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Annika Sorenstam
will return to active competition in January when she competes
in the 2021 Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions near
Orlando, Fla.
The tournament, which will be contested at Four Seasons Golf and
Sports Club, will feature celebrities and previous LPGA Tour
winners from the past three years. Celebrities confirmed to
compete in the tournament include country music artist and
songwriter Lee Brice, actor Michael Pena, former Major League
Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and comedian/actor Larry the
Cable Guy.
Former MLB pitcher John Smoltz has won the celebrity tournament
each of the past two years.
Sorenstam, 50, retired from active competition in 2008 after
becoming arguably the greatest female golfer ever.
She won a record 90 professional tournaments worldwide,
including 72 on the LPGA Tour. Her 10 major championships
included three U.S. Women's Open titles, with victories in at
least one major over six straight years (2001-06).
"I've taken out the golf clubs and dusted them off, and I've
been playing a little bit and really enjoying it," Sorenstam
said. "My son is 9 years old, and he has an interest in it. So
it's been a good reason for me to go out and just hang out with
him, and that's sparked my interest again. I just want to go out
and make sure I can hit the center of the clubface again and see
the ball go up in the air. So I'm super excited about that."
Earlier this month, Sorenstam was named the next president of
the International Golf Federation. She will replace the outgoing
Peter Dawson as the head of the IGF effective Jan. 1.
(Field Level Media)
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