LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam returns to tour with Midland stop
LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam will return to the regular tour, making a stop at the 2022 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland. Sorenstam retired from the tour in 2008, playing in just two LPGA events since the retirement … the 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open and the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open. She won the 2021 Senior Women’s Open by eight strokes over Liselotte Neumann. I’ve heard great things about this tournament from my friends on the LPGA Tour. Team events are always fun, and I’m looking forward to the experience.”Sorenstam, 51, has claimed 72 LPGA Tour wins, including 10 majors, and has earned eight Player of the Year awards.
mlive.comSorenstam returns with a lot more stress and fewer birdies
Annika Sorenstam chips a shot to the ninth green during the first round of the Gainbridge LPGA golf tournament Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)ORLANDO, Fla. – Annika Sorenstam doesn't remember golf being this difficult. With one birdie and one bad hole, Sorenstam had a 3-over 75 in the LPGA Gainbridge on her home course at Lake Nona. Sorenstam was 10 shots behind another Lake Nona member, Lydia Ko, who opened with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot lead. But then, this week isn't about Sorenstam adding to her 72 career victories or even starting a comeback at age 50. After a penalty drop, she hit it back toward the fairway to about 70 yards, hit an ordinary wedge and three-putted from about 18 feet for a triple bogey.