LPGA fans will get a rare treat this July when Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb tee it up in the same tournaments in back-to-back weeks.
First up for the LPGA Hall of Famers is the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, a team event at Midland Country Club from July 13-16 in Michigan. Sorenstam will partner with fellow Swede Madelene Sagstrom, while Webb will team up with Marina Alex, who won her second LPGA title in early May.
It will mark the first time the two legends have teed it up in the same event since the ADT Championship in 2008.
From there, Webb and Sorenstam will head to Kansas for the LPGA Senior Championship July 22-24 at Salina Country Club. Both will make their debut in the championship, which is open to players 45 and older.
Other notable players in the Senior field include Juli Inkster, Laura Davies, Hollis Stacy, Jan Stephenson, Pat Hurst, Rosie Jones, Liselotte Neumann, Catrin Nilsmark, Laura Baugh, Michelle McGann and two-time winner Trish Johnson.
Sorenstam, 51, won the 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open last summer, which is limited to players 50 and over. Webb, 47, has teed it up on the LPGA twice this season, most recently the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Sorenstam and Webb have combined for 113 LPGA titles, including 17 majors. Together the LPGA icons have won a total of 150 titles worldwide. Sorenstam retired from the LPGA in 2008 and Webb began playing a limited schedule in 2018.
“I’m probably not as intense as I once was,” said Webb with a smile, when asked about summer tournament prep.
For Sorenstam, it will mark three consecutive weeks of competition as she will first participate in the American Century Championship July 8-10 near Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Earlier this summer, Sorenstam competed in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles, where she missed the cut.
This will be Sorenstam’s first LPGA regular season competitive start since the 2021 Gainbridge LPGA, where she made the cut on her home course in her first tour start in more than a dozen years.
“I’m super excited to tee it up alongside my friend, Madelene for the Dow GLBI,” Sorenstam said. “She’s got a positive attitude and I’ve enjoyed practicing and spending time with her. I’ve heard great things about this tournament from my friends on the LPGA Tour. Team events are always fun and I’m looking forward to the experience.”
Sagstrom won the 2020 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio and represented Europe for a second time at the 2021 Solheim Cup at Inverness.
“Annika is one of the greatest Solheim Cup players in history and teaming up with her for the Dow GLBI will be a thrill of a lifetime,” said Sagstrom. “We have begun practicing at home in Orlando, and we can’t wait to tee it up in Midland in July.”
