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Annika Sorenstam announced in June that she is "stepping away" from golf at the end of this season, a phrase the 10-time major winner has repeatedly used rather than say she's retiring.

Now, with a half-dozen events left before she plays the Dec. 11-14 Dubai Ladies Masters -- a Ladies European Tour event -- Sorenstam is hedging a bit more.

"We'll see if I will come back in a few years to play," Sorenstam said Thursday, on the eve of the 54-hole Grand China Air tournament, the first LPGA event in China.

"As of now, I'm leaving the door open. ... That's why I'm not using the 'R' word."

The 38-year-old Swede is getting married in January, and she expects family and Business interests to keep her occupied. She designs Golf Courses, has a clothing line, a charitable foundation and runs a golf academy.