ANNIKA BECOMES FIRST FEMALE AGW VICE-PRESIDENT

Golfing legend Annika Sorenstam has added another chapter to her illustrious career in accepting an invitation to become a first woman vice-president of the Association of Golf Writers (AGW).

Across her career, the Swede has won 10 majors and over 90 professional tournaments around the world in addition to representing Europe in eight Solheim Cups.

The Association has previously recognised Annika’s playing feats by awarding her AGW Golfer of the Year honours both in 2003 and 2005.  It was also in 2003 Annika was inducted into Golf’s Hall of Fame.

Since her retirement from the professional game, Annika has been involved in a series of different roles, starting with course design and the opening of her Annika Academy in Florida. The Academy provides opportunities in women’s golf at junior, collegiate and professional levels besides putting an emphasis on health. Over 600 girls from 60 different countries play in the Academy’s seven global events.

In 2012, Annika founded the ANNIKA Invitational Europe, an annual amateur 9tgolf tournament in Sweden for European girls aged under 18.  Two years later, the LPGA established an annual Rolex Annika Major Award in her honour.

Moving on to 2015, Annika was among seven women to become honorary members of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R & A).

Since 2020, Annika has hosted the joint DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed Championship while, in 2021, it was announced that she would have her own LPGA tournament – the ANNIKA Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican (9-12 November, 2023).

More recently, Annika was re-elected as President of the International Golf Federation for a further two years from 1^st January, 2023.

This latest honour from the AGW will see Annika join the following list of golfing legends: Sir Michael Bonallack, Tony Jacklin, Bernard Langer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player.

“I’m very honoured to be named the first female vice-president of the Association of Golf Writers,” said Annika.

“As a past recipient of their awards for my play back in 2003 and 2005, I’ve always respected and appreciated their collective work on behalf of our sport.

“Of course, I’ve known Lewine Mair, the first female president of the association, for many years.”

Lewine Mair is a long-time respected golf writer and, in 2007, she created AGW history in becoming the first woman to be appointed Chairperson of the Association. Last year, she became the first woman…