Goodbye Annika!

It's the end of an era. Annika Sorenstam announced yesterday that she will retire at the end of this season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment in sports history when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour. Though she hinted for the past several seasons about retirement, the news had a big effect on the sport all across the country - as well in Utah, where many golfers have been influenced by Sorenstam. The 37-year-old Sorenstam held a press conference Tuesday at Clifton, N.J., where she's competing in the Sybase Classic, and said she wanted to devote more time to her growing business and to start a family. She is engaged to Mike McGee, son of former PGA Tour player Jerry McGee.

Sorenstam dominated women's golf like few others, especially during a five-year period when she won 43 times and finished among the top three nearly 70 percent of the time. But for all her achievements - the only woman to shoot 59, 10 majors and one of six women to complete the career Grand Slam, in addition to being in the World Golf Hall of Fame - she became most famous for testing herself against the men. At the Colonial tournament in 2003, she was the first woman in 58 years to compete on the PGA Tour, though she missed the cut. Tiger Woods called Sorenstam "the greatest female golfer of all time." LPGA player and close friend Natalie Gulbis said life on the tour will be "a little different" without Sorenstam. Sorenstam's final event will be the Dubai Ladies Masters after the LPGA Tour season ends. Before then she's scheduled to make an appearance at the Champions Challenge next month in Lehi, representing her charity, the ANNIKA golf academy. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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May is Free Golf Lesson Month!

I just found out about this and thought it was really nifty! May is Free Golf Lesson Month! Check to see if a PGA or LPGA pro is participating in your area with Free Golf Lessons. Last May, nearly 6,636 PGA & LPGA Professionals nationwide gave more than 115,500 FREE 10-MINUTE LESSONS From all indications, 2008 PGA Free Lesson Month will be even better!

Why this is great:

Perfect for New Golfers – Easy, casual program to get a quick introduction into golf!
Perfect for Casual Golfers – Get a few tips to improve your swing.
Perfect for Avid Golfers – Work with a PGA or LPGA Professional to see how you might fine-tune your game. Simply put, PGA Free Lesson Month is the perfect tool to improve your game, get you started, or discover all the ways to get more golf into your life!

Sign up for a Free Golf Lesson by:

• Contacting a participating PGA or LPGA Professional in your area by using the zip search tool.
• Through the May issue of Golf Digest.
• Free Golf Lesson Month is also featured in the April issue of Golf World and the May/June issue of Golf For Women Magazine.

Jen

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Tickled Pink Golf Gift Sets & Novelty T-Shirts

I recently attended a Women's Expo here in Denver and had the fortune to meet the owner of The Tickled Pink® Foundation. Not only do they have incredibly cute products, but the foundation supports a cause dear to my heart - providing assistance to women business owners.

The Tickled Pink® Foundation empowers women business owners to follow their dreams and achieve the highest level of success. We support women in business by:
• Co-developing products for our Tickled Pink® product line with women business owners, including home-based businesses, and selling those products. • Using the profits from product sales to fund grants for women business owners seeking to grow their businesses and live their dreams.

Check out the Tickled Pink line on my site. We have several gift sets available that are the perfect combination of chocolate, beauty items and golfing accessories. We also have a novelty t-shirt featured that is just too cute! Profits generated from these sales benefit the Tickled Pink Foundation which supports women owned businesses.

Help women in business and get some wonderful Tickled Pink Foundation products!

Golf Season Is Almost Here! Tips To Get You Ready To Hit The Course.

It's April! The grass is green, the trees are budding and the tulips are sprouting. It's almost golf season! In preparation for this wondrous event, there are three areas women golfers should focus on: your equipment, body, and practice routine.

First, address your golf clubs. Few of us thoroughly clean our clubs at the end of the season or store them in an airtight room. It’s important to give your clubs a bath from top to bottom, including the grips, before heading back out onto the course. Also, it can’t hurt to visit a pro shop or golf outlet to scope out new equipment. There are always many new, cute items from golf bags to shirts and shoes, to fun accessories that can help you start off the season looking great, even if your golf game is a little rusty. Or, check out the new club options if you want to try something new or need more advanced golf clubs. A new wedge or putter is always fun to try!

Next up is conditioning. After several months of winter, going right out to play golf is a recipe for injury. Stretch regularly. Go to the gym. Join a yoga class. Whatever you choose, get moving and work those core muscles.

Finally, there’s your golf game. Just going to the driving range can somtimes be a waste of time because most strokes are lost near and around the greens. Be sure to spend extra time practicing your chipping and putting. Or, better yet, see a pro and schedule a few lessons to instill good habits for the new season from the start. My boyfriend bought me a set of lessons for my birthday last fall and I’ve been hoarding them for “spring training”, which will start for me in the next week or two (providing we don’t get any more snow!!!).

Happy golfing!

Jen
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Barbie Golf Clubs...What will they think of next?

No, this isn't an April Fool's joke. The folks at Mattel have developed pink Barbie golf club sets for little girls. Just growing evidence that the female golfer population is growing in leaps and bounds!

These beginner junior golf club sets come in two sizes: 4-6 yrs old and 6-9 yrs old. This basic starter golf set includes a Fairway driver, a dual identity 6/7 iron, a blade putter, a pink Barbie carry golf bag, a adjustable visor, a pink Barbie golf ball, pink golf tees and a Barbie ball marker.

