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Date: 10 Sep 2006 21:55:06
From: DD
Subject: RIP Patty
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:Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
The Associated Press
By JOHN NICHOLSON
Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
88..."
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Date: 10 Sep 2006 21:04:29
From: Ben.
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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DD wrote:
> :Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
> Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
> The Associated Press
> By JOHN NICHOLSON
>
> Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
> was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
> 88..."
Michelle Wie could take a page out of Patty's book: 29 amateur
victories. Unbelievable...
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Date: 11 Sep 2006 06:56:07
From: Henry
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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Ben. wrote:
> DD wrote:
>> :Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
>> Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
>> The Associated Press
>> By JOHN NICHOLSON
>>
>> Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
>> was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
>> 88..."
>
> Michelle Wie could take a page out of Patty's book: 29 amateur
> victories. Unbelievable...
>
What other tournaments could Patty Berg play instead of those amateur
events? She was one of the LPGA founders.
Henry
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Date: 11 Sep 2006 11:53:54
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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On 10 Sep 2006 21:04:29 -0700, "Ben." <kombi45@yahoo.com > wrote:
>Michelle Wie could take a page out of Patty's book: 29 amateur
>victories. Unbelievable...
Actually, she can't.
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Date: 11 Sep 2006 09:57:10
From: Loudon Briggs
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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"DD" <dendeedid@yahoo.com > wrote:
>:Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
>Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
>The Associated Press
>By JOHN NICHOLSON
>
>Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
>was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
>88..."
>
My mother's family was from Minneapolis and my grand-uncle knew her
well. He said she was not only a fine golfer and a fine person, she
was one of the funniest people he ever met... a grand sense of humor
and self.
--
Loudon R. Briggs larebe@bbz.net Phoenix, AZ
"How Can You Not Like A Game Where It's Okay To
Get Teed Off, Tote A Six-Iron, Shoot Birdies,
and If You're Under Par It's A Great Day!"
(from "Frank & Ernest" by Bob Thaves -- used with permission)
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Date: 11 Sep 2006 13:21:43
From: David Sneddon
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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Loudon Briggs wrote:
> "DD" <dendeedid@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>:Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
>>Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
>>The Associated Press
>>By JOHN NICHOLSON
>>
>>Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
>>was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
>>88..."
>>
>
> My mother's family was from Minneapolis and my grand-uncle knew her
> well. He said she was not only a fine golfer and a fine person, she
> was one of the funniest people he ever met... a grand sense of humor
> and self.
>
> --
>
> Loudon R. Briggs larebe@bbz.net Phoenix, AZ
There is a very interesting re-match proposed - they don't say if it is
a Beer Match, though. Perhaps those in the area might consider attending:
From the Golf Assn of Ontario web-site:
David
.............................................
Marlene Stewart Streit to Face JoAnne Carner in 1956 US Women’s Am Rematch
Far Hills, N.J: – Fifty years ago a teenager had the opportunity to pull
off a rare double that had never been achieved in USGA history. JoAnne
Gunderson had just won the 1956 U.S. Girls’ Junior title in Toledo,
Ohio, on the last day of August, defeating Clifford Ann Creed, 4 and 3,
for the championship.
Three weeks later in Indianapolis, Gunderson found herself in the
36-hole championship match of the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Meridian Hills
Country Club. No player had ever won both the Girls’ Junior and Women’s
Amateur in the same summer, but the 17-year-old high school senior-to-be
from Kirkland, Wash., stood at the precipice of greatness when she met
up with 22-year-old Canadian Marlene Stewart on Sept. 22.
Gunderson had a 4-up lead with 11 holes to play, but the gritty Stewart
rallied for a 2-and-1 victory, becoming the first Canadian to claim the
Women’s Amateur title and just the second golfer ever to win the women’s
national amateur titles of the United States, Canada and Great Britain
(Dorothy Campbell Hurd was the other).
Ten years after that match, Gunderson would avenge that defeat to
Stewart (she is now 72) by winning the 1966 Women’s Amateur, the fourth
of her five victories in that championship. Today, the 67-year-old owns
a total of eight USGA championships and is the only female golfer to
have won the U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s
Open (Tiger Woods is the lone male to achieve the feat).
Together, Gunderson (now Gunderson Carner) and Stewart (now Streit) have
combined to win a whopping 12 USGA championships. Both golfers have been
inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, with Streit being the first
from her country to earn such a distinction (2004).
So that’s one reason why a group of Meridian Country Club members wanted
to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that match by bringing both
participants back for a ceremonial match. This will take place 50 years
to the date of the match, on Sept. 22, with the course set up as close
as feasibly possible to the way it was in 1956.
