Annika headlines 5th annual Golfdom Summit

World Golf Hall of Famer, Old Tom Morris Award Winner and now two-time keynote speaker of the Golfdom Summit.

OK, so Ms. 59, Annika Sorenstam, probably won’t make any space in her autobiography for her pair of appearances at the Golfdom Summit, but the 8-time Rolex Player of the Year’s keynote surely will be a lasting memory for attendees of the industry’s most exclusive event.

Now in its 5th year, the Golfdom Summit joins 50 superintendents from across the country with 15 sponsors for three days of meetings, networking, speakers, and of course golf, at the Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla. Sorenstam, who has her state-of-the-art ANNIKA Academy headquartered at Reunion Resort, will be meeting and speaking to attendees of the Golfdom Summit about her wildly successful career in golf. Since retiring from competitive golf in 2008, Sorenstam has focused her efforts on her family and her ANNIKA brand of businesses, including the ANNIKA Foundation, the ANNIKA Academy, ANNIKA Financial Group, ANNIKA Course Design and the ANNIKA Collection of apparel with Cutter & Buck.

“I look forward to again spending time with such an esteemed group of superintendents from around the country,” says Sorenstam.

Sorenstam joins an already stellar cast of speakers for the 2015 Golfdom Summit including Greg Nathan, senior vice president of the National Golf Foundation, “The Turf Doc,” Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., and Golfdom Research Editor Clark Throssell, Ph.D. Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones again serves as MC of the event.

Sorenstam wowed the Golfdom Summit crowd in 2013 when she spoke to the group about her career, overcoming her fears of failure as well as success, and the work it took to become the greatest female golfer of all time.

“I’ve met Arnold Palmer before, but I think (meeting Sorenstam at the Summit) trumped that,” said 2013 Golfdom Summit attendee David Soltvedt, CGCS at Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort, Biwabik, Minn. “She exceeded expectations, both in her personality and professionalism.”

“We were collectively holding our breath, waiting to hear back from Annika,” says Golfdom publisher Pat Roberts. “In 2013 she made an outstanding event even better for our attendees, both superintendents and sponsors. To have a legend of the game speaking to such a small, intimate group is a real privilege.”

A handful of spots for the event, which takes place Dec. 1-4, remain open. Interested superintendents can apply at GolfdomSummit.com. This year’s sponsors include: Air-O-Lator Corp., Air2G2 Aeration, BASF, Civitas, Cushman, Holganix, Jacobsen, Pearl Valley, Quali-Pro, SipcamAdvan, Smithco, Stevens Water Monitoring Systems and Turfco.