(Los Angeles) Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam, one of the best players in the history of women’s golf, winner of ten Grand Slam tournaments, will come out of retirement to participate in the US Open in June, the American Federation announced on Thursday. organizer of the event.
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Sorenstam, 51, had filed a bye request for the Major, which will be held June 2-5 at the Pine Needles course in Souhern Pines, North Carolina. Her victory at the senior US Open last year had de facto qualified her for this event.
“I never thought that I would participate in another tournament, but everything fell into place. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to play this Major again, especially since it’s at Pine Needles,” said the one who won her 2nd place there.and US Open in 1996, after a first in 1995 and a third in 2006.
Inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame in 2003, Sorenstam won 72 North American LPGA Tour titles and was named Player of the Year eight times during a career that began in 1992 and ended in 2008.