It is believed to be the first time a club has done something like this
to commemorate a past USGA championship. Two years ago, the Country Club
of Detroit had a special gathering in honor of Arnold Palmer’s 50th
anniversary of his 1954 U.S. Amateur title, but that was a charity
tournament with several past U.S. Amateur champions present, including
Phil Mickelson (1990), Ryan Moore (2004) and Lanny Wadkins (1970).
“I want it to be real special,” said Meridian C.C. head pro Jack Barber,
who has raised $4,000 for the event. “It’s something that no other club
has done and something we had an opportunity to do. We’re very excited
about this.”
Meridian is doing everything it can to set up the course like it was for
the 1956 final.
“We want it as similar as possible,” said Judy Muirhead, a Meridian
member who also serves on the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship
Committee. “We want the same yardage and we will try to have the same
hole locations.”
The “friendly” 18-hole match – the competitors aren’t physically up to a
36-hole affair – will be open to the public and commence at 2 p.m.
“We want as many people as possible to come out,” said Barber.
The female caddies will wear USGA bibs and a standard bearer will keep
track of the match’s status. The players, because of their age, will
have the option to ride in a cart.
A private dinner also is scheduled for the previous night and club
members, USGA officials and other invited guests can pay between $25 and
$30 to attend. Right now the plan is to donate any extra proceeds to the
Indiana Golf Foundation, which supports many grass-roots junior programs.
Any living survivors of the 1956 U.S. Women’s Amateur have also been
invited to the festivities. Indiana native Alice Dye, a two-time USGA
Senior Women’s Amateur champion, has already committed to be in
attendance along with her husband, noted golf course architect Pete Dye.
The two semifinalists – Anne Quast Sander and Ann Casey Johnstone – also
have expressed interest in coming. Sander went on to win three Women’s
Amateur titles while Johnstone was the runner-up to Gunderson in the
1957 Women’s Amateur at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, Calif.
Rhonda Glenn of the USGA and a past Women’s Amateur participant will
serve as the emcee.
Other noted participants from the ’56 Women’s Amateur who are still
living include 1954 Women’s Amateur champion Barbara Romack, five-time
USGA Senior Women’s Amateur champion Carolyn Cudone and two-time Women’s
Amateur champion Barbara McIntire (1959 and ’64).
Dr. Trey Holland, a longtime Meridian member and former president of the
USGA, also plans to be in attendance, along with noted Pine Needles
proprietor Peggy Kirk Bell, whose club will host its third U.S. Women’s
Open next summer.
Following her fifth and final Women’s Amateur title in 1968, Carner, who
also competed on four USA Curtis Cup teams, decided to turn professional
and joined the LPGA Tour in 1970. She went on to capture 43 career
titles (one as amateur in 1969), including two U.S. Women’s Opens in
1971 and ’76.
Meanwhile, Streit has remained a lifelong amateur. Besides reaching the
1966 Women’s Amateur final, the Unionville, Ontario, resident also has
won three USGA Senior Women’s Amateur titles, including in 2003 at
Barton Creek in Austin, Texas, when at the age of 69 years, 6 months and
2 days, she became the oldest USGA champion. She played 47 holes in one
day in defeating Marianne Towersey in the semifinals (24 holes) and then
Nancy Fitzgerald in the final (23 holes). At the age of 70, she competed
in the 2004 U.S. Women’s Amateur for the 21st time.
© 2006 Golf Association of Ontario All Rights Reserved. Do not duplicate
or redistribute in an
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Date: 12 Sep 2006 16:32:30
From: uncle k
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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"David Sneddon" <nospam@nospam.net > wrote in message
>>>Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles
>>>and was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday.
>>>She was 88..."
>>....................................
> There is a very interesting re-match proposed - they don't say if it is a
> Beer Match, though. Perhaps those in the area might consider attending:
>
> From the Golf Assn of Ontario web-site:
>
> David
> .............................................
>
>
> Marlene Stewart Streit to Face JoAnne Carner in 1956 US Women’s Am Rematch
>
> Far Hills, N.J: – Fifty years ago a teenager had the opportunity to pull
> off a rare double that had never been achieved in USGA history. JoAnne
> Gunderson had just won the 1956 U.S. Girls’ Junior title in Toledo, Ohio,
> on the last day of August, defeating Clifford Ann Creed, 4 and 3, for the
> championship.
>
> Three weeks later in Indianapolis, Gunderson found herself in the 36-hole
> championship match of the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Meridian Hills Country
> Club. No player had ever won both the Girls’ Junior and Women’s Amateur in
> the same summer, but the 17-year-old high school senior-to-be from
> Kirkland, Wash., stood at the precipice of greatness when she met up with
> 22-year-old Canadian Marlene Stewart on Sept. 22.
