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Annika Sorenstam: Tournaments
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It's pretty hard to argue that Annika Sorenstam is anything less than the most dominant woman in sports. She has been at the top of her sport since she joined the LPGA Tour in 1995. She stacked win upon win again in 2005, finishing the season with an astounding nine-win season. She has won more than eight tournaments in a season four different times. The last six years in particular she has owned the LPGA tour win column. Since 2000 Annika hasn't won any less than five tournaments per year.
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On January 4, 1997, Annika and David Esch got married. A week later she won the Chrysler Tournament of Champions. In February Annika posted her second victory of the year, at the LPGA Hawaiian Open. At the Longs Drug Challenge in April she outlasted Pamela Kometani with a par on the second extra hole of their playoff.
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That first win finally came at the 1995 U.S. Women's Open, and Sorenstam took off on what might be the best career in LPGA history. From 1995 through 2006, Sorenstam won eight money titles and never finished lower than fourth. She won 69 tournaments and 10 majors in that span.
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In 1998 Sorenstam reclaimed the Vare Trophy, breaking Beth Daniels' record by finishing the year with an average score under seventy. She won five more championships: the Safeco Classic, the Michelob Light Classic, the ShopTire LPGA Classic, and the JAL Big Apple Classic. The following year she won only one tournament, but in 2000 she performed at top level, winning five championships.
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Interestingly, for Annika the defining moment of her season was the last loss to Webb. A late charge in the final round of the November tournament had fallen short, as Webb slammed the door on her. Annika stewed all winter, thinking about other missed opportunities.
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That same year Sorenstam was inducted into the World Gold Hall of Fame, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to the Hall. For her, 2003 was "definitely the most memorable year I've had," according to Elling. Indeed, after winning three of the four major LPGA tournaments and participating at Colonial, 2003 could easily be considered her best season yet.
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