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A golfer is someone who plays golf. Below is a list of female golfers, professional and amateurs, sorted alphabetically. Category:Lists of golfers contains lists of golfers sorted in several other ways: by nationality, by tour and by type of major championship won (men's, women's or senior).
Mickey Wright holds the record for the most victories with four. [1] Annika Sörenstam has the record for most consecutive wins with three. [1] The lowest score for 72 holes on a par 71 golf course is Betsy King's 267, 17-under par in 1992, and on a par 72 golf course is Cristie Kerr's and Yani Tseng's 269, 19-under par in 2010 and 2011 ...
Annually, over 600 girls from 60 countries participate in the ANNIKA Foundation initiatives – ranging from major golf events to development programs, Sorenstam said, in addition to giving almost ...
It is one of the five women's major championships, alongside the Chevron Championship, the Women's PGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship. [3] The U.S. Women's Open has always been played in stroke play , with the exception of the first competition in 1946, [ 4 ] and is currently the third women's major of the year.
She organized several amateur golf tournaments in her life, [1] including the California Women's Amateur Championship, presenting the idea to S.F.B. Morse. [4] She also founded the junior version of the tournament. [5] She was also named one of the five most influential women in golf by Golf Digest. [1] Lengfeld died in 1986 at the age of 88. [2]
The U.S. Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship are considered to constitute the senior women's major golf championships. The U.S. Senior Women's Open was established in 2018 and is open to women whose 50th birthday falls on or before the first day of competition. The eligibility for the Senior LPGA Championship, established in ...
The Golf Writers Association of America named Sörenstam Female Player of the Year for the eighth time (1995,1997, 2000–2005), [77] [78] [79] Associated Press voted her Female Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive year [80] [81] [82] and she became the first woman to win the Golf Writers' Trophy twice in the 55-year history of ...
Chances are that most fans have never heard of Eric Affeldt, who tops Golf Inc.'s list of the "Most Powerful People in Golf," but he's certainly having a better year than Tiger Woods.