3 Sep 2006 |[[State Farm Classic]]<ref>{{cite news |date=3 September 2006 |title=Sorenstam wins the State Farm Classic |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2006/09/03/Sorenstam-wins-the-State-Farm-Classic/29541157326317/ |access-date=29 February 2024 |publisher=UPI}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 September 2006 |title=State Farm Classic final scores |url=https://africa.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2572046 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> |−19 (70-68-69-62=269) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] |- |align=center|70 |align=right|16 Feb [[2008 LPGA Tour|2008]] |[[SBS Open at Turtle Bay]]<ref>{{cite news |date=17 February 2008 |title=Annika back on top of her game -- and she's not alone |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/columns/story?columnist=sirak_ron&id=3250554 |access-date=29 February 2024 |first=Ron |last=Sirak |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> |−10 (70-67-69=206) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|THA}} [[Russy Gulyanamitta]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Laura Diaz]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jane Park]] |- |align=center|71 |align=right|27 Apr 2008 |[[Stanford International Pro-Am]]<ref>{{cite news |date=27 April 2008 |title=Stanford International Pro-Am final-round scores |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/news/story?id=3370895 |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=27 April 2008 |title=Sorenstam wins in a playoff |url=https://eu.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2008/04/28/sorenstam-wins-in-a-playoff/28624927007/ |access-date=29 February 2024 |work=wire reports |publisher=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}</ref> |−8 (68-67-70-70=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paula Creamer]] |- |align=center|72 |align=right|11 May 2008 |[[Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill]]<ref>{{cite news |date=12 May 2008 |title=Michelob Ultra Open results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/sports/12iht-golflpga12.12796145.html |access-date=29 February 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> |−19 (64-66-69-66=265) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Allison Fouch]] <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeong Jang]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Christina Kim]] |} '''LPGA Tour playoff record (16–6)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|1 |1995 |[[Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf]] |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] |Won with birdie on first extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|2 |1997 |[[Longs Drugs Challenge]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Kometani]] |Won with par on second extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|3 |1997 |[[ITT LPGA Tour Championship]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]] |Won with par on third extra hole<br />Hurst eliminated by par on first hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|4 |1998 |[[Michelob Light Classic]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donna Andrews (golfer)|Donna Andrews]] |Won with birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center|5 |1998 |[[First Union Betsy King Classic]]<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Hetherington]] |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |-style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center|6 |1999 |[[Valley of the Stars Championship]]<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Mattias |last=Brännholm |date=April 1999 |title=Nilsmarks första..., Tävling |trans-title=Nilsmark's first..., Competition |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/gnjtqm1b/152 |access-date=25 February 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |pages=124–126, 144 |language=Swedish |number=4}}</ref> |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Catrin Nilsmark]] |Lost to par on second extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|7 |1999 |[[Michelob Light Classic]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tina Barrett (golfer)|Tina Barrett]] |Won with birdie on third extra hole |-style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center|8 |2000 |[[LPGA Takefuji Classic]]<ref name=":4" /> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |Lost to birdie on first extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|9 |2000 |[[Welch's/Circle K Championship]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] |Won with birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|10 |2000 |[[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |Won with eagle on first extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|11 |2000 |[[Jamie Farr Kroger Classic]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Hetherington]] |Won with birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|12 |2001 |[[Office Depot Championship|The Office Depot]] |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Mi-Hyun Kim]] |Won with par on first extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|13 |2001 |[[Chick-fil-A Charity Championship]] |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sophie Gustafson]] |Won with par on second extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|14 |2002 |[[LPGA Takefuji Classic]] |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lori Kane]] |Won with birdie on first extra hole |-style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center|15 |2002 |[[PING Banner Health]]<ref>{{cite news |date=17 March 2002 |title=Teske Takes Advantage Of Sorenstam's Stumble |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/03/18/teske-takes-advantage-of-sorenstams-stumble/8c347818-c293-47d2-a198-6fb4058feaf3/ |access-date=29 February 2024 |publisher=The Washington Post |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Teske]] |Lost to birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|16 |2003 |'''[[McDonald's LPGA Championship]]''' |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] |Won with par on first extra hole |-style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center|17 |2003 |[[Giant Eagle LPGA Classic]]<ref>{{cite news |date=16 June 2003 |title=Sorenstam Fades and Teske Takes Advantage |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-16-sp-lpga16-story.html |access-date=1 March 2024 |publisher=Los Angeles Times |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lorie Kane]]<br />{{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jennifer Rosales]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Teske]] |Teske won with birdie on third extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|18 |2004 |[[ADT Championship]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cristie