October 15 In Swedish History:

Annika Sörenstam wins her fist LPGA title in 1995 a year after being Rookie of the Year. 

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  • October 15 In Swedish History
    1995: Annika Sörenstam wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf. It was Sörenstam's breakout year when she won her first LPGA Tour title at the U.S. Women's Open.
    She finished at the top of the Money List that year and was the first non-American winner of the Vare Trophy. She became the second player ever to be Player of the Year and Vare Trophy winner the year after being Rookie of the Year.
    A win at the 1995 Australian Ladies Masters and two other wins on the Ladies European Tour put her top of the LET (Ladies European Tour) Order of Merit and made her the first player to top both the European and LPGA Tour money lists in the same season.
    Her success worldwide resulted in her winning the prestigious Jerringpriset award in Sweden as well as being awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

  • Annika Sörenstam plays her final game as pro in Sweden at the Scandinavian TPC in August, 2008
  • The game of golf and its place in people's lives has changed since Sörenstam first held a club and some golf courses have adopted to change faster than others: Reinventing the Game of Golf in Sweden

  • Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika is a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in Sweden. It has been played annually since 2005.