Sorenstam Gets Hitched. What Does This Mean for the LPGA?
Oh boy! Annika just got hitched and you know what that means: limited schedule, retirement, clothing line, course building, babies. I mean, the girl is 36 and has been the best female golfer on the planet for the last ten years. What do you think it means for the LPGA?Oddly, nothing.
Annika is no Tiger. She's great, don't get me wrong, but "Annika, Incorporated" ain't "Tiger, Inc." Annika is everything a good golfer should be: intelligent, understated, polite, well-spoken and a great golfer. But she is not a great interview nor does she look hot in a swimsuit.
Tiger draws. And draws and draws and draws. He single-handedly made golf the big money sport that it is today. Annika, although dominant on a golf course, isn't anything close to that off it. She has been pushed off the front pages of golf magazines to show Natalie Gulbis in a swimsuit and the continued meltdown of Michelle Wie.
Just look at Lorena Ochoa to see how little attention the top female golfers get in the mainstream golf media. I mean that girl has won three golf tournaments in a row this year, but she doesn't speak English that well so we don't really care. She's won eight tournaments, including a major. I bet you didn't know that. That fact alone makes my point in spades.
Once the happy couple decides on a wedding date, Annika will start to plan her retirement date.
The great golf seer has spoken.
Labels: Annika Sorenstam, Lorena Ochoa, LPGA, Michelle Wie, Natalis Gulbis, Tiger Woods
posted by Golf Gear News @ 7:52 PM
2 Comments:
I think Annika is on the verge of a comeback. I'm hoping her happiness off the course will have a positive effect on her game. Here's a tribute:
http://golfculture.blogspot.com/2007/08/annika.html
i was here and just to say "hello.."
Cool..
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