Kerr]] |Won with bogey on first extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|19 |2005 |[[Safeway International]] |{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]] |Won with par on first extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|20 |2006 |'''[[U.S. Women's Open]]''' |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] |Won 18-hole playoff (Sörenstam:70, Hurst:74) |-style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center|21 |2007 |[[MasterCard Classic]]<ref>{{cite news |date=12 March 2007 |title=Chalk one up for the rookie |url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/03/12/chalk-one-up-for-the-rookie/ |access-date=1 March 2024 |publisher=Twin Cities.com Pioneer Press |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Meaghan Francella]] |Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|22 |2008 |[[Stanford International Pro-Am]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paula Creamer]] |Won with par on first extra hole |} Sources:<ref name=LPGAresults/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Spelare, Annika Sörenstam, Samtliga tävlingsresultat i kronologisk ordning |language=Swedish |trans-title=Player, Annika Sörenstam, All tournament results in chronological order |url=https://golfdata.se/sgfranking/Players_all_results?PlayerID=3003 |access-date=21 February 2024 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation and Golf Data AB}}</ref> LPGA [[Women's major golf championships|majors]] are shown in '''bold.''' ''Note: Sörenstam won the [[Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open]] (formerly named the [[du Maurier Classic]]) in 2001, the year after it stopped being recognized as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.'' ===Ladies European Tour wins (17)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |1||18 Jun [[1995 Ladies European Tour|1995]] | [[OVB Damen Open Austria]]<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/744k6gqp/78 |title=Tävling |trans-title=Competition |language=Swedish |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=August 1995 |access-date=23 February 2024 |number=8 |page=78}}</ref>|| −22 (66-69-67-68=270) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] |- |2||2 Jul [[1995 Ladies European Tour|1995]] | [[Hennessy Cup]]<ref name=":1" />|| −17 (68-70-65-68=271) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]] |- |3||25 Aug [[1996 Ladies European Tour|1996]] | [[Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/3zszm5mq/72 |title=Trygg Hansa Ladies' Open |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=October 1996 |access-date=23 February 2024 |number=10 |pages=72–73}}</ref>|| −13 (70-70-70-69=279) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joanne Morley]] {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alison Nicholas]] |- |4||24 Aug [[1997 Ladies European Tour|1997]] | [[Compaq Open]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/2tfn234f/96 |first=Fredrik |last=Hellqvist |title=Compaq Open |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=October 1997 |access-date=24 February 2024 |number=10 |pages=78–84, 97}}</ref>|| −11 (67-67-73-70=277) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Catrin Nilsmark]] |- |5||23 Aug [[1998 Ladies European Tour|1998]] | [[Compaq Open]] (2)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/1gxh1h1g/92 |first=Fredrik |last=Nilsmark |title=Compaq Open, Ingen hotar Annika |trans-title=Compaq Open, No one threatens Annika |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=October 1998 |access-date=24 February 2024 |number=10 |pages=74–81, 92}}</ref>|| −9 (70-71-71-67=279) |10 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]] <br /> {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Johanna Head]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Catrin Nilsmark]] |- |6||17 Jun [[2000 Ladies European Tour|2000]] | [[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup><ref name=":3" /> || −12 (70-68-70-68=276) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- |7||24 Feb [[2002 Ladies European Tour|2002]] | [[ANZ Ladies Masters]]<sup>3</sup> (2)<ref name=":18">{{cite news |date=25 February 2002 |title=Annika Sorenstam uses new Big Bertha C4 driver, new Callaway golf HX ball to win Australian Masters |url=https://www.topgolfcallawaybrands.com/news-releases/news-release-details/annika-sorenstam-uses-new-big-bertha-c4-driver-new-callaway-golf |access-date=29 February 2024 |publisher=Top Golf Callaway Brands |work=Business Wire}}</ref>|| −10 (74-64-71-69=278) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- |8||15 Jun [[2002 Ladies European Tour|2002]] | [[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup> (2)<ref name=":10" />|| −19 (68-67-65-69=269) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Maria Hjorth]] <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Mi Hyun Kim]] |- |9||18 Aug [[2002 Ladies European Tour|2002]] | [[Compaq Open]] (3)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/fftk6pxf/112 |first=Tobias |last=Bergman |title=Compaq Open, Annikafeber |trans-title=Compaq Open, Annika fever |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=September 2002 |access-date=26 February 2024 |number=9 |pages=100–106}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 August 2002 |title=Mallon wins Canadian Open, Sorenstam wins Compaq by 4 |url=https://eu.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2002/08/19/mallon-wins-canadian-open/50893695007/ |access-date=26 February 2024 |publisher=Cape Cod Times |work=The Associated Press}}</ref>|| −17 (67-66-68-70=271) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sophie Gustafson]] |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" |10||3 Aug [[2003 Ladies European Tour|2003]] | '''[[Women's British Open]]'''<sup>1<ref name=":12" /></sup> || −10 (68-72-68-70=278) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] |- |11||29 Feb [[2004 Ladies European Tour|2004]] | [[ANZ Ladies Masters]]<sup>3</sup> (2)<ref name=":13">{{cite news |date=29 February 2004 |title=ANZ Ladies Masters final-round scores |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1747232 |access-date=27 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref>|| −19 (69-70-65-65=269) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]] |- |12||8 Aug [[2004 Ladies European Tour|2004]] | [[Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika|HP Open]] (4)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/7x9xrkmr/116 |first=Carl Magnus |last=Hellsten |title=HP Open, Golfdrottningen & kronsprinsessan |trans-title=HP Open, The Golf Queen & The Crown Princess |magazine=Svensk Golf |date=September 2004 |access-date=27 February 2024 |number=9 |pages=108–115}}</ref>|| −13 (70 72 69 64=275) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Carin Koch]] |- |13||7 Aug [[2005 