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Golf Annika Sorenstam will return to the stadium in the American Century championship, and she is doing more than just an attempt to win the celebrity golf championship.
Sorenstam, which won 72 Tour LPGA championships, including 10 specializations, during its glossy career, will raise awareness of the Annika Foundation while competing in Edwood Tahoe Golf Club Near Tahoe Lake next month.
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Anika Sorestam (Isaiah Vazukez/Clarkson Creative/Getty Pictures)
The Foundation aims to use the golf game to support young women around the world.
“My institution was about 20 years, and everything related to providing play opportunities, empowering young women and enhancing it through sport,” Sorentam told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. “Various initiatives, championship initiatives, resources, guidance, scholarships, etc., therefore, we have made some clinics in the region, and I invited young girls to participate, it was great.
“We have about 1,000 girls every year, and we have prepared nearly $ 10 million to Golf girls. Wherever you go, I paid the foundation and it was great to get young girls to pick up a club or continue playing.”
Sorenstam said she is looking to play in the championship every year.
It was runner -up with the previous one NHL Jeremy Ruwnik’s star in 2014 when the former midfielder of Mark Ripan won the tournament for the second time.
Rice Condoleezza, Left, and Anca Sorestam (Kyle Terada-amagn photos)
“Every year I am excited. I try every year. These men are getting more difficult to overcome, but this is the most prominent in the summer,” Sornsam said. “Tahoe at that time of the year, heroism, atmosphere and everything about it, and the players, it is a great event. So, the presence of a family and friends there, many of the reasons I like.”
Mardy Fish, Stephen Curry, Tony Romo and Vinny Del Negro were the latest winners of the tournament.
Sorenstam said, “It is amazing,” the quality of some athletes who are not the professional golf players in the game.
She said, “Well, as you know, many of them are half of my life, twice my skewers. They are amazing athletes. What can I say now after I used to do so.” “But at first, I was like, stand, as you know. But it is surprising how much they are. They are playing more than I do. They have hit it yet, they are not always straight, but many of them do that.
“In the end, it makes it very exciting, but to add some pressure, always tell my husband, I say,” Mike, I don’t think you can throw me into a basketball field or anything in shooting 3 points. “I just think they are amazing.”
Anika Sorestam (TOM R. SMEDES / Special to RGJ / USA TODY Network)
The American Century Championship celebrations will be held from July 9 to 13.
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The tournament will collect funds for local and national charities. This event is a form of 54 hugs of Stableford in which golf players win points for each hole based on the result to an equal foot. Golf player, which achieves the largest number of points.
Connor McCjan in Fox News contributed to this report.
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