Annika will become an ambassador

for United States Golf Association

Annika Sorenstam, who is retiring at the end of the LPGA Tour season, is to become a United States Golf Association ambassador, involved in the Rules of Golf and with programmes to grown the game.
"Annika has earned a rare place in golf's history, and we are very privileged to bring her aboard the USGA," president Jim Vernon said.
The 37-year-old Swede is retiring after this year and looking forward to her work with the USGA. Sorenstam long has been a whiz with the rules, one of the few players on any tour who has attended the USGA rules seminars.
"It is the opportunity to help grow the game, especially among junior golfers, that I think is most exciting for me," Sorenstam said. "Golf has always been a very important part of my life, and I see this as a great opportunity to give something back to the game that has given me so much."