Ladies European Tour|2005]] | [[Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika]] (5)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/reports-page?url=tmscores~params%3DP%2a4ESC04~&id=2005&code=TM21&title=Round%204%20Scoreboard |title=Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, Round 4 Scoreboard |publisher=Ladies European Tour |date=August 2005 |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>|| −4 (70-75-67-72=284) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Gulbis]] |- |14||13 Aug [[2006 Ladies European Tour|2006]] | [[Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika]] (6)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/reports-page?url=tmscores~params%3DP%2a4ESC04~&id=2006&code=TM19&title=Round%204%20Scoreboard |title=Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, Round 4 Scoreboard |publisher=Ladies European Tour |date=August 2006 |access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>|| −21 (66 71 69 65=271) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Lorena Ochoa]] |- |15||29 Oct [[2006 Ladies European Tour|2006]] | [[Dubai Ladies Masters]]<ref>{{cite news |date=29 October 2006 |title=Dubai Ladies Masters final-round scores |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2642634 |access-date=28 February 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> || −18 (65-68-68-69=270) |6 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Helen Alfredsson]] |- |16||19 Dec [[2007 Ladies European Tour|2007]] | [[Dubai Ladies Masters]] (2)<ref name="Dubai2" />|| −10 (70-70-68-70=278) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] <br /> {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Iben Tinning]] |- |17||2 Nov [[2008 Ladies European Tour|2008]] | [[Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open]]<ref>{{cite news |date=1 November 2008 |title=Sorenstam Wins Playoff In China |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/20081102annika_china |access-date=1 March 2024 |publisher=ESPN |work=The Associated Press}}</ref>|| −13 (69-69-65=203) |Playoff |{{flagicon|CHN}} Ye Li-ying |} '''Ladies European Tour playoff record (3–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|1 |[[2000 Ladies European Tour|2000]] |[[Evian Masters]]<sup>1</sup> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |Won with eagle on first extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|2 |[[2002 Ladies European Tour|2002]] |[[ANZ Ladies Masters]]<sup>3</sup> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |Won with par on fourth extra hole |-style="background:#B0E0E6;" |align=center|3 |[[2008 Ladies European Tour|2008]] |[[Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open]] |{{flagicon|CHN}} Ye Li-ying |Won with birdie on second extra hole |} Sources:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/player-profiles/010792/ |title=Players, Annika Sorenstam, Player info, LET results |publisher=Ladies European Tour |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref> ''Note: Sörenstam won [[The Evian Championship]] (formerly named the [[Evian Masters]]) twice before it was recognized as a major championship on the LPGA Tour in 2013.'' ===ALPG Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin<br>of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|11 Dec 1994 |[[Holden Women's Australian Open]]<ref name="ausop94">{{cite news |date=11 December 1994 |title=Australian Open |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KGhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1646,115986 |access-date=12 February 2013 |newspaper=[[Star-Banner]] |location=[[Ocala, Florida]] |page=3C}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1995 |title=Ständige tvåan äntligen etta, Tävling, Australientouren, damer |trans-title=The constant second finally first, Competition, Australian Tour, ladies |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j55c6v7j/paper/43#/paper/150dk4k9/46 |access-date=1 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |pages=45–46 |language=Swedish |number=1}}</ref> |−2 (68-72-72-74=286) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Hetherington]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|19 Nov 1995 |[[Australian Ladies Masters|Alpine Australian Ladies Masters]]<ref name=":19">{{cite web |title=Australian Ladies Masters, past results & past champions |url=https://ladiesmasters.com/results-all.php |access-date=2 March 2024 |website=ladiesmasters.com |publisher=Tuohy Associates (TA Golf)}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1996 |title=Annika och Lotta grävde guld i Australien, Tävling, Alpine Australian Ladies Masters |trans-title=Annika and Lotta digged gold in Australia, Competition, Alpine Australian Ladies Masters |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/bhg04jcn/74 |access-date=4 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |pages=68, 74 |language=Swedish |number=1}}</ref> |−22 (66-68-67-69=270) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jane Geddes]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|24 Feb 2002 |[[ANZ Ladies Masters]]<sup>3</sup> (2)<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" /> |−10 (74-64-71-69=278) |Playoff |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|19 Feb 2004 |[[ANZ Ladies Masters]]<sup>3</sup> (3)<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":19" /> |−19 (69-70-65-65=269) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Karen Stupples]] |} '''ALPG Tour playoff record (1–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |- style="background:#F5DEB3;" |align=center |1 |1995 |[[Holden Women's Australian Open]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jane Geddes]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]] |Neumann won with birdie on third extra hole<br>Geddes eliminated by birdie on second extra hole |- style="background:#B0E0E6;" | align="center" |2 |2002 |[[ANZ Ladies Masters]]<sup>3</sup> |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |Won with par on fourth extra hole |} ===LPGA of Japan Tour wins (7)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin<br>of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|26 Oct 1997 |[[IDC Otsuka Ladies|Hisako Higuchi Kibun Classic]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1997 Hisako Higuchi Kibun Ladies Classic, Leaderboard |url=https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/tournament/jlpgatour/1997/1071/leaderboard/9 |access-date=2 March 2024 |publisher=JLPGA}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1997 |title=Tävling, Hisako Higuchi Kibun Classic |trans-title=Competition, Hisako Higuchi Kibun Classic |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/kkxxvxc4/90 |access-date=2 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |page=90 |language=Swedish |number=12}}</ref> |−1 (72-70-73-72=287) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ku