Summary
Annika Sorenstam has dominated the LPGA Tour for more than a decade, capturing 69 Tour events and eight Player of the Year awards. In 2007, Sorenstam went winless for the first time since turning pro in 1993. Her prowess in the women's golf arena has matched that of Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus on the PGA Tour. Her $20-plus million in career earnings easily surpasses any other LPGA player. Sorenstam, 37, made history in 2003 by competing in the Bank of America Colonial, now the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, a PGA Tour event. Sorenstam was the first female to compete on the PGA Tour since Babe Zaharias in the 1945 Los Angeles Open.
Annika Sorenstam has dominated the LPGA Tour for more than a decade, capturing 69 Tour events and eight Player of the Year awards. In 2007, Sorenstam went winless for the first time since turning pro in 1993. Her prowess in the women's golf arena has matched that of Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus on the PGA Tour. Her $20-plus million in career earnings easily surpasses any other LPGA player. Sorenstam, 37, made history in 2003 by competing in the Bank of America Colonial, now the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, a PGA Tour event. Sorenstam was the first female to compete on the PGA Tour since Babe Zaharias in the 1945 Los Angeles Open.
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U.S. Girls' Junior Golf: Thompson Keeps Even Keel
Courant Staff Writer— Comparisons to Michelle Wie could unnerve any young girl. Becoming the youngest to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open is cause for plenty of attention. But it bordered on the absurd for Alexis Thompson, who entered the U.S. Golf Association record...Tags: Lorena Ochoa, PGA Tour, Clubs and Associations
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'High School Musical: Get in the Picture' debuts Sunday on ABC
Has the High School Musical phenomenon, red-hot a year ago, cooled because of the success of the newer Camp Rock? Can it sustain the theatrical release of a new sequel of the Disney Channel franchise this fall? A good indication may come from the...Tags: Justin Timberlake, Venus Williams, Forest Whitaker, Samuel L. Jackson, Armed Forces
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Wie DQ'd from State Farm over scorecard mishap
After finishing Friday and Saturday in second place at the State Farm Classic, Michelle Wie was one good round away from finally living up to her deep potential. Then, minutes after tapping in her last putt of the third round, Wie sat red-eyed at a...Tags: Rivers, Bodies of Water, Farms, Betsy King, Clubs and Associations
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Winners Of 'High School Musical' Spinoff Get To Go To Boot Camp
Has the "High School Musical" phenomenon, red-hot a year ago, cooled because of the success of the newer "Camp Rock"? Can it sustain the theatrical release of a new sequel of the Disney Channel franchise this fall? A good indication may come from the...Tags: Venus Williams, Jason Bateman, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Walken, Danica Patrick
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Golfers go for major without Tiger Woods in the way
Tradition is everything at the British Open. When the winner receives the claret jug Sunday, he is declared "the champion golfer of the year." But will that title come with an asterisk? (*-Tiger Woods not in the field.) "Some people may put that in...Tags: U.S. Open Golf, Rocco Mediate, Tiger Woods, Beth Daniel, Sergio Garcia
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Last call for Bud? Experts say no
Is the King of Beers ready to punt away its crown? For years, the folks at Anheuser-Busch have spent lavishly to remind fans that nothing goes better while watching the big game than a six-pack brought to you by (insert Harry Caray impersonation here)...Tags: Daytona 500, Advertising, Marketing, Harry Caray, Super Bowl
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On the Tee... Dawn Roberts
DAWN ROBERTS Age: 31 Residence: Coopersburg Family: Husband, Jared; children Cody (4) and Jordyn (2) Of note: Teaching professional at Wedgewood Golf Course. Grew up in Davison, Mich., and graduated from Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. ...Tags: Clubs and Associations
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ESPN honors Eli Manning, David Tyree for Catch 42
WatchdogThe Giants won a bunch of stuff at the ESPYs Wednesday night. Yes, including Best Play. Click below for the release from ESPN. Now everyone please leave me alone so I can get some work done. There is significant (non-Francesa/Russo)......Tags: Venus Williams, Super Bowl, New England Patriots, Samuel L. Jackson, National Hockey League
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What to watch
Being compared to van Gogh is an impressive start for a young artist, and it was the welcome that greeted neo-expressionist Chuck Connelly when he joined the art scene in New York in the 1980s. Connelly sold $1 million-plus of his work and was represented...Tags: Television Industry, Hugh Laurie, Mary-Louise Parker, NBC, Armed Forces
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Course-record 60 gives Creamer 5-stroke lead
Paula Creamer birdied nine of the last 11 holes, including the final three, for a course-record 60 on the par-71 Highland Meadows layout yesterday. She held a five-stroke lead after the opening round of the LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in...Tags: Jamie Farr, Woody Austin, Se Ri Pak, Eva Dahllof, Deere and Company
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