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Annika Sorenstam's Bio, Age, Height, Gender, Son, Husband, Married Life, LPGA, Tiger Woods, Net Wort

Annika Sorenstam is a professional golfer from Sweden. She is named among the best female golfers in history. Annika has set a record for winning 90 international tournaments as a professional. She has also won 72 official LPGA tournaments, including ten majors and 24 other international tournaments. In 2003 the golfer achieved a career grand slam, winning. 

Annika is a popular golf player who turned professional in 1991 and currently plays in the Ladies European Tour. She has a long playing career, and Annika comes from a golfing family as her family played golf at Viksjo Golf Club in Jakobsberg. Despite retiring from regular tournament golf in 2008, she still tops the LPGA's career money list as of 2023. Annika is often compared with the men's golf legend Tiger Woods

Sorenstam's Career Earnings And Net Worth

Annika Sorenstam is one of the richest and most successful female golfers. Following her playing career, she is a millionaire. According to the sources, her career earnings as of this writing date are $40 Million. Moreover, her golf career achievements earned her whopping money and experience. 

So, Sorenstam's net worth is estimated at around $20 Million. Golf is her major income source; however, she also earned money from her sponsorship deal with Rolex. According to Roles Stats, Annika's career has earned  $22,583,693 as her prize money from golf events. 

AnnikaAnnika Sorenstam enjoying her vacation. SOURCE: Instagram @annikas59

Annika has been playing golf since her junior career and is still active in the vocation. Therefore, she still earns whopping money from her professional career. Moreover, Sorenstam is among the highest-earning golf players and is listed as one of the top highly-earning players.

Additionally, Sorenstam lives a luxurious life with his family, and she maintains a lavish living style. She often travels and spends her vacation traveling to different places. Sorenstam loves spending her valuable time with her family. 

Everything On Sorenstam's Married Life: Husband and Son

The Swedish professional golfer Sorenstam has been married twice. Further, she met her first husband, David Esch, in 1994. A year later, she got engaged at the 1995 Evian Masters. On January 4, 1997, the former lovebirds married in Lake Tahoe and divorced in 2005. 

Two years later, in 2007, Annika again engaged Mike Ghee, the managing director for the ANNIKA brand of businesses. Mike is also famous as the son of Jerry McGee, a former PGA Tour and Champions Tour player. On January 10, 2009, the couple married at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. 

Annika CAPTION: Annika Sorenstam with her husband, Mike Ghee SOURCE: Instagram @annikas59

Annika and Mike are the parents of two. The couple was blessed by their daughter, Ava Madelyn McGee, on September 1, 2009. Similarly, the couple welcomed their son, William Nicholas McGee, on  March 21, 2011, thirteen weeks premature. 

Personal Details Sorenstam's Early Life

Annika was born as Annika Charlotta Sorenstam on October 9, 1970. She is the daughter of Tom Sorenstam and Gunilla Sorenstam. She grew up in her birthplace, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden. She has a younger sister named Charlotta, a professional golfer. 

AnnikaAnnika Sorenstam with her family. SOURCE: Instagram @annikas59

Sorenstam was a sports lover from a younger age. As a child, she was a nationally-ranked junior tennis player, and Annika has also played association football in her young career. Further, she enrolled at the University of Arizona, where she played her senior golf career. 

Height And Weight

The Sweden golf player is 5 feet 6 inches tall which is 168cm. And she weighs 63kg which is counted as 140 lbs.

Even though Sienkiewicz is in her early 50, the pro-level golf player still fits like the other golf player, Catriona Matthew

Aaward And Title

In 2014 LPGA established the yearly Rolex Annika Major Award, named after her. Similarly, she was one of the seven women invited as the first female honorary member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

Annika Annika Sorenstam holding a trophy at her young career. SOURCE: Golfweek.com

Likewise, she was also named the president of the International Golf Federation on January 1, 2021. Over the years, the player was also called to become the first woman vice president of the Association of Golf Writers. 

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Take A Look At Annika's Business Career

Apart from Annika's playing career, she moved her professional playing career to entrepreneur during the last years of her career. She integrated golf, fitness, and charitable campaigns into various businesses under the ANNIKA brand with the slogan"Share my Passion." Further, has undertaken multiple golf course design projects.

Additionally, the ANNIKA business includes a clothing line with Cutter & Buck. Besides all, she loves cooking, and Sorenstam has also revealed about enrolling in the cooking school. 

Annika Sorenstam Started Playing Golf From Her Young Career

As mentioned earlier, Annika is from an athletic family and was introduced to golf during her junior career. At 12, she shared her first set of golf clubs with her sister. She impressed the coach with her game at a collegiate event in Tokyo. Sorenstam also moved to the U.S. to pursue her career in golf. 

Similarly, Annika attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she started playing golf. During her college golf career, she also victoried seven collegiate titles. As a non-American and first freshman, she was the first player to win the individual NCAA Division I. 

Annika Annika Sorenstam shares a picture of her playing golf. SOURCE: Instagram @annikas59

Moreover, Annika began her professional career in 1990. After missing her LPGA card at the final qualifying tournament, she was invited to play in three LPGA Tour events in 1993. In the same seasons, she bagged $47,000. In the United States, Annika also made her Solheim Cup debut. 

In 1996, Sorenstam won her home LET tournament and made another history by becoming the first non-American to win back-to-back U.S. Women's Open titles. Following the years, she won six tour events in 1997. The player grew up each year and won multiple titles in her name.

So, in 2008 Annika announced her retirement at a press conference at the Sybase Classic. Her last planned match on the LPGA Tour was the season-ending ADT Championship in November. Similarly, her last professional tournament was the Dubai Ladies Masters, where she tied for 7th.

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Annika's Comeback as a Senior

Annika is still active in her golf career, and after turning 50, Sorenstam was eligible to play in the 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open.

The tournament was played at Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Connecticut, and she won it by 8 shots. Before competing in the senior open, she also competed in her first LPGA Tour event since 2008.

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Update: 2024-05-19