Ok-hee]] <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}}[[Natsuko Noro]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|4 Nov 2001 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup><ref name=":9" /> |−13 (66-67-70=203) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|10 Nov 2002 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (2)<ref name=":14" /> |−15 (69-65-67=201) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|11 May 2003 |[[World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup|Nichirei Cup]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Nichirei Cup World Ladies, Leaderboard |url=https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/tournament/jlpgatour/2003/1354/leaderboard/9 |access-date=2 March 2024 |publisher=JLPGA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 May 2003 |title=Sorenstam in Tokyo triumph |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3018451.stm |access-date=2 March 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> |−13 (66-71-68=275 |9 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuri Fudoh]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Michiko Hattori]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuko Moriguchi]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Junko Otmoe]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kaori Suzuki]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Junko Yasui]] |- |align=center|5 |align=right|9 Nov 2003 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (3)<ref name=":15" /> |−24 (63-63-66=192) |9 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sophie Gustafson]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pak Se-ri]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] |- |align=center|6 |align=right|7 Nov 2004 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (4)<ref name=":16" /> |−22 (63-66-65=194) |9 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Michie Ohba]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ai Miyazato]] |- |align=center|7 |align=right|6 Nov 2005 |[[Mizuno Classic]]<sup>2</sup> (5)<ref name=":17" /> |−21 (64-67-64=195) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|PHL}} [[Jennifer Rosales]] |} Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=JLPGA Tournaments, Schedule, Year 1967-2024, Leaderboard |url=https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/tournament/jlpgatour/2024 |access-date=3 March 2024 |publisher=JLPGA}}</ref> ===Swedish Golf Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin<br>of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|13 May [[1990 Swedish Golf Tour (women)|1990]] |[[Kanthal Höganäs Open|Kanthal-Höganäs Open]] (as an amateur)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=March 1990 |title=Tävling, Annika slog alla proffsen |trans-title=Competition, Annika beat all the professionals |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/cvkg08rh/109 |access-date=2 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |page=109 |language=Swedish |number=3}}</ref> | +11 (77-73-71=221) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marie Wennersten-From]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|1 Jul 1990 |[[Stora Lundby Ladies Open]]<sup>4</sup> (as an amateur)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1990 |title=Tävling, Stora Lundby Ladies Open |trans-title=Competition, Stora Lundby Ladies Open |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/f2c2f6nj/79 |access-date=2 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |page=79 |language=Swedish |number=8}}</ref> | +12 (76-77-39=192) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anna-Carin Jonasson]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Pia Nilsson (golfer)|Pia Nilsson]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|16 Jun [[1991 Swedish Golf Tour (women)|1991]] |[[Ängsö Ladies Open]] (as an amateur)<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 1991 |title=Tävling, Ängsö Ladies Open |trans-title=Competition, Ängsö Ladies Open |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/018bfspg/64 |access-date=2 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |page=64 |language=Swedish |number=8}}</ref> | +3 (73-72-74=219) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marie Wennersten-From]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|16 May [[1993 Swedish Golf Tour (women)|1993]] |[[Höganäs Ladies Open]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=July 1993 |title=Tävling, Höganäs Ladies Open |trans-title=Competition, Höganäs Ladies Open |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/m0zc3rdk/44 |access-date=2 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |page=44 |language=Swedish |number=7}}</ref> |−2 (70-70-71=211) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Maria Bertilsköld]] |} Source:<ref name=":0" /> ===Other wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|25 May [[1997 LPGA Tour|1997]] |[[JCPenney/LPGA Skins Game]]<sup>5</sup><ref name="Tävling" /> |4-4=8 |3 skins |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|22 Jan [[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]] |[[Women's World Cup of Golf]]<sup>6</sup> (with {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]])<ref name=":20">{{cite news |title=Sweden capture Women's World Cup |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/4637446.stm |date=22 January 2006 |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jörgen |last=Ohlson |date=March 2006 |title=Tävling, En seger − för Sverige |trans-title=Competition, A victory − for Sweden |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/j0btbf03/paper/1#/paper/4z347ffk/58 |access-date=5 March 2024 |magazine=Svensk Golf |page=85 |language=Swedish |number=3/2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 January 2006 |title=Women's World Cup: Annika's eagle leads Sweden |url=https://eu.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2006/01/23/campbell-wins-hope/28458142007/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=THE Associated Press |publisher=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}</ref> |−7 (65-69-77-70=281) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scotland]] − [[Catriona Matthew]] / [[Janice Moodie]] |} ''Notes'' *<sup>1</sup> Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour *<sup>2</sup> Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and LPGA of Japan Tour *<sup>3</sup> Co-sanctioned by ALPG Tour and Ladies European Tour *<sup>4</sup> 54-hole tournament shortened to 45 holes *<sup>5</sup> Unofficial-money tournament on the LPGA Tour *<sup>6</sup> Team event and unofficial-money tournament on the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour ===Legends Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Legend |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" |Legends Tour major championships (1) |- |Other Legends Tour (0) |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br />victory !Runner(s)-up |-style="background:#e5d1cb;" |align=center|1 |1 Aug 2021 |[[2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open|U.S. Senior Women's Open]] | -12 (67-69-72-68=276) |8 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]] |} Sources:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamberger |first=Michael |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Annika Sorenstam just showed us what happens to talent over time |url=https://golf.com/news/annika-sorenstam-us-senior-womens-open-brooklawn/ |accessdate=13 January 2022 |website=Golf.