Annika Sorenstam tees off in a PGA Tour event
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Amid notable controversy, Annika Sorenstam was invited to play in Bank of America Colonial golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas in May of 2003, making her the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias, who qualified for the 1945 Los Angeles Open. PGA player Vijay Singh was particularly critical of her presence being quoted as saying she had no business playing and he hoped she missed the cut, although he subsequently apologized. Cheered through each hole, she shot five over par, tying for 96th out of the 111 who finished the first two rounds, missing the cut. After shooting 1-over-par 71 in the first round, Sorenstam said she was nervous all day but pleased at her performance.
