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Ginn Tribute - Day Three

Wow! Moving day came early! Annika is six under and riding a wave of momentum. You can follow tournament play on NBC in the afternoon or via the leaderboard (live scoring) and discuss in the comments section.  Go Annika!

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I apologize about the technical difficulty we are having with the blog.  I couldn't open the comments, so I thought I would post.  We are working on the problem! 

I played beautifully today and birdied six of my last 10 holes, which is always nice.  However, I hit 17 greens including the last 12....and I melted it around the hole on at least six opportunities inside 10 feet! Today, I struck it like I did on the back nine Sunday at Kingsmill and I am really close to taking it deep! I love my position and look forward to a great weekend.

Ginn Tribute - Day Two

Heading into day two, Annika is even par.  You can follow tournament play on the Golf Channel in the evening or via the leaderboard (live scoring) and discuss in the comments section.  Go Annika!

Up And Down Day

Good evening.  For some reason, today was a tough day at the office for me.  The wind was down and the greens were soft, so the scores were low.  I thought I hit some good shots and putts, but they didn't want to fall today.  I managed to shoot even par despite two three putts and a triple bogey.  I tee off early tomorrow, so hopefully things will be better.  I know there is a low round out there with my name on it.  Good night!

Ginn Tribute - Day One

Welcome to day one of the Ginn Tribute!  Our hostess tees off at 12:54pm.  You can follow tournament play on the Golf Channel or via the leaderboard (live scoring) and discuss in the comments section.  Go Annika!

Charleston, here we come....

Good evening and Happy Memorial Day everyone.  This is a great day to remember and be thankful for our troops! 

It is Monday night and we are settled into our place in Charleston, SC.  The ANNIKA team is staying at the beautiful Belvidere, a Ginn Club Resort overlooking the bay.  Charleston is a historical city that has a lot to offer….and this week it includes the LPGA. This is the 2^nd annual GINN Tribute hosted by me, and we are happy to be back at RiverTowne Country Club.  Once again we have one of the better fields of the year and we are excited to be competing for $2.6 Million!  It is a great honor to host this event and I am excited to test my game here.  Last year, this was my first tournament back from my injury and it was a tough week.  Hopefully, things will be a little better this year!

I will keep you posted.

Planes, Trains And Automobiles

Greetings everyone.  This is Mike and I would like to give you a glimpse of Annika’s schedule during this “off week.” 

Yesterday was pretty hectic as she toured New York City and New Jersey doing interviews with print, web, radio, and television media.  We literally took all forms of transportation and here is how her day went:

5:15am  wake up call

6:00am-6:30am she was on “Fox and Friends”

7:30am-8:30am PR Meeting

9:00am-9:30am Q&A with “Vanity Fair” for their website

10:30am-11:00am she was on ESPN’s  “First Take”

12:30pm she was on CNBC’s “Power Lunch”

2:00pm she was on Bloomberg TV’s “In Focus”

2:30pm she was on Bloomberg Radio

4:45pm she was on “Sports Net New York”

5:45-7:00pm she attended a Cutter & Buck function in the city

7:45pm “wheels up” and we flew to Toronto, Canada.

Today, the wakeup call was 6:30am and she has had an outing all day at Magna Golf Club for Scotia Bank.  She started with a Breakfast and interview in front of 100 women at 8:00.  In between the radio and local television interviews, she’s playing golf with each group, giving a clinic, and then playing a nine-hole match with Morgan Pressel and Alena Sharp.  This evening she will be attending the cocktail function, and then we take off tonight at 7:45pm for Ft. Worth, Texas.

Wednesday she has three separate Merrill Lynch (ML) functions.  She leaves the lobby of the hotel at 7:00am and goes to Vaquero Golf Club where she will host a clinic with Ian Baker Finch.  Then she goes to Colonial Country Club to meet with ML guests at their hospitality suite.  This year marks the five year “anniversary” of her tournament appearance there, so it will be a special function.  Then she has a “Q&A” with 80 ML financial advisors until 2:30pm.  Later that evening, she and Paula Polito will host a dinner about “Achieving Life” with the top 100 ML clients of that region.  They will both speak and then have a “Q&A”, photos with each table, etc.  After dinner we’ll be off to the airport and on the plane at 9:45pm headed for Orlando, which gets in after midnight.

Thursday morning she has to be at the Academy by 7:00am for the taping of a CNBC commercial.  Some of you may have seen them…”I am American business, I watch CNBC.”  They will focus on her career and expanding list of businesses under the ANNIKA brand.  Friday we have the Foundation Board of Directors coming in for meetings most of the day and a dinner.  Monday she will be taping a Merrill Lynch commercial and we’ll head to Charleston, SC Monday night…..for the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA.  Wow…..I don’t know how she does it!!

Watch Annika on CNBC's "Power Lunch"!

Sybase Classic - Day Four

Annika is tied for seventh, five back heading into today's final round. Check out the action on ESPN2 and follow the tournament via the leaderboard (live scoring).  As always, feel free to discuss the tournament in the comments section.  Go Annika!

Sybase Classic - Day Three

They say if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And so it shall be for today's round. Hopefully it'll be more sun than rain and we can move the tournament forward. Annika remains tied for the lead heading into day three.  Check out the action on ESPN2 and follow the tournament via the leaderboard (live scoring).  As always, feel free to discuss the tournament in the comments section.  Go Annika!

Sybase Classic - Day Two

Let's review the to-do list for the week:
1.  Step away from competitive golf announcement - check
2.  Throw out first ball at Mets game - check
3.  Appear on Letterman - check
                     4.  1st round leader at the Sybase Classic - check

Everything's going according to plan!  Annika is tied for the lead heading into day two.  Check out the action on ESPN2 and follow the tournament via the leaderboard (live scoring).  As always, feel free to discuss the tournament in the comments section.  Go Annika!

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UPDATE!  Play has been called off for the day due to copius amounts of rain.  Round two will be played tomorrow!

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