Annika Sorenstam Start Quotations

Obviously in Michelle's case, she didn't get off to the start she wanted, ... I saw Maria in front was making some mistakes, it was one of those days where you just really had to survive.

I did make an incredibly hot start to the year and to have won eight times worldwide means I've had a great season,

I felt good coming into the round. I was hitting the ball really well. I didn't really get off to the start I had in mind. I had difficulty scoring and then on the back nine, the wind picked up and it got really difficult.

To come here with high expectations to defend a title is always tough, but I thought I played really well and I'm very happy about that. This is a great event to start out the season.

It is a great way to start the year. This was my first visit to South Africa, and I have loved every minute.

We did not get off to a good start at all. We were really struggling. We kept telling ourselves, 'Let's keep fighting. We can do this.' We started making some birdies on the back nine and had an incredible finish.

You can never really win a tournament on the first day, but I feel sometimes there's a chance you can lose it by shooting a high score. So I'm very happy with this start. It was really the start I wanted.

This course is long for me to start with, and you put some wind and some firm greens, it made it really tough for me to get it close. It's an honor simply to come here. This is a great experience for me.

This is a great start to the season. I've got good memories. I'm happy to be back here and I don't feel any extra pressure.

This is a great event to start out the season. I got off to a great start and I'm obviously very, very happy about that.

It's always nice to get off to a good start and get some momentum for the week. It's no fun getting off to a rotten start. You have to fight back all the way, and you don't feel like you can make any mistakes.

I could not have asked for a better start to 2006 and I hope we'll be able to come back and defend our title next year.

I felt really good about my game, but you never know until you come out here and start putting your score together.

The last four holes, we were playing straight into the sun and straight into the wind. I was looking at the clock, hoping, wondering, 'Can we finish today?' It would have been quite a tough day (Sunday) if we couldn't finish, have to get up early, finish and then start over.