DUBLIN, Ohio: Ten-times major winner and Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam has been selected as the honoree of next year’s Memorial tournament, at 42 the youngest ever to receive the accolade, organisers said yesterday.
Regarded by many as the greatest female golfer of all time, Swede Sorenstam won 89 tournaments worldwide, 72 of them on the LPGA Tour where she accumulated a record eight player of the year awards.
“I am honored Jack,” Sorenstam tweeted after becoming the 11th female to be selected as an honoree, referring to Memorial Tournament founder and host Jack Nicklaus who is arguably the best golfer ever.
Sorenstam won 43 times between 2001 and 2005, finishing in the top three almost 70 percent of the time. REUTERS
