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[Untitled] With Annika Sorenstam not playing on the LPGA for at least the next season or two, this foursome stands alone. Not only are they the only players in LPGA history besides Sorenstam to have broken the $10M barrier in career winnings, .

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[Untitled] 2008 LPGA Tour Year In Review - Kansas City Star: Natalie Gulbis was unable to build on her first career win at the 2007 Evian Masters, suffering through a middling 2008 season that saw her make just 14 of 20 cuts while placing inside the top 10 only once. She finished just ahead of Hurst on the money list with $266,237.

[Untitled] LPGA.com: She went on to defeat Paula Creamer in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff at the Stanford International Pro-Am and, just two weeks later, captured her 72nd LPGA career victory by seven-strokes over four players at the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill. The following Tuesday, Sorenstam announced she would step away from competitive golf at the end of the year.  The rest of the year found her more focused on the fans than ever before, yet still managing to stay competitive, closing out each tournament in style and with excitement.

[Untitled] Annika Sorenstam looks to end LPGA career on a high in Dubai ...: Undoubtedly one of the greatest female golfers of all time, Sorenstam has won 72 titles on the LPGA Tour, including 10 majors, and 17 other international tournaments. She announced her retirement in May, two days after winning the LPGA's Michelob Ultra Open.

[Untitled] Lorena Ochoa Set to Dominate LPGA - Golf International Magazine Online: LPGA officials still rave about last year at the Ginn Tribute, which honored the women who founded the LPGA Tour in 1950. Some of the founders asked for Ochoa's autograph, and only after signing did she go back and ask for theirs.

[Untitled] Quotes of the Year - Part II - December 31, 2008: I think the LPGA is losing a big name." - Lorena Ochoa, commenting on Annika Sorenstam’s decision to “step away” at the end of 2008.

[Bruce Berlet | Chip Shots] Sorenstam's LPGA Tour Career Is Over --- For Now: Sorenstam's final competitive start will be in Dubai next month, but Friday ended an emotional second half of the LPGA season after she announced in May that was "stepping away" from the game at the end of the year. She didn't play to her standards much of the time, though a lipout on the final hole prevented her from getting into a playoff with Angela Stanford in last week's Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico.

[Tees2Greens] Annika Sorenstam Set for LPGA Farewell: Sorenstam piled up a record eight Player of the Year awards on the LPGA Tour after making her debut in 1994. She won six Vare trophies for the lowest scoring average and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003.

[Teeing Off] Annika Sorenstam farewell tour not what LPGA had in mind: Stealing most of Annika’s thunder - and not in any way positive - was Commissioner Carolyn Bivens, who for reasons still unknown, tried to adopt the implementation of an English-only speaking rule for its players, which wasn’t exactly well-received. By anyone.

[Untitled] LPGA.com: Sorenstam's squad returns just three points winners from 2007 - sponsor's exemption Nikki Campbell, of Australia, captain's pick Nicole Castrale and Sorenstam. Team International also boasts Rolex Rankings' numbers three through seven including Paula Creamer, who won four events on the LPGA Tour this season, and a resurgent Helen Alfredsson, who won twice this season and will provide the leadership of a former European Solheim Cup captain.

[Dee's Big Brother & Sports Bar] Inaugural Kapalua LPGA Classic this weekend w/Sorenstam and Ochoa: LAHAINI, Maui, Hawaii - Rolex Rankings' number one Lorena Ochoa and number two Annika Sorenstam highlight a field of 132 players competing this week at the inaugural $1.5 million Kapalua LPGA Classic at the Kapalua Resort's Bay Course.

[Bruce Berlet | Chip Shots] Award-Winning Writer Insightful on LPGA's 'English' Case: The LPGA has informed these players that they have two years to become proficient enough in speaking English before they could be suspended for additional English-language training by the Tour. To goal is for every player on the LPGA to easily converse with pro-am partners and tournament sponsors, to effectively communicate basic thoughts about their rounds to media, and to have the ability to express their thoughts and thanks during tournament award ceremonies.

[Untitled] Wie earns her LPGA Tour card: He said after qualifying that he would often speak to Tiger and used the world number one as an inspiration to help him secure a place among the 28 golfers who earned their 2009 card.

[Wilson Golf Club Blog] The Swedish Sensation Annika Sorenstam: She gradually began inching closer and closer to the top. At the age of 24, Annika realized her girlhood dream and won the US Open at the Broadmoor Golf Club near Pikes Peak in Colorado.

[Untitled] LPGA Golf; Annika Retiring at Season End - Golf Stuff Blog: The decision comes two days after Sorenstam won the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill by seven shots for her third victory of the season, and first against a field that included Lorena Ochoa. It was a sign that Sorenstam had fully recovered from injuries and was poised to make a strong bid at recapturing her stature as the best in women’s golf.

[Golf Blogger - Golf News and Golf Blog] Annika Sorenstam aiming to win Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open in China: There are 34 Ladies European Tour members in the 99-player field, Sorenstam’s main challengers are likely to include two-time French Open champion Veronica Zorzi as well as the 1993 British Open champion, Australian Karen Lunn.

[Ladies on the Tee] A Reflection of Golf in 2008: The key issue that was (and still is) paramount as the season progressed was the affect the economic climate would have on both the PGA and the LPGA tours going into 2009 and beyond. Sponsors have been lost, ticket sales are down and pro-am spots remain open in what is most certainly the toughest economic times we have seen in our lifetimes.

[Untitled] FoxNewsReview.info » Blog Archive » THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Age is ...: - Michelle Wie rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Wednesday for a 3-under 69, giving her a solid start in the 90-hole qualifying tournament as she tries to earn an LPGA Tour card

[Online Golf Tips Blog] Sergio Garcia In The News: LPGA Championship winner Yani Tseng, No. 2 in the world behind Ochoa and ahead of Sorenstam, topped the leaderboard at 68 along with Sorenstam, Angela Stanford, Karen Stupples, Seon Hwa Lee, Nicole Castrale, Hee-Won Han and Brittany .

[foxtvbroadcastlive.net] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Annika Sorenstam shot a 3-over 75 ...: - Larry Nelson made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole and went on to a 10-under 62 with his son, Drew, to become the first player to win the Del Webb Father-Son Championship two straight years with different sons.

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