Annika Sörenstam Becomes Seventh Female Member at Augusta National Golf Club

The 10-time LPGA major champion and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee joins the prestigious club which only started admitting women in 2012.

Annika Sörenstam, the 10-time LPGA major champion and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, has become the seventh woman to join the Augusta National Golf Club, a prestigious and exclusive golf club which only started admitting women in 2012.
Sörenstam, considered one of the greatest golfers of all time, has won 97 professional tournaments in her career, including 72 LPGA Tour victories and 10 major championships, making her an influential figure in golf.
The club, founded in 1932, historically barred women until 2012, with the first two female members being former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and financier Darla Moore.
In the wake of Sörenstam's membership, several other notable women golfers including Michelle Wie West, Nancy Lopez, Juli Inkster, and Lexi Thompson are being suggested for future membership due to their impressive contributions to the sport.
Membership at the Augusta National is strictly by invitation and typically comprised of around 300 of the wealthiest businessmen in the US; the exact number of other women members admitted since 2012 is not known.