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2 August 2021 |title=2021 US Senior Women's Open final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2021/08/02/2021-us-senior-womens-open-final-results-prize-money-payout-leaderboard-and-how-much-each-golfer-won-123609/ |accessdate=13 January 2022 |publisher=Golf News Net}}</ref> ==Major championships== ===Wins (10)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up |-style="background:#FBCEB1;" | align=center|[[1995 U.S. Women's Open|1995]] ||[[U.S. Women's Open]] ||−2 (67-71-72-68=278) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Meg Mallon]] |-style="background:#FBCEB1;" | align=center|[[1996 U.S. Women's Open|1996]] ||[[U.S. Women's Open]] ||−8 (70-67-69-66=272) || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kris Tschetter]] |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|[[2001 Nabisco Championship|2001]] ||{{sortname|Nabisco|Championship|Kraft Nabisco Championship}} ||−7 (72-70-70-69=281) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akiko Fukushima]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel Hetherington]], {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Janice Moodie]],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dottie Pepper]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karrie Webb]] |- style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|[[2002 Kraft Nabisco Championship|2002]] ||[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] ||−8 (70-71-71-68=280) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]] |-style="background:#D8BFD8;" | align=center|[[2003 LPGA Championship|2003]] ||[[McDonald's LPGA Championship]] ||−6 (70-64-72-72=278) || Playoff <sup>1</sup> || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Grace Park (golfer)|Grace Park]] |-style="background:#ABCDEF;" | align=center|[[2003 Women's British Open|2003]] ||[[Weetabix Women's British Open]] ||−10 (68-72-68-70=278) ||1 stroke || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Se Ri Pak]] |-style="background:#D8BFD8;" | align=center|[[2004 LPGA Championship|2004]] ||[[McDonald's LPGA Championship]] ||−17 (68-67-64-72=271) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Shi Hyun Ahn]] |- style="background:#D0F0C0;" | align=center|[[2005 Kraft Nabisco Championship|2005]] ||[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] ||−15 (70-69-66-68=273)|| 8 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rosie Jones (golfer)|Rosie Jones]] |-style="background:#D8BFD8;" | align=center|[[2005 LPGA Championship|2005]] ||[[McDonald's LPGA Championship]] || −11 (68-67-69-73=277) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michelle Wie]] |-style="background:#FBCEB1;" | align=center|[[2006 U.S. Women's Open|2006]] ||[[U.S. Women's Open]] ||E (69-71-73-71=284) || Playoff <sup>2</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Hurst]] |} <sup>1</sup> Defeated Grace Park with par on first extra hole <br /><sup>2</sup> Defeated Hurst in 18-hole playoff: Sörenstam (70), Hurst (74) ===Results timeline=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 |- |align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T24 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |style="background:yellow;"|T8 |style="background:yellow;"|T7 |style="background:yellow;"|T7 |T17 |- |align=left|[[LPGA Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|10 |T14 |style="background:yellow;"|3 |T30 |T16 |T12 |- |align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]] |T63 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |CUT |T41 |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |- |align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T22 |T45 |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|2 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|3 |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 |- |align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:yellow;"|2 |T13 |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |T31 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |- |align=left|[[LPGA Championship]] |style="background:yellow;"|5 |style="background:yellow;"|3 |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |T15 |style="background:yellow;"|T3 |- |align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]] |T16 |style="background:yellow;"|2 |style="background:yellow;"|4 |style="background:yellow;"|2 |T23 |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |T32 |T24 |- |align=left|[[Women's British Open]] ^ |T32 |CUT |style="background:lime;"|'''1''' |13 |style="background:yellow;"|T5 ||T31 ||T16 |T24 |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !! Tournament !! 2009–21 !! 2022 !! 2023 |- |align=left|[[The Chevron Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[Women's PGA Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |- |align=left|[[The Evian Championship]]^^ |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[Women's British Open]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001<br /> ^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. {{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br /> "T" = tied for place ===Summary=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made |- |align=left|[[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] || 3 || 3 || 0 || 6 || 10 || 13 || 14 || 14 |- |align=left|[[LPGA Championship]] || 3 || 0 || 3 || 7 || 9 || 13 || 14 || 14 |- |align=left|[[U.S. Women's Open]] || 3 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 7 || 10 || 17 || 13 |- |align=left|[[du Maurier Classic]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 5 |- |align=left|[[Women's British Open]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 8 || 7 |- !Totals !! 10 !! 6 !! 4 !! 23 !! 31 !! 45 !! 59 !! 53 |} *Most consecutive cuts made – 24 (2003 Kraft Nabisco − 2008 British Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (4 times) ==LPGA Tour record== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Tournaments <br />played !! Cuts <br />made* !