Annika Sorenstam, shown here in 1991 as a University of Arizona sophomore, had 11 wins in 25 starts in 2002. In two years at the University of Arizona Annika Sorenstam finished first and second at the NCAA Championships.

 Rick Wiley / Tucson Citizen

Arizona’s No. 4 women’s golf team opens the season Sept. 28 in, of all things, the Annika Intercollegiate, in Orlando, Fla. The 12-team, invitation-only field is named after two-time UA All-AmericanΒ Annika SorenstamΒ and is considered the top event of the fall golf season. Five Pac-12 teams will be at the event: Stanford, ASU, UCLA, UA and USC.

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