Annika Sorenstam had made little secret over the years that she had been kicking around the idea of when to leave the LPGA behind.
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The Players Championship was just a few hours old last week when Ernie Els suggested the villainous island 17th at TPC Sawgrass ought to be ``blown up.''
Annika Sorenstam ignored her notes and spoke from the heart. One of golf's greatest players was leaving the game, and she handled her retirement announcement the way she would a 10-foot birdie putt with a tournament on the line. With command and composure.
Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam has scheduled a press conference for Tuesday afternoon at the Upper Montclair Country Club in New Jersey, at which time she will reportedly announce her retirement following the 2008 season.
Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But even if he can't compete until the U.S. Open, he doesn't expect the same result as his last layoff during a season.
Don't look for Michelle Wie at this year's Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam. Wie did not seek an exemption into the event she played a year ago, the tournament said.
His first career victory came at the 2004 AT&T Classic, which was then called the BellSouth Classic. Johnson was the fourth player to make the event his first PGA Tour win.
Annika Sorenstam posted a seven-stroke victory Sunday at the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill, but the decisive win only inched her a little closer to world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa in this week's Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings.
Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship.
Annika Sorenstam's comeback is real. And with her third victory in eight events this season, she also showed she can beat the new No. 1, Lorena Ochoa.
Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship.
After a year filled with injury, Annika Sorenstam proved she is back to her old form on Sunday.
Sergio Garcia parred the first playoff hole, the famous island green at 17, to defeat Paul Goydos Sunday and win The Players Championship.
Hennie Otto fended off a stiff charge from Oliver Wilson on Sunday to win the Italian Open, shooting a three-under 69 in the final round to claim his first European Tour victory.
Trailing by six strokes at the start of the day, Colt Knost closed with a five-under 65 to come from behind and win the Fort Smith Classic.
GOLF THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Hot blasts of wind on a diabolical course made The Players Championship tough enough to turn someone's hair gray. Not that the leaders needed any help with that Friday.
