Somehow, Sorenstam

? Annika Sorenstam seems to be running out of goals.

She’s in the Hall of Fame (twice, actually). She won 50 times on the LPGA Tour, including a career Grand Slam. She proved she can play with the guys.

Still, Sorenstam stays motivated. When her goal of winning a true Grand Slam fell by the wayside at the first major of the year, she simply adjusted her checklist.

“Now, I want to win the next three,” said Sorenstam, returning from a three-week break to play in the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.

This is how Sorenstam stays on top of her game, with no sign of being toppled.

“She reached a lot of goals last year,” veteran Nancy Lopez said. “To remain the player she is, she has to keep setting goals. She’s a goal-setter. That’s the way I was. You have to have something to reach for.”

Sorenstam first claimed the No. 1 ranking in 1995 — her second full year on the LPGA Tour — and she hasn’t fallen lower than fourth since then. She’s finished on top the last three years, and is headed there again after winning three of her first four tournaments in 2004.

Her only setback was a 13th-place showing at the Kraft Nabisco Championship last month, which ruined her chances of claiming a Grand Slam in 2004.

So, in true Sorenstam fashion, there was a slight adjustment. She now seems more intent than ever on winning three majors in a year for the first time.

“I really want to win them all, but it didn’t work out that way,” Sorenstam said.

When supplanted by Karrie Webb — the only other woman to finish No. 1 during the Annika Era — Sorenstam stepped up her training regimen, improved her shotmaking and left everyone else playing for second.

“Her drive, her will to win,” marveled Cristie Kerr, who won the most recent LPGA event at Las Vegas — with Sorenstam at home. “She probably hates to lose more than anybody out here.”