Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish former professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest female golfers of all time. She enjoyed a highly successful career, accumulating numerous victories and accolades.
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Annika Sörenstam won a total of 10 major championships in women’s golf throughout her career including LPGA Championship: 2003, 2004, 2005; the U.S. Women’s Open: 1995, 1996, 2006;Women’s British Open: 2003, 2004 and Kraft Nabisco Championship (now ANA Inspiration): 2001, 2002
In 2003, she achieved a 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.
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In addition to her major wins, Sörenstam achieved remarkable consistency and dominance on the LPGA Tour. She won a total of 72 LPGA Tour events, ranking third on the all-time wins list.
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Annika Sörenstam also held the top spot in the Women’s World Golf Rankings for a record 60 weeks. Before retiring from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer with the most wins.
After turning 50, she came back from her retirement and added a win in the 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open.
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