The 6-9 year old girls can also choose the deluxe golf set that includes a 15 degree fairway/driver with headcover, 2 dual identity irons- 6/7, 9/W, a blade putter, a pink and white Barbie golf stand bag, 10- golf tees and 5- golf ball markers, 1 pink Barbie golf ball, an adjustable Barbie visor and hair scrunchy.

Jen

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Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month, so I wanted to take a moment and reflect on some of the famous firsts for women.

Firsts in Women's Achievement
1715
Ann Teresa Mathews
First woman whose invention received a patent (for cleaning and curing corn) - it was granted to her husband
1775
Mary Katherine Goddard
First woman postmaster
1776/77
Betsy Ross
First person to be a U.S. flagmaker
1784
Hannah Adams
First woman to become professional writer
1812
Lucy Brewer
First woman marine
1849
Elizabeth Blackwell
First woman to receive a medical degree
1849
Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Publisher/editor of first prominent women's rights newspaper
1850
Harriet Tubman
First woman to run underground railroad to help slaves escape
1866
Lucy Hobbs
First woman to graduate from dental school
1869
Susan B. Anthony
Co-Founder of first US woman's suffrage organization
1869
Arabella Mansfield Babb
First woman admitted to the bar
1871
Frances Elizabeth Willard
First woman to become a college president (Evanston College)
1872
Victoria Chaflin Woodhull
First woman to be presidential candidate
1877
Helen Magill
First woman to receive a Ph.D. degree (Boston University)
1879
Belva Ann Lockwood
First woman to practice law before U.S. Supreme Court
1881
Clara Barton
Founder of the American Red Cross
1887/96
Maud Booth
Co-Founder of Salvation Army and Volunteers of America
1887
Suzanna Madora Salter
First woman mayor (Argonia, Kansas)
1904
Mary McLeod Bethune
First woman to establish secondary school that became 4-year accredited college
1935

Founder of National Council of Negro Women
1910
Blanche Scott
First woman to fly an airplane
1916
Jeannette Rankin
First woman U.S. House Representative (Montana)
1917
Kate Gleason
First woman president of a national bank
1917
Jeannette Rankin
First woman in Congress
1920
Florence E. Allen
First woman judge
1924
Hallie Ferguson
First woman governor of U. S. state (Texas)
1929
Katherine Bement Davis
First person to conduct national survey of sexual attitudes
1931
Jane Addams
First woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
1932
Hattie Wyatt Caraway
First woman elected to U.S. Senate
1932
Amelia Earhart
First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
1933
Ruth Bran Owen
First woman foreign diplomat
1935
Pearl S. Buck
First woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature
1939
Hattie McDaniel
First African-American of any gender to win an Academy Award (she won for Best Supporting Actress in the film, Gone with the Wind).
1941
Linda Darnell
First woman to sell securities on the New York Stock Curb Exchange
1949
Conchita V. Cintron
First U.S. woman bullfighter in Spain
1949
Georgia Nesse Clark
First woman treasurer of the United States
1963
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova
First woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6.
1967
Muriel Siebert
First woman to own seat on the New York Stock Exchange
1968
Janice Lee York Romary
First woman to carry U.S. flag at the Olympic Games
1978
Mary Clarke
First woman to be named major general in U.S. Army
1978
Ella Grasso
First woman govenor to be re-elected (Connecticut)
1981
Sandra Day O'Connor
First woman a justice of the U. S. Supreme Court
1983
Sally Kristen Ride
First American woman to reach outer space.
1984
Joan Benoit (Samuelson)
First woman to win an Olympic marathon
1985
Penny Harrington
First woman police chief of major U. S. city (Portland, OR)
1986
Ann Bancroft
First woman to walk to North Pole
1986
Christa McAuliffe
First woman citizen passenger on a space mission
1995
Lt. Col. Eileen Collins
First American woman to pilot a Space Shuttle
1997
Madeleine K. Albright
First woman Secretary of State and highest ranking woman in the U.S. government
2000
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Only First Lady ever elected to the United States Senate
2002
Halle Berry
First African-American woman to win a Best Actress Oscar
2005
Condoleezza Rice
First African-American woman to be appointed Secretary of State
2007
Nancy Pelosi
First woman to become Speaker of the House

Jen
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Golf Dresses Are Here!

Until I started building my website, I honestly had never considered a golf dress as an option. But, come to find out, there are some really cute golf dresses out there! Check out http://pinkgolftees.com/c-19-dresses.aspx for some inspiration for your Spring wardrobe. We currently feature dresses from Green Tee, Lela Designs, Three Tees Golf and Verdina.

New 2008 Women's Golf Bags From Keri Golf

The long awaited 2008 line-up from Keri Golf is finally here! The colors this season are bright pink, chocolate, and heather blue. The main patterns are daisy, polka-dots, and stripes. The 2008 line features cart bags, stand bags, golf totes, and headcover sets. These golf bags were featured in the March edition of the Oprah magazine and in Golf For Women, so get them while they last!

Fun Women's Golf T-Shirts, Hats and Totes

We just added some really neat novelty golf t-shirts, hats, and tote bags from Pink Diva Golf. These shirts are perfect for the driving range or to just wear around town. Matching hats and totes are available! They also have a Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer line that is very cute and supports a good cause!

Send a friend free golf tees!

Make somebody's day with a free gift from Pinkgolftees.com and a note from yourself. Fill out their contact information and we'll send your friend a set of fun, bright pink golf tees along with a card from you to let then know you were thinking about them. There is no cost to you or your friend, no catch and we'll never spam you or your friend! http://pinkgolftees.com/t-freebiescontact.aspx