She hopes it is not the case, but on the day that Robert Karlsson became the European Tour's new number one his fellow Swede Annika Sorenstam achieved what may prove to be her final victory.
A month before she exits the stage to marry again and pursue other business interests, Sorenstam shot 65 from five behind on the final day to take the Suzhou Taihu Open in China after a play-off.
It was the 89th title of her professional career, a new record for any woman in history. American Kathy Whitworth had 88 between 1962 and 1985.
Sorenstam is continuing to play until the Dubai Masters on December 11-14, but then it is over - if not for good then certainly for a good while.
Having avoided the word "retirement", the former world number one has left the door open, however.
"This means I could make a comeback to competitive golf if I get the itch to come back," she said.
"But for the time being I'll be out of mainstream golf events as I look forward to my marriage in January and do the many things I plan to do - teaching golf, organising golf tournaments, golf course designing and so forth.
"I'm all excited about the new chapter ahead of me beginning next year.
"I have mixed feelings - good times and bad. Too many good things to forget, but there were times I made lots of mistakes and I learned from my mistakes.
"Those were my glorious days. I met a lot of people and experienced many good things - shooting a 59 and winning the US Open. I'll cherish these moments for the rest of my life.
"For 15 years I was working inside the ropes and now I want to do things outside the ropes.
"I've come to a point where I need a change in my activities, get married and raise a new family and do other things in the development of golf.
"I need to get re-motivated, thus the change will give me a new zeal.
"I'm still young - 38 only. But 15 years on the tour is a bit too long. I'll still be involved in golf, but in other ways and, as I said, if I get the itch to comeback to competitive golf, I'll do so, but it may not be too soon."
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While Sorenstam was doing her stuff in China and Karlsson his in Spain, former European Open champion Kenneth Ferrie was fighting for his future in America.
They still remember the Northumberland golfer in the States for his performance in the 2006 US Open, where he was joint leader with Phil Mickelson entering the final round.
"Ancient history - by the by. Nothing to do with what I'm doing now," he said before he went into the final round of the Ginn Sur Mer Classic in Florida in second place.
At the US Open he slipped to sixth. On Sunday, though, he fell to 18th and as a result climbed only from 186th to 180th on the PGA Tour money list.
That means that, even with nearly 300,000 dollars to his name this season, he needs to nearly triple that to keep his place on the circuit.
And there is only one week to do it. And he now needs to win it.
Ferrie, who came through last December's qualifying school, commented: "It's been a strange year - I've had a really good time, the players out here are fantastic and everything about the tour is absolutely amazing.
"I haven't enjoyed being away from home so much. I think back to when I first played in Europe and I was a 22-year-old being away for nine to 10 weeks, going to new cities was exciting stuff.
"Getting to 30, I don't know if your priorities charge a little bit, but the excitement levels change a little bit.
"It just hasn't happened. I play well and shoot 70 and I play bad and shoot 73. That doesn't get you anywhere. It's hard without shooting those 64s and 65s.
"The problem with golf is you're based on your results only.
"I came over with the huge safety net that if things didn't go the way I needed them to this year I've still got two years of status left in Europe."
Bad luck has also played a part. In his very first event in Hawaii in January he opened 66-70 to be in the hunt, but then suffered food poisoning and had to withdraw.
He has gone from just outside the world's top 50 to a current 597th, but he turned 30 only in September and, as Karlsson has shown by topping the money list for the first time at 39, there is plenty of time yet.
Also in this week's Disney Classic are Scotland's Martin Laird and American Erik Compton.
Laird is 126th on the money list, one spot outside the cut-off mark, while Compton has accepted a sponsor's invite six months after a second heart transplant operation.
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