Sorenstam Wants Quick Return to the Top with ‘Annika Golf’

Very good athletes are usually quite prudent at setting immediate goals when it comes to launching a comeback.

Be it because of injury, poor form or a sabbatical, even the elite sportsmen and women are humble about their hopes as they take tentative steps on the comeback trail.

But then there is Annika Sorenstam. No hanging around for the former world number one player who failed to win anything last year.

Nope, Sorenstam wants everything – the money list, tournaments and the top ranking.

The Swede, who last year was without a trophy for the first time since her rookie season in 1994, is ready to take on her heir apparent, Lorena Ochoa, as well as other young guns in the form of Suzann Pettersen and Paula Creamer.

Which is why she is starting her season early this year with the SBS Open in Turtley Bay, Hawaii, the season-opening event of the LPGA Tour.

In an article that appeared in the Canadian Press and other news outlets, Sorenstam was quoted as saying:

“I’d like to win the money list. I’d like to win tournaments. I want to go back to the top. It is tough out here. There’s no doubt about it. I’m just looking forward to playing my own game. I haven’t played good golf for quite some time so that’s really my goal, to play ‘Annika golf’.”

Sorenstam played only 13 events last year, having been slowed down by neck and back problems. It was not long ago that Sorenstam was as dominant in the women’s game as Tiger Woods is with the men.

Indeed, the pair would send text messages after winning majors as they tried to outdo each other. She briefly took the lead when she won her 10th but Tiger has since surged past and stands at 13.

Ochoa, who won eight tournaments last year, makes her season debut at the HSBC Women’s Champions tournament in Singapore while Creamer is in Hawaii to defend her title.


One Response to “Sorenstam Wants Quick Return to the Top with ‘Annika Golf’”

  1. jim caswell says:

    I as well as many of my golf cronies would love to hear more about the women of the lpga. We know that Annika is a great golfer and will prove it again if her health lets her.

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