Better to play with men than against them, says pioneer Sorenstam


FILE PHOTO: Sweden's Annika Sorenstam waves after teeing off on the 7th hole during the first round of the Dubai Ladies Masters golf tournament December 11, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Crisp/File Photo

(Reuters) - Annika Sorenstam has fond memories of becoming the first woman in 58 years to play in a PGA Tour event, but feels the future of golf is for men and women to compete with and not against each other.

Fifteen years after paving the way for women to compete in men’s tournaments, Sorenstam, who rarely plays these days having swapped her golf clubs for a triathlon outfit, has no regrets at opening the floodgates for a fad that lasted a few years before dying a natural death.

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