FACTBOX-Golf-Annika Sorenstam

May 13 (Reuters) - Factbox on Sweden's Annika Sorenstam who announced on Tuesday that she is retiring at the end of the year. Born: Oct. 9, 1970 in Stockholm. Starts playing golf at age of 12. *1992 - Wins world amateur title. *1993 - Joins LPGA Tour. *1995 - Wins first major championship at U.S. Open. *1996 - Defends U.S. Open crown by posting four sub-par rounds and surpasses $1 million in career earnings. *1997 - Captures six titles. *1998 - Wins three titles and becomes the first player in LPGA history to finish a season with a sub-70 scoring average (69.99). *2001 - Wins eight times.

- Clinches first major since 1996 with victory at the Nabisco Championship and regains position as world number one

*2002 - Racks up 13 titles worldwide to complete one of the most successful seasons in golfing history.

*2003 - Plays alongside men at the Colonial tournament, becoming first female to compete in a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias in 1945. Misses cut by four shots.

- Claims fifth career major, the LPGA Championship, and edges out South Korea's Pak Se Ri by a shot to win her first women's British Open, completing career grand slam with sixth major title.

*2006: Wins U.S. Open for her 10th major championship.

*2007: Suffers serious neck injury.

*2008: Wins Michelob Ultra Open by seven strokes for her third victory of the season.

- Announces plans to retire at end of year.

(Compiled by Steve Ginsburg; Editing by Ed Osmond)