WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 24, 2002 - Sweden's Annika Sorenstam ended the 2002 season the way most believed she would - by winning her second-straight tournament and 11th LPGA title of the year at the season-ending ADT Championship. Sorenstam carded a final-round, four-under-par 68 to overtake Australia's Rachel Teske and pick up the $215,000 first-place check after finishing at 275 (-13), three

strokes ahead of Teske.

Sorenstam's 11 wins is the most in a single season since 1964, when Mickey Wright won 11 times.

"I feel like I'm walking on clouds," said Sorenstam, who became the first LPGA player to cross the $1 million mark in career earnings with the win. "I gave it all I had. I grinded so hard on every shot today, actually, all week. I had a chance today to do something incredible and I didn't want to let that go. So, I just gave it all I had and every little bit of energy that I had in my body."

Sorenstam began the day at nine-under-par, a stroke behind Teske, but the two both bogeyed the opening hole, leaving Karrie Webb and Teske tied for the lead. Webb grabbed the outright lead at 10-under-par with a birdie on the second hole, but Sorenstam charged back with two-straight birdies on holes three and four to tie Webb and Teske at 10-under-par. Teske had birdied the third hole to climb into the three-way tie for the lead.

A bogey on five and a double-bogey on six dropped Webb to seven-under-par and out of contention for good, while Sorenstam and Teske continued to battle it out at Trump International Golf Club. Sorenstam's lead grew

to two strokes over Teske after Teske bogeyed the sixth and eighth holes to fall to eight-under-par. The duo both birdied the par-5 ninth hole and made the turn with Sorenstam two strokes ahead of Teske at 11-under-par and nine-under-par, respectively. Teske hit the shot of the tournament on the par-4 10th hole, flying her 8-iron shot into the hole from 130 yards to tie Sorenstam at 11-under-par.

Sorenstam bogeyed the par-5 12th to briefly give Teske a one-stroke lead, but the Swede found hersellf a stroke ahead after a birdie on the 13th, coupled with a Teske bogey on the same hole, left her at

11-under-par. Teske birdied the 14th hole to tie Sorenstam, and the two were knotted at 12-under-par after 16 holes thanks to a Sorenstam birdie on 15 and a Teske birdie on 16.

Disaster struck for Teske on the par-3 17th hole when her tee shot landed on the side hill of a hazard and she had to settle for a double-bogey. Sorenstam, playing in the group ahead of Teske, had birdied the 17th hole,

giving the 11-time 2002 winner a three-stroke advantage heading into the final hole. Both players recorded pars on the 18th hole, leaving Sorenstam with the three-stroke victory.

"I'm disappointed, really with the way I played all day," said Teske, who moved from 11th to ninth on the final LPGA money list thanks to her runner-up finish. "I just really couldn't get any rhythm at all. On 17, I just didn't hit a good shot. I hit it a little skinny right. I kind of always struggled just seeing the ball or watching the ball and probably just really struggled with it."

Teske finished with an even-par 72 on the day to secure the $115,000 second-place check, while Webb birdied the 18th hole to finish third at 281 (-7) after a final-round, two-over-par 74.

With the win, Sorenstam put the finishing touches on her record season, a season in which she tied or broke 20 LPGA records. Two of those records are arguably two of the LPGA's most prestigious. Sorenstam earned her

fifth career Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average for her LPGA-record 68.70 mark. She is the first player in the history of women's golf to finish a season with a scoring average below 69.

Sorenstam also set the LPGA single-season earnings record with $2,863,904 in earnings, shattering the previous record of $2,105,868, which she set in 2001. She also takes home her fifth career Rolex Player of

the Year award after dominating the season from start to finish.

"I'm so overwhelmed really, so much has happened every week," said Sorenstam, who also became the first LPGA player to eclipse the $11 million mark in career earnings after her win. "I keep asking myself, 'Why is

this happening to me?' I set some high goals and here I am again and I broke 20 records - that's unbelievable. I've always said I loved what I do, but right now, I really love what I do."

France's Patricia Meunier-Lebouc finished fourth at 282 (-6), while Rosie Jones and Meg Mallon rounded out the top five at 283 (-5). Thanks to her third-place finish and $86,000 check, Webb crossed the $1 million in season earnings, finishing with $1,009,760 to become the fifth LPGA millionaire of 2002, a record for the LPGA Tour.