Monday Morning Golf Report Jul 28, 2009
Among its many champions and/or competitors are Brittany Lang, Paige Mackenzie, Nancy Lopez, Lorena Ochoa, Grace Park, Judy Bell, Carol Semple Thompson, Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Patty Berg. Closer to home, 2008 graduate finished seventh at the EGolf Tour's Forest Oaks Classic in Greensboro. (Wakeforestsports.com)
U.S. Women's Open Notebook: Kerr fails in bid to join elite Jul 13, 2009
Three-time champions include Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996, 2006), Hollis Stacy (1977, 1978, 1984), Sue Berning (1968, 1972, 1973) and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1948, 1950, 1954). Mickey Wright (1958, 1959, 1961, 1964) and Betsy Rawls (1951, 1953, 1957, 1960) have won four times. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for March 21 Mar 21, 2009
SATURDAY, MARCH 21: BABE DIDRIKSON TAKES THE MOUND ... Most sports fans know of Babe Didrikson as perhaps the greatest woman athlete of all time. (PR Newswire)
Tubman celebrated on anniversary of her death Mar 11, 2009
Among Allen's dolls depicting figures such as Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman, both of whom made significant contributions to females in flight, Coleman being the first black female pilot; Dr. Dot Richardson, who along with being an orthopedic surgeon was also captain of the U.S. Olympic softball team in 2000 and 2004, earning several gold medals; and Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharis, who was also a pioneer in women's athletics, earning Olympic gold and helping to establish the LPGA, so women... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Obituary: LPGA pioneer Betty Jameson, 1919-2009, always loved the game Feb 9, 2009
Two years earlier, she turned pro after accepting a $5,000 offer from Spalding, which she later regretted because it cost her a chance to face fellow founder Babe Didrikson Zaharias as an amateur. Jameson certainly had quirks on the course. (The Palm Beach Post)
