Annika Sorenstam, 2nd Edition

From the Series Sports Heroes and Legends

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 6

Think you know all there is to know about Annika Sorenstam? Well, did you know that: * The first LPGA tournament she ever won was a major—the 1995 U.S. Open? * As a child, she dreamed of becoming a professional tennis player like Sweden’s Bjorn Borg?* At the 2001 Standard Register PING tournament, she opened a round with eight straight birdies and went on to shoot a score of 59?Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam has become the face of women’s golf. After winning an NCAA title with the University of Arizona, she took on the LPGA Tour. Cool, confident, and consistent, she has assaulted the LPGA record books, winning title after title. She’s even proving that a woman can hold her own alongside the most talented male golfers. Don’t miss her incredible story!

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978-1-4677-0386-4
$28.99
Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 6
Category Sports
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Twenty-First Century Books ™
Language English
Publication Date 2012-08-01
BISACS JNF007100, JNF007120
Dewey 796.352092
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 6.9
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 115544
Accelerated Reader® Points 3.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Source notes, and Table of contents

Author: Dax Riner

Dax Riner is a proud vegan and an avid sports fan who lives and dies with the Oakland A's; he also enjoys reading, music, and history. Dax lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his wife Adriana and their seven rescue cats.