Goodbye Annika! We'll miss you!

[OHgolfnut]

I'm still in shock. I can't believe that she announced her retirement earlier this year. She's done so much for the game and has one of the best personalities in golf.

I think that she'll be back. If she doesn't return full-time she'll definately play in the majors or selected tournaments.

She can't just leave! She's a legend!

[PEZGolf]

I'm still in shock. I can't believe that she announced her retirement earlier this year. She's done so much for the game and has one of the best personalities in golf.

You are right! She is a true "class act" and a great Champion. During the last ten years, she did a great deal to promote women's golf, and now will continue that with her school and will also help junior girls.

[LottaBalata]

I'll give her 5 to 10 before her return. She'll have a kid or two. Start to build the Sorenstam Corp. even bigger with her investments, building golf courses. She'll get back into shape and return to win 4 more majors in her forties.

That's my prediction. She surely is a great golfer and great for the game. Especially on the Ladies' side.

[JonnyGolf]

I think we'll see her on the Champions Tour!

[iacas]

You are right! She is a true "class act" and a great Champion. During the last ten years, she did a great deal to promote women's golf, and now will continue that with her school and will also help junior girls.

I'll disagree with the "promote women's golf." She's a dull, boring, dry, stick-in-the-mud emotionless golfer. A GREAT golfer, but a boring one nonetheless.

Paula Creamer has done more to popularize and promote women's golf in the short time she's been on Tour than Annika did in her decades golfing.

[uttexas]

Boring, yes; but the consumate professional. I like her because she handles difficult situations very well: examples: All the tournaments and majors she has won, started to show more emotion after been criticized as stoic golfing machine. Handled Colonial situation perfectly (would loved to have seen her make the cut) Was authoritative with Wie's behaviour at Annika's tournament.

[Big_M]

I'll disagree with the "promote women's golf." She's a dull, boring, dry, stick-in-the-mud emotionless golfer. A GREAT golfer, but a boring one nonetheless.

yeah, she is a little boring at times and doesn't show much emotion, but she has done SOME things to promote the game and has been a positive influence on the game. Also, as someone stated she has always been a "class act" and the tour will certainly loose something with her departure. I do agree that she is not as electrifying as Paula or some of the other young women though, but she has helped the sport nonetheless.

[st0wgolf08]

Is she actually gonna stop playing pro? I hate people that are like Im retiring, im gonna do a 39 hour week instead of 40. It makes me mad, it seems like most of these are just stunts to sell stuff.

[Elvisliveson]

I'll disagree with the "promote women's golf." She's a dull, boring, dry, stick-in-the-mud emotionless golfer. A GREAT golfer, but a boring one nonetheless.

Agree with the comments on Annika 100%. She was an ice-queen driven to be the best, not promote the sport. But I still don't get this obsession here with Paula Creamer - no one outside of die-hard LPGA followers know who she is. Many more people are familar MIchele Wie or Natalie Gulbis. To me, Paula's notorious on course behavior indicates that she is primarily focused on Paula, and not on promoting the women's game. She wants to be #1, an admirable goal, but I hardly think she's a great ambassador of women's golf either.

[McGolf-Doggie]

Ah luuuv Annika's form, can't help it.

Will really miss her. It all seems like it came too soon.

But I hope we can look forward to her on the champions' tour or some such thing.

[OHgolfnut]

But I still don't get this obsession here with Paula Creamer - no one outside of die-hard LPGA followers know who she is. Many more people are familar MIchele Wie or Natalie Gulbis. To me, Paula's notorious on course behavior indicates that she is primarily focused on Paula, and not on promoting the women's game. She wants to be #1, an admirable goal, but I hardly think she's a great ambassador of women's golf either.

I have to agree with you 110% on this one. It seems like everyone is concerned with what an LPGA player looks like rather than what she does for the game.