>
> Gunderson had a 4-up lead with 11 holes to play, but the gritty Stewart
> rallied for a 2-and-1 victory, becoming the first Canadian to claim the
> Women’s Amateur title and just the second golfer ever to win the women’s
> national amateur titles of the United States, Canada and Great Britain
> (Dorothy Campbell Hurd was the other).
>
> Ten years after that match, Gunderson would avenge that defeat to Stewart
> (she is now 72) by winning the 1966 Women’s Amateur, the fourth of her
> five victories in that championship. Today, the 67-year-old owns a total
> of eight USGA championships and is the only female golfer to have won the
> U.S. Girls’ Junior, U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s Open (Tiger
> Woods is the lone male to achieve the feat).
>
> Together, Gunderson (now Gunderson Carner) and Stewart (now Streit) have
> combined to win a whopping 12 USGA championships. Both golfers have been
> inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, with Streit being the first
> from her country to earn such a distinction (2004).
>
> So that’s one reason why a group of Meridian Country Club members wanted
> to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that match by bringing both
> participants back for a ceremonial match. This will take place 50 years to
> the date of the match, on Sept. 22, with the course set up as close as
> feasibly possible to the way it was in 1956.
>
> It is believed to be the first time a club has done something like this to
> commemorate a past USGA championship. Two years ago, the Country Club of
> Detroit had a special gathering in honor of Arnold Palmer’s 50th
> anniversary of his 1954 U.S. Amateur title, but that was a charity
> tournament with several past U.S. Amateur champions present, including
> Phil Mickelson (1990), Ryan Moore (2004) and Lanny Wadkins (1970).>
> ..........................
Good stuff, David. Even as I've had the fortune to meet several of the old
guard (Carner, Whitworth, Jessen, Suggs, Hagge, et al), I never got to meet
Patty. What I did catch is that she was highly respected by her peers.
Unc
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Date: 12 Sep 2006 12:39:18
From: David Sneddon
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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uncle k wrote:
> Good stuff, David. Even as I've had the fortune to meet several of the old
> guard (Carner, Whitworth, Jessen, Suggs, Hagge, et al), I never got to meet
> Patty. What I did catch is that she was highly respected by her peers.
>
> Unc
Marlene Streit was some player in her day too. She was still winning
the Can Sr Ladies up to a couple of years ago :-)
Only Canadian female inducted into the Hall of Fame.
David
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Date: 11 Sep 2006 08:19:26
From:
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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DD wrote:
> :Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
> Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
> The Associated Press
> By JOHN NICHOLSON
>
> Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
> was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
> 88..."
I'll always have a soft spot for her. My father thought it the best
for me to have a set of 'Patty Berg's', my first set, when I started
playing golf at 12 years old. I am sure if I had a men's set I would
have been one step behind at that time.
CJ
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Date: 11 Sep 2006 15:37:25
From:
Subject: Re: RIP Patty
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Loudon Briggs wrote:
> "DD" <dendeedid@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >:Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
> >Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
> >The Associated Press
> >By JOHN NICHOLSON
> >
> >Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
> >was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
> >88..."
> >
> My mother's family was from Minneapolis and my grand-uncle knew her
> well. He said she was not only a fine golfer and a fine person, she
> was one of the funniest people he ever met... a grand sense of humor
> and self.
>
With along what you said is more in depth at the LPGA site.
http://www.lpga.com/Content_1.aspx?pid=8002&mid=4
> --
>
> Loudon R. Briggs larebe@bbz.net Phoenix, AZ
>
> "How Can You Not Like A Game Where It's Okay To
> Get Teed Off, Tote A Six-Iron, Shoot Birdies,
> and If You're Under Par It's A Great Day!"
>
> (from "Frank & Ernest" by Bob Thaves -- used with permission)
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Date: 15 Sep 2006 11:43:56
From:
Subject: Re: RIP Patty - Tour Players Remember Patty Berg
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DD wrote:
> :Patty Berg, LPGA Tour Star, Dies at 88
> Sunday, September 10, 2006 1:36 PM EDT
> The Associated Press
> By JOHN NICHOLSON
>
> Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and
> was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was
> 88..."
http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=8021&mid=2
CJ
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Date: 16 Sep 2006 00:47:06
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: RIP Patty - Tour Players Remember Patty Berg
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On 15 Sep 2006 11:43:56 -0700, curtjester@webtv.net wrote:
When she was a 13 year old quarterback, she had Bud Wilkerson as her
teammate.
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