Women in Golf
WOMEN IN GOLF T HE P LAYERS, THE H ISTORY, AND THE F UTURE OF THE SPORT DAVID L. HUDSON,JR . Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hudson, David L., 1969– Women in golf : the players, the history, and the future of the sport / David L. Hudson, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–275–99784–7 (alk. paper) 1. Golf for women—United States. 2. Women golfers—United States—Biography 3. Sex discrimination in sports—United States. 4. Ladies Professional Golf Association. I. Title. GV966.H83 2008 796.3520922—dc22 2007030424 [B] British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2008 by David L. Hudson, Jr. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2007030424 ISBN: 978–0–275–99784–7 First published in 2008 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10987654321 To the memory of my beloved grandmother, Rose Kostadin Krusa, who loved the great game of golf with all of her beautiful soul and spirit. C ONTENTS Acknowledgments ix 1. Golf’s Origins 1 2. Early Greats of the Game 9 3. Joyce Wethered—The Greatest Female Golfer Ever 19 4. The Babe and the Berg...and Louise Suggs 29 5.
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