Annika Sorenstam of Sweden tees walks hits from the fairway of the 15th hole during round two of the Gainbridge LPGA at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club on February 26, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Annika Sorenstam, playing in her first LPGA event since 2008, made the cut on the number at the Gainbride LPGA after carding a 1-under 71 on her home course. To play the weekend at age 50 after taking more than a decade off from competition, and for most of that time not even playing recreationally, is a remarkable feat.
Add in the fact that Sorenstam, a 72-time winner on the LPGA, received bad advice from an LPGA rules official on the fifth hole during the first round, which she triple-bogeyed, and it’s all rather mind-blowing.
Dan Maselli, the official who arrived on the scene Thursday when Sorenstam’s ball landed underneath a gate, met with the LPGA Hall of Famer after her second round to apologize. Sorenstam had taken an unplayable to get relief from the gate when, in fact, under the modernization of the rules, she could’ve opened it and played her second shot.
Rather than lash out at Maselli, Sorenstam instead ended up comforting him.
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