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top 10s !! Best<br />finish !! Earnings<br />(US$) !! Money<br />list rank !! Scoring <br />average !! Scoring<br />rank |- |<small>[[1992 LPGA Tour|1992]]</small> † |<small>1</small> |<small>1</small> |0 |0 |0 |0 |T64 |n/a |n/a |77.00 |n/a |- |<small>[[1993 LPGA Tour|1993]]</small> † |<small>3</small> |<small>3</small> |0 |0 |0 |<small>2</small> |4 |align="center"|n/a |n/a |71.09 |n/a (5) |- |[[1994 LPGA Tour|1994]] |18 |14 |0 |1 |0 |3 |T2 |align="right"|127,451 |39 |71.90 |17 |- |[[1995 LPGA Tour|1995]] |19 |19 |3 |3 |1 |12 |1 |align="right"|666,533 |1 |71.00 |1 |- |[[1996 LPGA Tour|1996]] |20 |20 |3 |2 |1 |14 |1 |align="right"|808,311 |3 |70.47 |1 |- |[[1997 LPGA Tour|1997]] |22 |20 |6 |5 |3 |16 |1 |align="right"|1,236,789 |1 |70.04 |2 |- |[[1998 LPGA Tour|1998]] |21 |21 |4 |4 |2 |17 |1 |align="right"|1,092,748 |1 |69.99 |1 |- |[[1999 LPGA Tour|1999]] |22 |21 |2 |2 |4 |15 |1 |align="right"|863,816 |4 |70.40 |2 |- |[[2000 LPGA Tour|2000]] |22 |22 |5 |2 |4 |15 |1 |align="right"|1,404,948 |2 |70.47 |2 |- |[[2001 LPGA Tour|2001]] |26 |26 |8 |6 |1 |20 |1 |align="right"|2,105,868 |1 |69.42 |1 |- |[[2002 LPGA Tour|2002]] |23 |22 |11 |3 |3 |20 |1 |align="right"|2,863,904 |1 |68.70 |1 |- |[[2003 LPGA Tour|2003]] |17 |17 |6 |4 |1 |15 |1 |align="right"|2,029,506 |1 |69.02 |1 |- |[[2004 LPGA Tour|2004]] |18 |18 |8 |4 |0 |16 |1 |align="right"|2,544,707 |1 |68.70 |1 |- |[[2005 LPGA Tour|2005]] |20 |20 |10 |2 |0 |15 |1 |align="right"|2,588,240 |1 |69.33 |1 |- |[[2006 LPGA Tour|2006]] |20 |19 |3 |5 |1 |16 |1 |align="right"|1,971,741 |3 |69.82 |2 |- |[[2007 LPGA Tour|2007]] |13 |13 |0 |1 |2 |6 |2 |align="right"|532,718 |25 |71.27 |4 |- |[[2008 LPGA Tour|2008]] |22 |22 |3 |2 |1 |10 |1 |align="right"|1,735,912 |4 |70.47 |2 |- |[[2021 LPGA Tour|2021]] |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |74 |align=right|3,833 |180 |75.25 |n/a |- |[[2022 LPGA Tour|2022]] |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |T28 |align="right"|6,668 |169 |77.50 |n/a |- |[[2023 LPGA Tour|2023]] |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |MC |align="right"|0 |n/a |79.50 |n/a |- !Totals^ !307 <small>(1994)</small> <!-- rookie year 1994 --> !296 <small>(1994)</small> <!-- rookie year 1994 --> !72 !46 !24 !207 <small>(1994)</small> <!-- 207 per LPGA, rookie year 1994 --> !1 !22,583,693 !1 ! ! |} ^ As of 2023 season<ref>{{cite web |access-date=19 December 2023 |title=Annika Sorenstam – Stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/annika-sorenstam/81956/stats}}</ref><ref name=LPGAresults>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/annika-sorenstam/81956/results |title=Annika Sorenstam – Results |publisher=LPGA |access-date=19 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/statistics/money/career-money |title=Career Money |publisher=LPGA |access-date=19 December 2023}}</ref><br /> <nowiki>*</nowiki> Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.<br /> † Not official in LPGA records, 307 tournaments played, 296 cuts made, 207 top-10s ==World ranking== Position in [[Women's World Golf Rankings]] at the end of each calendar year. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Ranking |- |2006||1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2006-12-31/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=31 December 2006 |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> |- |2007||4<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2007-12-31/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=31 December 2007 |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> |- |2008||3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rolexrankings.com/en/rankings/2008-12-31/ |title=Women's World Golf Rankings |date=31 December 2008 |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref> |} <small>On 5 January 2009, Sörenstam, who was ranked third the previous week<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings as of December 29, 2008 |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2008-12-29 |access-date=29 February 2024 |publisher=Rolex Rankings}}</ref> despite having announced her retirement effective at the end of the 2008 season, was removed from the rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rankings as of January 5, 2009 |url=https://www.rolexrankings.com/rankings/2009-01-05 |access-date=29 February 2024 |publisher=Rolex Rankings}}</ref> No official explanation was given for her removal. Sörenstam later posted in her personal blog that she asked to be removed.</small><ref name="rolex-removal"> {{cite web |last=Sörenstam |first=Annika |title=Annika's Blog February 2009 |publisher=Annika Sörenstam |date=February 2009 |url=http://www.annikablog.com/annika-qa.html |access-date=2 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324083936/http://www.annikablog.com/annika-qa.html |archive-date=24 March 2009 }} </ref> ==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *[[European Lady Junior's Team Championship]] (representing Sweden): 1990 (winners) *[[Espirito Santo Trophy]] (representing Sweden): [[1990 Espirito Santo Trophy|1990]], [[1992 Espirito Santo Trophy|1992]] (individual winner) *[[European Ladies' Team Championship]] (representing Sweden): [[1991 European Ladies' Team Championship|1991]] '''Professional''' *[[Solheim Cup]] (representing Europe): [[1994 Solheim Cup|1994]], [[1996 Solheim Cup|1996]], [[1998 Solheim Cup|1998]], [[2000 Solheim Cup|2000]] (winners), [[2002 Solheim Cup|2002]], [[2003 Solheim Cup|2003]] (winners), [[2005 Solheim Cup|2005]], [[2007 Solheim Cup|2007]], [[2017 Solheim Cup|2017]] (non-playing captain) *[[Lexus Cup]] (representing International team): [[2005 Lexus Cup|2005]] (winners), [[2006 Lexus Cup|2006]], [[2007 Lexus Cup|2007]], [[2008 Lexus Cup|2008]] (winners) *[[Women's World Cup of Golf|World Cup]] (representing Sweden): 2006 (winners) Sources:<ref>{{cite book |title=Golf – Den stora sporten |trans-title=Golf - The Great Sport |url=http://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/paper/210 |first=Anders |last=Jansson |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |date=2004 |isbn=91-86818007 |pages=184, 192–193, 195, 198–199, 202, 252–255 |language=sv}}</ref><ref name="EUR1">{{cite web |last=Cutler |first=Bethan |date=2005-08-28 |title=The 2005 European Solheim Cup team announced |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3898 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025101858/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=3898 |archivedate=2006-10-25 |accessdate=2007-04-18 |publisher=[[Ladies European Tour]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 September 2007 |title=U.S. Women Take The Solheim Cup 16-12 |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/20070916solheimap |access-date=5 March 2024 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Golf Digest}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=August 20, 2017 |title=Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer help U.S. to Solheim Cup win in Iowa |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/20398524/us-beats-europe-solheim-cup-iowa |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="Lexus12">{{cite web |title=Internationals secure win in Inaugural Lexus Cup |url=http://www.lexuscup.com/2005/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124235233/http://www.lexuscup.com/2005/ |archive-date=24 January 2007 |access-date=10 March 2007 |publisher=Lexus}}</ref><ref name=":20" /> ===Solheim Cup record=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Total<br />matches !! Total<br />W–L–H !! Singles<br />W–L–H !! Foursomes<br />W–L–H !! Fourballs<br />W–L–H !! Points<br />won !! Points<br />% |- |'''Career''' |'''37''' |'''''22–11–4''''' |'''''4–3–1''''' |'''''11–3–1''''' |'''''7–5–2''''' |24 |64.9 |- |[[1994 Solheim Cup|1994]] |3 |'''''1–2–0''''' |'''''0–1–0'''''<br />lost to T. Green |'''''1–0–0'''''<br />won w/ C.Nilsmark 1 up |'''''0–1–0'''''<br />lost w/ C. Nilsmark 6&5 |1 |33.3 |- |[[1996 Solheim Cup|1996]] |5 |'''''3–0–2''''' |'''''1–0–0'''''<br />def. P. Bradley 2&1 |'''''1–0–1'''''<br />halved w/ C. Nilsmark,<br />won w/ C. Nilsmark 1 up |'''''1–0–1'''''<br />won w/ K. Marshall 1 up,<br />halved w/ T. Johnson |4 |80.0 |- |[[1998 Solheim Cup|1998]] |5 |'''''3–2–0''''' |'''''1–0–0'''''<br />def. D. Andrews 2&1 |'''''1–1–0'''''<br />won w/ C. Matthew 3&2,<br />lost w/ C. Matthew 3&2 |'''''1–1–0'''''<br />lost w/ C. Nilsmark 2 up,<br />won w/ C. Nilsmark 5&3 |3 |60.0 |- |[[2000 Solheim Cup|2000]] |4 |'''''2–2–0''''' |'''''0–1–0'''''<br />lost to J. Inkster 5&4 |'''''2–0–0'''''<br />won w/ J. Moodie 1 up,<br />won w/ J. Moodie 1 up |'''''0–1–0'''''<br />lost w/ J. Moodie 2&1 |2 |50.0 |- |[[2002 Solheim Cup|2002]] |5 |'''''3–1–1''''' |'''''0–0–1'''''<br />halved w/ W. Ward |'''''2–0–0'''''<br />won w/ C Koch 3&2,<br />won w/ C. Koch 4&3 |'''''1–1–0'''''<br />lost w/ M. Hjorth 2&1,<br />won w/ C. Koch 4&3 |3.5 |70.0 |- |[[2003 Solheim Cup|2003]] |5 |'''''4–1–0''''' |'''''1–0–0'''''<br />def. A. Stanford 3&2 |'''''2–0–0'''''<br />won w/ S. Pettersen 4&3,<br />won w/ C. Koch 3&2 |'''''1–1–0'''''<br />lost w/ C. Koch 1 dn,<br />won w/ S. Pettersen 1 up |4 |80.0 |- |[[2005 Solheim Cup|2005]] |5 |'''''4–1–0''''' |'''''1–0–0'''''<br />def B. Daniel 4&3 |'''''1–1–0'''''<br />won w/ S. Pettersen 1 up,<br />lost w/ C. Matthew 2 up |'''''2–0–0'''''<br />won w/ C. Matthew 2&1,<br />won w/ L. Davies 4&2 |4 |80.0 |- |[[2007 Solheim Cup|2007]] |5 |'''''2–2–1''''' |'''''0–1–0'''''<br />lost to M. Pressel 2&1 |'''''1–1–0'''''<br />lost w/ C. Matthew 4&2,<br />won w/ C. Matthew 1 up |'''''1–0–1'''''<br />halved w/ M. Hjorth,<br /> won w/ S. Pettersen 3&2 |2.5 |50.0 |} ==Awards== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''<big>1993</big>''' *[[Ladies European Tour#Yearly award winners|LET Rookie of the Year]] '''<big>1994</big>''' *[[LPGA#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Rookie of the Year]] '''<big>1995</big>''' *[[Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year]] *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] *[[Ladies European Tour#Yearly award winners|LET Order of Merit]] *[[Ladies European Tour#Yearly award winners|LET Players' Player of the Year]] *[[Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal]] *[[Swedish Golfer of the Year]] *[[Radiosportens Jerringpris|Jerringpriset]] Swedish Athlete of the Year *Swedish Sportswomen of the Year by newspaper ''Aftonbladet'' and the [[Swedish Sports Confederation]] '''<big>1996</big>''' *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] <small> (2) </small> *Swedish Golfer of the Year <small> (2) </small> *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Golfer]] '''<big>1997</big>''' *Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year <small> (2) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] <small> (2) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] <small> (2) </small> *Swedish Golfer of the Year <small> (3) </small> '''<big>1998</big>''' *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] <small> (3) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] <small> (3) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] <small> (3) </small> *Swedish Golfer of the Year <small> (4) </small> *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Golfer]] <small> (2) </small> '''<big>1999</big>''' *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Golfer]] <small> (3) </small> '''<big>2001</big>''' *Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year <small> (3) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] <small> (4) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] <small> (4) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] <small> (3) </small> *LPGA Crowne Plaza Achievement Award *Swedish Golfer of the Year <small> (5) </small> '''<big>2002</big>''' *Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year <small> (4) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] <small> (5) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] <small> (5) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] <small> (4) </small> *LPGA Crowne Plaza Achievement Award <small> (2) </small> *Swedish Golfer of the Year <small> (6) </small> *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Golfer]] <small> (4) </small> *[[Ladies European Tour#Yearly award winners|LET Players' Player of the Year]] <small>(2) </small> {{col-2}} '''<big>2003</big>''' *'''[[World Golf Hall of Fame]]''' *[[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|AP Female Athlete of the Year]] *Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year <small> (5) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] <small> (6) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] <small> (6) </small> *[[Patty Berg Award]] *Association of European Golf Writers Golf Writers' Trophy *[[Radiosportens Jerringpris|Jerringpriset]] Swedish Athlete of the Year <small> (2) </small> *Swedish Golfer of the Year <small> (7) </small> *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Golfer]] <small> (5) </small> '''<big>2004</big>''' *[[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|AP Female Athlete of the Year]] <small> (2) </small> *[[Laureus World Sports Awards|Laureus World Sports Awards Sportswoman of the Year]] *Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year <small> (6) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] <small> (7) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] <small> (7) </small> *Swedish Golfer of the Year <small> (8) </small> *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Golfer]] <small> (6) </small> '''<big>2005</big>''' *[[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|AP Female Athlete of the Year]] <small> (3) </small> *Golf Writers Association of America Female Player of the Year <small> (7) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Tour Player of the Year]] <small> (8) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#Leading