Sorenstam finishes off big year with 11th win

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Annika Sorenstam was determined at the start and dominant to the end.

Playing her best golf when she had nothing left to give, Sorenstam won her 11th tournament Sunday in the ADT Championship, a fitting finish to the best season on the LPGA Tour in 38 years.

"I had a chance to do something incredible, and I didn't want to let that go," she said.

With a risky shot on the toughest hole at Trump International and a clutch swing on the decisive par-3 17th, Sorenstam closed with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over Rachel Teske in the final tournament of the year.

Last year, Sorenstam won eight times, became the first woman to shoot 59 and the first on the LPGA Tour to earn more than $2 million in a season.

What an encore!

"I was determined to prove I could do it again, or even better," Sorenstam said.

She was at her best Sunday when she wanted to quit, emotionally spent from winning so much, physically tired from working harder than anyone in the game.

What kept her going was knowing she had only three holes left, a one-shot lead and a chance to win her 13th tournament worldwide.

"I could almost taste the trophy," Sorenstam said.

From the left rough on No. 16, she hit a 7-iron under a tree and just over the water to the back of the peninsula green, from where she saved par by putting with a fairway metal. Then, she hit a 7-iron to 5 feet for a birdie.

That turned into a three-stroke lead when Teske, playing in the group behind her, hit a 5-iron into the hazard on No. 17 and wound up with a double bogey.

"I was either going to win it or not," Teske said. "I beat myself."

Teske hit her tee shot into the water on No. 18 but salvaged a par for a 72.

Sorenstam finished at 13-under 275 for a three-stroke victory and earned $215,000, making her the first woman to go over $11 million in career earnings.

She ended the season with a 68.70 scoring average, shattering the record she set last year (69.42) and finishing more than a full stroke ahead of Se Ri Pak.

"I'm at a loss for words," Sorenstam said. "I gave it all I had."

She has done that all year, starting with a victory in Hawaii eight months ago, never going more than three tournaments without winning.

Mickey Wright in 1964 was the last player to win 11 times in one season.

Dunlop Phoenix: Kaname Yokoo shot a 69 and finished with a 72-hole total of 15-under 269 to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament.

Spain's Sergio Garcia finished one stroke behind at 14-under 270.

Franklin Templeton: Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate combined for a 31-under 185 to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout, an unofficial PGA Tour event that uses a scramble format. They split $500,000.

Australian Open: Steve Allan shot a final-round 68 to win the Australian Open by one shot over Rich Beem, Craig Parry and Aaron Baddeley.

-- From wire reports