Ron Sirak on Carrying Annika Sorenstam''s Bag...

7/25/2008 2:00:49 AM

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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- The chances are good that since I started covering the LPGA regularly for Golf World in 2002 the only person who has seen Annika Sorenstam hit more shots in competition than me is her caddie, Terry McNamara. Annika won so often in the five seasons from ''02 through ''06 -- 38 times -- that she was pretty much always the story, and I always walk with the story.

Aware of how many holes I''ve trekked with her, Annika asked me an interesting question a couple of months ago, soon after she decided she would retire from competition at the end of this year: "Have you ever caddied?"

I said I had but certainly not on any sort of professional level. She said, "Since you''ve walked with me so much and since this is my last year, why don''t you walk inside the ropes with me at a tournament and caddie for me in a pro-am?" Sounds like a plan was my reply.




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