Trumbull, Conn. ? Annika Sorenstam could be offered an exemption to the Colonial and become the first woman in 58 years to play on the PGA Tour, a magazine reported Monday.

Golf World cited unnamed sources as saying sponsor Bank of America wants Sorenstam to play May 22-25 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The 32-year-old Swede, who last year won 13 times and shattered the LPGA Tour scoring average, said recently that she would love to compete against men if offered an exemption.

“I have nothing to lose,” Sorenstam said. “It would be a challenge.”

Her only stipulation was to play on a course where she would not be at a huge disadvantage off the tee. Colonial is only 7,080 yards, although it plays to a par 70.

Tournament director Dee Finley suggested last week that Colonial had no room for Sorenstam because it had several players interested in their exemptions.

Monday, however, Finley told Golf World that talks had reached an advanced stage.

The last woman to play a PGA Tour event was Babe Zaharias in the 1945 Los Angeles Open.

If Sorenstam were to play Colonial, she would steal the spotlight from Connecticut club pro Suzy Whaley, who has said she will play in the Greater Hartford Open in July. Whaley qualified by winning a PGA of America sectional.