Houston, Oct 08: Annika Sorenstam will earn her place in the LPGA tour and World Golf Halls of Fame this week, honours being bestowed upon the most dominant female golfer of her era. And she's still in her prime.
Sorenstam will reach the requirements for both halls of fame after she completes the first round of the Samsung World Championship on Thursday at TPC at the Woodlands.
There will be a small ceremony on the 18th green to commemorate the event, which takes place on her 33rd birthday. "It's going to be emotional, for sure," she said.
There won't be as many people as usual around to witness the ceremony. The event features only the top 20 female golfers in the world, at least one chasing Sorenstam for Player of the Year honours.
"There's much more than just the hall of fame," Sorenstam said. "You've got player of the year, the money list, etc., that are important right now."



Sorenstam leads the tour with five wins this season and tops the money list with nearly 1.7 million dollars. South Korean star Se Ri Pak is on her heels with three titles and almost 1.35 million dollars in earnings.



Time is running out for Pak. There are only five tournaments left on the schedule, and Sorenstam is the defending champion at three of them. Pak won the other two events last season.



Sorenstam claimed this event last year by six strokes. It is one of her 47 titles on the LPGA tour, 47 more than she thought she would win.


Bureau Report