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Tue 04 Apr 2001Records fall as Sorenstam overcomes 10-shot deficit
She's not world number one, but Annika Sorenstam's play these days suggests that she really is. Although Kerrie Webb currently tops the women's world professional rankings, Sweden's Sorenstam - who won her fourth successive title on the US LPGA Tour at the weekend - is the player dominating the game.
In fact, Sorenstam's latest win, in the sort of winning streak that is comparable only to Tiger Woods, the dominant figure in the men's game, meant that she overtook Betsy King as the all-time career money leader on the US women's circuit. Sorenstam's weekend win in the Office Depot tournament took her career takings to $6,957,044
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