Oh yeah, Annika's in rare form! It's fantastic to see her playing so well - I just love it.

Knocking out all the competition with authority, Annika Sorenstam set a new tournament record at the Michelob Ultra at Kingsmill in Virginia. 64-66-69-66=265 (-19)! How's that for dominance? Impressive, to say the least. And yes, Lorena Ochoa was there. So was Paula Creamer. It wasn't an easy field, but Annika made it look that way.

So if you thought Annika was down for the count with the young guns taking over, think again. Paula and Annika were tied with 2 wins each coming into this tournament, and Annika took the lead with three. The total purse for the event was $2.2 million, with the winner receiving $330K. Ochoa may be dominating overall, but Annika's hot on her tail, has great momentum and means business.

Meanwhile, the top two finishers alone in The Players Championship on the PGA Tour this weekend earned more than the entire purse value of the Michelob Ultra. Garcia won >$1.7 million, Goydos took home >$1 million and the total purse was $9.5 million. This disparity doesn't just happen when it's the "5th major" on the PGA Tour vs. a 6-year young event on the LPGA. It happens every week. But there I go again.

Getting back to the point - Annika just reminded everyone that she is still capable of dominating any given event and is hungry to be #1 again.

As I've said before, I'd love to see her do it. She's confident, professional and humble, and demonstrates all of the above in her own blog including her most recent post about winning.

This lady's got more than hunger and talent, she has heart and a lot of great golf still to play. Plus, she's got class.

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The casting call has gone out for the ABC show Wife Swap and this time they're looking for a golf family.

Here is how the casting producer describes the show:

"The premise of Wife Swap is to take two different families and have the moms switch places to experience how another family lives. Half of the week, mom lives the life of the family she is staying with. Then she introduces a "rule change" where she implements rules and activities that are important to her family. It's a positive experience for people to not only learn but teach about other families and other ways of life."

I'm guessing a "rule change" could involve a change in frequency of golf related activities, but what do I know? I'm not a wife. If the wife is the bigger golfer, she could implement a "must golf on Saturday" rule.  If she's a "golf widow" it could go the other way.

To compensate you for filming an episode of the show, your family will receive $20,000 and quite possibly a life changing experience. To qualify, a family must consist of two parents and at least one child between 7 and 17 and reside in the continental U.S. There may be more children of varying ages but at least one must fit in that range.

The Wife Swap website doesn't mention the golf angle in the application information but if you're interested, please contact me at kristen (at) thegolfchick (dot) com and I will send along a referral for you.

And if you'd like to check out the show first, it's on tonight - Wednesday - at 8 PM (7 central) on ABC.

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