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Article: Person familiar with plans says Sorenstam to make this year her last on LPGA Tour
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- May 13, 2008
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Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour.
She was to announce her decision at a news conference Tuesday at the Sybase Classic in Clifton, New Jersey, a person familiar with her plans told The Associated Press.
The 37-year-old Sorenstam has hinted at retirement the past several seasons, saying she wanted to devote more time to her growing business and to start a family. She is engaged to Mike McGee, son of former PGA Tour player Jerry McGee.
"This would be very much like Annika to get on top and then ...