The history that swirls around Sorenstam has not escaped Creamer. "You're walking out there and you hear everybody saying [to Sorenstam], 'Thanks for the memories, thanks for what you've done,' and it's true," Creamer said. "She has definitely raised the bar for women's golf and she has had such a big impact on where we are at today."
Creamer, who was not yet nine years old when Sorenstam won her first U.S. Women's Open, now has a chance to have a major impact on where the women's game goes next. If she can continue her development and move beyond star to superstar she just might take the LPGA with her to a new level of popularity and prosperity.
Sorenstam was absolutely correct: In players like Creamer, she is leaving the LPGA in good hands. But at the same time, Sorenstam is not ready quite yet to take her hands off the U.S. Open trophy. That could lead to a very interesting tug-of-war come Sunday.
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