money winners by year|LPGA Tour Money Winner]] <small> (8) </small> *[[LPGA Tour#LPGA Tour awards|LPGA Vare Trophy]] <small> (5) </small> *Association of European Golf Writers Golf Writers' Trophy <small> (2) </small> *Swedish Golfer of the Year<small> (9) </small> *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Athlete]] '''<big>2006</big>''' *[[ESPY Awards|ESPY Awards Best Female Athlete]] <small> (2) </small> '''<big>2009</big>''' *[[H. M. The King's Medal|H. M. The King's Medal 8th size with blue ribbon]] '''<big>2010</big>''' *[[Francis Ouimet#Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund|Francis Ouimet Award for Lifelong Contributions to Golf]] '''<big>2012</big>''' *[[Bob Jones Award]] '''<big>2014</big>''' *[[Old Tom Morris Award]] '''<big>2020</big>''' * [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] Originally scheduled for 23 March 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony was rescheduled and held 7 January 2021. {{col-end}} Sources:<ref>{{cite book |last=Jansson |first=Anders |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/paper/210#/paper/1pfc350j/270 |title=Golf – Den stora sporten, Tourernas utmärkelser |date=2004 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |isbn=91-86818007 |pages=267–268 |language=sv |trans-title=Golf - The Great Sport, Tour Awards |access-date=4 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Jansson |first=Anders |url=https://www.e-magin.se/paper/1pfc350j/paper/210#/paper/1pfc350j/270 |title=Golf – Den stora sporten, Den blyga från Bro som blev världsetta – Annika Sörenstam, Utmärkelser |date=2004 |publisher=Swedish Golf Federation |isbn=91-86818007 |pages=78–79 |language=sv |trans-title=Golf - The Great Sport, The shy from Bro who became number one in the world – Annika Sörenstam, Awards |access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lingmerth Årets Golfare 2015, Årets Golfare 1966-2015 |trans-title=Lingmerth Golfer of the Year 2015, Swedish Golfer of the Year 1966-2015 |url=http://www.svenskgolf.se/artiklar/artiklar/20151216/lingmerth-blev-arets-golfare |website=Svensk Golf |date=16 December 2015 |accessdate=5 December 2023 |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Golf Writers Association of America, Awards, Female Player of the Year |url=https://www.gwaa.com/gwaa-awards-and-contests/female-player-of-the-year/ |website=gwaa.com |date=30 March 2019 |publisher=Golf Writers Association of America |accessdate=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annika Sorenstam, Bio |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/annika-sorenstam/81956/bio |website=lpga.com |publisher=LPGA |accessdate=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Svärdkrona |first=Zendry |date=11 March 2011 |title=Här är Anjas föregångare - 43 pristagare genom åren |trans-title=Here are Anja's predecessors - 43 prize winners through the years |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/P34k8b/har-ar-anjas-foregangare-43-pristagare-genom-aren |access-date=9 November 2024 |newspaper=Aftonbladet |language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World-Class LPGA Tour Professional Annika Sorenstam Wins Crowne Plaza Achievement Award |url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/editorial/4011245.html |website=hospitalitynet.com |publisher=Hospitality Net |date=17 March 2002 |accessdate=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Meet Annika Sorenstam |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2003/05/18/meet-annika-sorenstam/ |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |date=18 May 2003 |accessdate=6 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Medal presentations on 28 January 2009 |url=https://www.kungahuset.se/download/18.1fdbf1cc128b9aa9f4f80001988/1390581083562/Verksamhetsber%C3%A4ttelse%202009%20final%20eng.pdf |access-date=5 June 2020 |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605150408/https://www.kungahuset.se/download/18.1fdbf1cc128b9aa9f4f80001988/1390581083562/Verksamhetsber%C3%A4ttelse%202009%20final%20eng.pdf |page=53 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/media-center/news-articles/sorenstam-named-old-tom-morris-award-honoree/ |title=Sorenstam named Old Tom Morris Award honoree |publisher=World Golf Hall of Fame |date=26 August 2013 |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902152232/http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/media-center/news-articles/sorenstam-named-old-tom-morris-award-honoree/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/annika-sorenstam-and-gary-player-to-receive-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom |title=Annika Sorenstam, Gary Player to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom |magazine=Golf World |first=Keely |last=Levins |date=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01/07/trump-medals-of-freedom-gary-player-annika-sorenstam-babe-zaharias/ |title=Trump awards Medals of Freedom to three golfers on morning after riot at Capitol |newspaper=Washington Post |first=Glynn |last=Hill |date=7 January 2020}}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of golfers with most Ladies European Tour wins]] *[[List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins]] *[[List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins]] *[[Monday Night Golf]] *[[Grand Slam (golf)#Women's Career Grand Slam|Women's Career Grand Slam]] *[[Lowest rounds of golf]] Female golfers who have competed in men's PGA tournaments: :*[[Brittany Lincicome]] :*[[Lexi Thompson]] :*[[Suzy Whaley]] :*[[Michelle Wie]] :*[[Babe Didrikson Zaharias]] ==Notes and references== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{wikiquote|Annika Sörenstam}} {{commons|Annika Sörenstam}} * {{official website|http://www.annikasorenstam.com}} * {{LPGA player|annika-sorenstam/81956}} * {{LadiesEuroTour player|010792}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080527085841/http://www.reunionresort.com/orlando-florida-golf-academy.aspx The ANNIKA Academy at Ginn Reunion Resort] * [http://golf.about.com/cs/annikasorenstam/p/annikasorenstam.htm Annika Sörenstam bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202072248/http://golf.about.com/cs/annikasorenstam/p/annikasorenstam.htm |date=2 December 2010 }} *{{Golfdata|3003}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Liselotte Neumann]] | after = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Davies]] | title = [[Ladies European Tour#Yearly award winners|LET Order of Merit]] | years = 1995 }} {{succession box | title = [[Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal]] | before = [[Swedish national football team]] | after = [[Agneta Andersson]] & [[Susanne Gunnarsson]] | years = 1995 }} {{s-end}} {{Navboxes |title=Annika Sörenstam in the [[Women's major golf championships|major championships]] | list = 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