Annika Sorenstam Retired From Women’s Pro Tour At 37

Annika Sorenstam, generally accepted as one of the finest golfers of the modern age, is retiring from the women’s pro tour at age 37, although she carefully avoids using what she calls the “r-word.”

Sorenstam’s desire to throw herself into a new marriage and family while expanding her brand to golf course design and academy sounds like a genuine reason to go. And when she says, “If I can’t have it 100 percent, then I don’t want to give any,” Sorenstam is saying that the only way to play top-level sport is to put everything else in life second — or third. As soon as any other thing begins creeping up the list, your days as a champion are numbered.