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Annika Sörenstam

Sweden · born , Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden

10major championships, LPGA count

Summary

  • First major 1995 U.S. Women's Open
  • Last major 2006 U.S. Women's Open
  • Runner-up in majors 5 times
  • Other titles 2000 Evian Championship and 2002 Evian Championship

Wins

  1. 1995 U.S. Women's Open Broadmoor G.C. (East Course) · 278 (-2) · by 1 stroke from Meg Mallon
  2. 1996 U.S. Women's Open Pine Needles L. & G.C. · 272 (-8) · by 6 strokes from Kris Tschetter
  3. 2000 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 276
  4. 2001 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 281 (-7) · 3 strokes from Akiko Fukushima, Rachel Teske, Janice Moodie, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb
  5. 2002 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 280 (-8) · 1 stroke from Liselotte Neumann
  6. 2002 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 269
  7. 2003 AIG Women's Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 278 (-10) · 1 stroke from Se Ri Pak
  8. 2003 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 278 (-6) · Playoff – sudden death: Sörenstam won with a par on the first extra hole (No. 18) from Grace Park
  9. 2004 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 271 (-17) · 3 strokes from Shi Hyun Ahn
  10. 2005 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 273 (-15) · 8 strokes from Rosie Jones
  11. 2005 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bulle Rock Golf Course · 277 (-11) · 3 strokes from Michelle Wie
  12. 2006 U.S. Women's Open Newport C.C. · 284 (E) · won a playoff against Pat Hurst

Near misses

  1. 1992 U.S. Women's Amateur Kemper Lakes Golf Club · runner-up to Vicki Goetze · 1 up
  2. 1996 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan
  3. 2002 U.S. Women's Open Prairie Dunes C.C. · runner-up to Juli Inkster · 278
  4. 2003 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
  5. 2004 U.S. Women's Open Orchards G.C. · runner-up to Meg Mallon · 276
  6. 2008 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Lorena Ochoa

Rivals

Beat her

Patricia Meunier-LeboucBeat Annika Sörenstam to the 2003 Chevron ChampionshipLorena OchoaBeat Annika Sörenstam to the 2008 Chevron Championship

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Pat HurstLost a playoff to Annika Sörenstam, 2006 U.S. Women's Open

Next in the chain: Patty Sheehan's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1995 U.S. Women's Open Five behind at the start of the final round, Sorenstam birdied the 9th (3-wood to the green, two putts), the 10th (6-iron to 11 feet) and the 11th (wedge to 7 feet) to move in front, then held on despite bogeys at 15 and 16.
  2. 1995 U.S. Women's Open 54-hole leader Meg Mallon, two clear after a third-round 66, made a triple bogey on the 4th hole of the final round and closed with 74 to finish one stroke behind.
  3. 1996 U.S. Women's Open Leading by three after 54 holes, Sorenstam eagled the par-5 10th in the final round, reaching the green with a 3-wood and holing a putt of about 20 feet to go 8 under par.
  4. 1996 U.S. Women's Open Her closing 66 completed a 272, a new 72-hole championship record (8 under), and a six-stroke win over Kris Tschetter, who also closed with 66.
  5. 2006 U.S. Women's Open On the 72nd hole Pat Hurst holed a pressure-packed 4-foot putt and Sorenstam tapped in from 2 feet, leaving them tied at even-par 284 and forcing an 18-hole Monday playoff.
  6. 2006 U.S. Women's Open In the playoff Hurst drove into a fairway bunker at the par-4 6th, ran into tall grass and three-putted from 25 feet for a double bogey, putting Sorenstam four ahead; Sorenstam won 70-74.

Records and firsts

  1. various U.S. Women's Open three titles · 3 (Zaharias; Susie Maxwell Berning; Hollis Stacy; Annika Sorenstam)
  2. 2006 U.S. Women's Open Wire-to-wire U.S. Women's Open winner: with ties

Results by championship

    Best day

    2006 U.S. Women's Open

    Newport C.C., Newport, RI · 284 (E) · won a playoff against Pat Hurst (18-hole Monday playoff)

    On the 72nd hole Pat Hurst holed a pressure-packed 4-foot putt and Sorenstam tapped in from 2 feet, leaving them tied at even-par 284 and forcing an 18-hole Monday playoff.

    In the playoff Hurst drove into a fairway bunker at the par-4 6th, ran into tall grass and three-putted from 25 feet for a double bogey, putting Sorenstam four ahead; Sorenstam won 70-74.

    Record: with ties

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2006.

    Career line, 1992–2008

    Chevron Championship
    1996 Chevron Championship: runner-up to Patty Sheehan2001 Chevron Championship: won2002 Chevron Championship: won2003 Chevron Championship: runner-up to Patricia Meunier-Lebouc2005 Chevron Championship: won2008 Chevron Championship: runner-up to Lorena Ochoa
    Women's PGA
    2003 Women's PGA: won2004 Women's PGA: won2005 Women's PGA: won
    Women's Open
    2003 Women's Open: won
    Evian Championship
    2000 Evian Championship: won2002 Evian Championship: won
    199520002005

    18 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Annika Sörenstam was born on October 9, 1970, in Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden. Sörenstam won 10 major championships by the LPGA's official count: 3 U.S. Women's Opens (1995, 1996, 2006), 3 Chevron Championships (2001, 2002, 2005), 1 Women's British Open (2003) and 3 Women's PGA Championships (2003, 2004, 2005).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (10)

    Count and list are the LPGA official major-championship record as given in our U.S. Women's Open champions table.

    1. 1995 U.S. Women's Open Broadmoor G.C. (East Course), Colorado Springs, CO · 278 (-2) · by 1 stroke from Meg Mallon
    2. 1996 U.S. Women's Open Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, NC · 272 (-8) · by 6 strokes from Kris Tschetter
    3. 2000 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 276
    4. 2001 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 281 (-7) · 3 strokes from Akiko Fukushima, Rachel Teske, Janice Moodie, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb
    5. 2002 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 280 (-8) · 1 stroke from Liselotte Neumann
    6. 2002 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 269
    7. 2003 AIG Women's Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 278 (-10) · 1 stroke from Se Ri Pak
    8. 2003 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 278 (-6) · Playoff – sudden death: Sörenstam won with a par on the first extra hole (No. 18) from Grace Park
    9. 2004 KPMG Women's PGA Championship DuPont Country Club · 271 (-17) · 3 strokes from Shi Hyun Ahn
    10. 2005 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 273 (-15) · 8 strokes from Rosie Jones
    11. 2005 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Bulle Rock Golf Course · 277 (-11) · 3 strokes from Michelle Wie
    12. 2006 U.S. Women's Open Newport C.C., Newport, RI · 284 (E) · won a playoff against Pat Hurst (18-hole Monday playoff)

    Near misses

    1. 1992 U.S. Women's Amateur Kemper Lakes Golf Club · runner-up to Vicki Goetze · 1 up
    2. 1996 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Patty Sheehan
    3. 2002 U.S. Women's Open Prairie Dunes C.C. · runner-up to Juli Inkster · 278
    4. 2003 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
    5. 2004 U.S. Women's Open Orchards G.C. · runner-up to Meg Mallon · 276
    6. 2008 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Lorena Ochoa

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 2000 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 276
    2. 2002 The Evian Championship Evian Resort Golf Club · 269

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. various U.S. Women's Open three titles · 3 (Zaharias; Susie Maxwell Berning; Hollis Stacy; Annika Sorenstam)
    2. 2006 U.S. Women's Open Wire-to-wire U.S. Women's Open winner: with ties

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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