“Everything is progressing in the right direction,” said Sherri, “and I’m sure it will continue.
“The standard of the players is simply amazing, prize money keeps growing, and the courses on the roster are the best of the best.
“It really is a magnificent golf event.”
Sherri won the AIG Women’s Open for the first time at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 1998 and successfully defended her title at Woburn 12 months later.
She lifted the trophy for the third time in 2006, once again in Lytham.
And while Karrie Webb is the only golfer to match Sherri’s amazing feat, the American great believes the standard of women’s golf today is on a totally different level to when she was at the top of her game.