Athletes never retire

Put simply, Helen Alfredsson is a legend of European golf. Hailing from from Onsloa, in Sweden, she was six-time Amateur Champion in her native country before she turned professional in 1989, winning the Rookie of the Year award and the Women’s British Open in her first season as a pro.

Subsequently, Helen won seven times on the LPGA and 11 times on the Ladies European Tour - the most notable of those wins coming at the 1993 Chevron Championship, her sole ‘major’ title since the Women`s British Open - but not yet considered a major by the LPGA.

What’s more, she earned the Rookie of the Year award on both sides of the Atlantic and played in the Solheim Cup from 1990 to 2002 before receiving the honour of serving as captain of Team Europe in 2007. After 25 professional wins she announced her retirement from professional golf in 2013.