Annika Sorenstam is perhaps the greatest female golfer of all time. Her many awards include ten Major Championships, 8 Player of the Year Awards, and 89 worldwide wins. In 2013, the PGA of America named her the First Lady of Golf. She’s the only female golfer to shoot a 59 in competition.
Though Annika stepped away from competitive golf in 2008, she remains busy with commercial and philanthropic activities. Her ANNIKA Course Design firm is busy around the world creating challenging courses everywhere from China to South Africa. The ANNIKA Academy in Orlando is teaching players of all ages. She is the creator of the ANNIKA Collection with Cutter & Buck. She even created an accounting firm, ANNIKA Financial Group. Outside of her business interests, there is the ANNIKA Foundation designed to help junior golfers. She is active on Twitter and dedicated to her family.
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet Annika and her husband, Mike McGee. In this brief 6 minute video, Annika shares:
- The powerful words her father shared with her that motivated her throughout her career
- How she was so afraid of public speaking that she purposely missed shots and lost games
- How she took on the men in 2003 and how she is taking on a new challenge this year from the men’s tees at the American Century Celebrity championship
- How she wants to give back and help others
