1/18/2013

Former LPGA star Annika Sorenstam slices off part of her finger while cooking


Former LPGA star Annika Sorenstam slices off part of her finger while cooking




Lucky escape ... Annika Sorenstam has a close shave with a kitchen knife. Source: Kamran Jebreili / AP


LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam cut the pointer finger on her left hand just above the top knuckle in a cooking accident last week - then took to Twitter to show the world/

According to USAToday.com, Sorenstam, 42, cut the digit as she made dinner last week in Lake Tahoe for her family and friends.


She tweeted a photograph of the gruesome wound, saying she hoped to have the stitches out in a week.

Sorenstam won 59 times on the LPGA Tour, including 10 major championships.

"She was doing her thing in the kitchen, which she does every night, and all the sudden, I heard a screech," Sorenstam's husband Mike McGee told Golfweek.

"She said, 'Mike, I need a big Band-Aid quickly please.' We cleaned it a little and it was apparent she'd need stitches, so she got them that night.

"She's fine, though. No damage other than the outside. Skiied the next day and has been back at it in the kitchen."

Rory McIlroy joins Nike in a blockbuster deal estimated to be be worth up to $25 million a year


Rory McIlroy joins Nike in a blockbuster deal estimated to be be worth up to $25 million a year





Contract ... Rory McIlrory has signed a blockbuster promotion deal with Nike. Source: Lynne Cameron / AAP


Nike has confirmed a multi-year deal with Rory McIlroy for the Northern Irishman to use the company's equipment and apparel.

The announcement was made at a lavish ceremony in the United Arab Emirates ahead of this week's Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. Industry observers have estimated the deal to be worth between $20-$25 million a year.




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The move means Nike has golf's two biggest names representing its brand, as Tiger Woods has been with the company since turning pro in 1996.

McIlroy insisted he's not making the switch because of the money.

"I don't play golf for the money, I am well past that,'' he said.

"I'm a major champion and world No.1, which I have always dreamed of being, and feel this is a company that can help me sustain that and win even more major titles. At the end of 2013, if I have not won another major, I will be disappointed.''