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The LPGA Tour is filled with incredible golfers like Nelly Korda, Rose Zhang, Lydia Ko and Jeeno Thitikul to name a few.
The average fair-weather golf fan may not be too privy to those names. Instead, they could be more susceptible to following influencers like Paige Spiranac, Grace Charis and Tisha Alyn.
While Spiranac may be the most popular with more than 4 million followers on Instagram and another 1.6 million followers on TikTok, Charis and Alyn have built up their own strong following with millions of fans on social media as well.
Annika Sorenstam may be the most well-known female golfer of this generation. She won 72 times on the LPGA Tour and had 10 major titles. As Spiranac and other golf influencers have taken a different approach to growing the game, the Swedish golf legend was all for it.
GOLF LEGEND ANNIKA SORENSTAM TALKS CHARITABLE EFFORTS AHEAD OF AMERICAN CENTURY CELEBRITY TOURNAMENT
“I think it is great. I just want more people to play, to enjoy it, to have a good time, and experience it, whether it comes from traditional golfers, you know, the way we used to watch it on TV or read about it in magazines or whatever,” Sorenstam told Fox News Digital.
“Nowadays, information is shared differently, people get information in different places, so I think it is great. They bring a different view or perspective into the sport. Whether it is fashion or trick shots, I mean they all have a little niche.”
Sorenstam is set to participate in the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club next month.
She has finished toward the top of the field several times but has yet to win the celebrity tournament.
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