Annika Sorenstam is hoping to have so much fun at the Dubai Ladies Masters she brought her entire family along as she bids goodbye to professional golf for one last time.

Going into the season-ending Ladies European Tour tournament, the 38-year-old Swede thinks that her unusual preparation -- which included a four-day visit to India for a yoga retreat -- and happy memories of the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club where she won on both previous occasions she played here, will be enough to help her end her career on a winning note.

Sorenstam held a news conference yesterday ahead of the $642,000 tournament, which starts tomorrow.

Undoubtedly one of the greatest female golfers of all time, Sorenstam has won 72 titles on the LPGA Tour, including 10 majors, and 17 other international tournaments. She announced her retirement in May, two days after winning the LPGA's Michelob Ultra Open.

"It's a little bittersweet to make this my last professional tournament," Sorenstam said. "I'm here to enjoy it. I've got both sets of parents here and my sister is here and we all want a little bit of a celebration week.

"Hopefully, I can play some good golf as well, but I just really want to come and enjoy it and get a chance to absorb everything and to leave with some great memories."

Sorenstam said she was comfortable with her decision to retire, even though she did not rule out a comeback.

"I can't think of a better time to step away from the game, because it's in such good shape," Sorenstam said.

Seve Ballesteros thanked doctors and staff for giving him the chance to play the "mulligan of my life" yesterday when he was released from the hospital more than two months after brain surgery to remove a malignant tumor. The 51-year-old Spanish golfing great will continue to be treated as an outpatient, Madrid's La Paz hospital said in a statement.

"Thanks to them I will be able to play the mulligan of my life, which I expect to enjoy at my best," Ballesteros said in a statement posted on his Web site. "There is a long recovery time ahead and I shall keep fighting with patience and determination against the brain tumor that was detected at the beginning of October."

Ballesteros, one of Spain's best known sports personalities, was admitted Oct. 6 after fainting at Madrid's international airport before boarding a flight to Germany. Since then, he has undergone four operations, including a 6 1/2-hour procedure Oct. 24 to remove the brain tumor and reduce swelling around the brain.

Adam Scott withdrew from the Australian Open after failing to recover from a knee injury he received in a surf accident last week. Scott hurt his right kneecap while running out of the surf at Coolum beach, Queensland state, where he was forced to pull out of the Australian PGA championship. Scott said he'd injured the knee six times. The 28-year-old Australian, whose world ranking has dropped from a career-high No. 3 to No. 16 with only two tournament wins this season, has struggled with injuries and illness.

Japanese golfer Mika Miyazato announced she will turn professional after earning a Tour card. The 19-year-old, no relation to LPGA regular Ai Miyazato, tied for 12th at the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament in Florida Sunday to earn full playing status for 2009.