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...climbed as high as I can, and it's worth every step of it." ANNIKA SORENSTAM, first female golfer to play in a men's PGA Tour event since 1945, after failing to make the cut after two rounds at the Colonial...
...sisters didn't take to golf until their teens. Annika made the Swedish junior team at 16, but "if someone had said, 'Who will be the next star here?'" says coach Nilsson, "I never would have said Annika had a better chance than any of the others." She did win a scholarship to play at the University of Arizona, where she blossomed in the year-round sunshine, winning the NCAA title as a freshman and the world amateur crown as a sophomore. In 1994 she turned pro and was named Rookie of the Year. In '95 she won her first...
...couldn't have practiced for what followed. Suddenly Annika the Silent Swede had to be Annika the Swedish Celebrity, giving interview after interview, making public appearances and smiling for photos until it hurt. "I freaked out. I was so mentally tired," she says. "I said, 'I'm not here to show up like a Barbie doll...
...hope she misses the cut. Why? Because she doesn't belong out here." VIJAY SINGH, golf pro, on Annika Sorenstam playing in the Colonial tournament, where she will become the first woman in 58 years to compete on the PGA Tour. Singh later apologized and said his comments were misunderstood...
TEED OFF. ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM, 32, Swedish female golf pro, at the Bank of America Colonial golf tournament, the first woman in 58 years to compete in a Professional Golf Association Tour event; in Fort Worth, Texas. Sörenstam, who last year won 13 titles, made her fairway debut on Thursday with a one-over-par 71. But despite best wishes from pros, fans and even U.S. President George W. Bush, Sörenstam's 74 on the second day of play wasn't enough for her to make the cut. She ended up tied for 96th place...