Sorenstam: Retiring at the end of season

Retiring at the end of season

Annika Sorenstam

Sorenstam says she is tired of the daily grind. (Action Images / Vivek Prakash)

Wednesday May 14, 2008
CLIFTON - Golfer Annika Sorenstam is to retire from the sport at the end of this season.

Sorenstam, 37, turned professional in 1992 and has played on the LPGA Tour since 1994, winning 88 career titles, 72 of them on the LPGA Tour, including 10 major championships.

Her 88th victory came just last weekend in the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, her third title of the year.

The Swede made her announcement during a press conference ahead of this week's LPGA Tour event at Upper Montclair Country Club.

"I'm leaving on my own terms," Sorenstam said.

"I was watching (Green Bay Packers quarterback) Brett Favre announce his retirement (in March).

"He loved the competition but was tired of the daily grind and I feel the same way."

Sorenstam won a record eight Rolex Player of the Year awards, was a record-tying money list winner eight times and the first player in LPGA history to cross the US 22 million mark in earnings.

She has participated on eight Solheim Cup teams