FORE the Good of the Game

Women‘s Major Champions Episodes

Listen to each of our interviews with the women greats of the game who are major championship winners.
Susie Maxwell Berning - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1965 Western Open)
Jan. 15, 2025

Susie Maxwell Berning - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1965 Western …

World Golf Hall of Fame member Susie Maxwell Berning begins her story as a young girl raising horses in Oklahoma City. When her young colt Joker got loose and ran through the neighboring golf course, her life changed forever....

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Kathy Cornelius - Part 3 (The Later Years)
Jan. 13, 2025

Kathy Cornelius - Part 3 (The Later Years)

Major champion Kathy Cornelius relives her later LPGA Tour victories including her last, the 1973 Sealy-Faberge Classic at the Desert Inn where she won in a playoff with Judy Rankin and took home the first prize of $25,000 an...

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Kathy Cornelius - Part 2 (The 1956 Women's U.S. Open)
Jan. 13, 2025

Kathy Cornelius - Part 2 (The 1956 Women's U.S. Open)

Kathy Cornelius recalls turning professional in 1953 with encouragement from her golf professional husband Bill, joining the LPGA Tour in 1956, just after its formation in 1950. Kathy recounts her early wins including her fir...

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Kathy Cornelius - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Jan. 13, 2025

Kathy Cornelius - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Winner of the 1956 Women's U.S. Open, Kathy Cornelius takes us back to her childhood days where she had her first golf lesson at age 13. She recalls traveling by auto, with her mother, from FL to NY to compete in the 1950 U.S. Girls Junior Championship won by Marlene Bauer Hagge. Thirty-one years l…

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Juli Inkster - Part 3 (The Final Two Majors and the Solheim Cup
Jan. 11, 2025

Juli Inkster - Part 3 (The Final Two Majors and the Solheim Cup

What do you get when you put a golf champion in the hot seat? Only an intoxicating conversation filled with shared laughter, cherished memories, and an inside look at the world of professional golf. Welcoming 31-time LPGA win...

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Juli Inkster - Part 2 (The First Five Majors)
Jan. 11, 2025

Juli Inkster - Part 2 (The First Five Majors)

Imagine stepping onto the green with the hopes and dreams of a rookie golfer, only to find yourself winning two majors in your inaugural season. That's the exhilarating journey Juli Inkster, our esteemed guest and 7-time majo...

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Juli Inkster - Part 1 (The Early Years and First LPGA Win)
Jan. 11, 2025

Juli Inkster - Part 1 (The Early Years and First LPGA Win)

Step onto the green with us as we traverse the golfing career of World Golf Hall of Fame member Juli Inkster. Growing up in the picturesque Santa Cruz, CA, she was a part of a sports-loving family that sparked her own passion...

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Betty Burfeindt - Part 2 (The 1976 LPGA Championship)
Jan. 9, 2025

Betty Burfeindt - Part 2 (The 1976 LPGA Championship)

In the concluding episode of our two-part interview with golf professional Betty Burfeindt, the journey takes us through a poignant exploration of life both on and off the course. Burfeindt opens up about her remarkable 1976 ...

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Betty Burfeindt - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Jan. 9, 2025

Betty Burfeindt - Part 1 (The Early Years)

In this episode we sit down with LPGA Championship winner Betty Burfeindt, reminiscing about her golfing experiences during her early days as she shares vivid memories of thrilling playoffs, her first win, and the evolution o...

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Hollis Stacy - Part 3 (The 1983 Peter Jackson Classic and 1984 Women's U.S. Open)
Jan. 7, 2025

Hollis Stacy - Part 3 (The 1983 Peter Jackson Classic and 1984 Women'…

Hollis Stacy, winner of 18 LPGA titles, four majors and a World Golf Hall of Fame member, recounts her final two major championship wins, the 1983 Peter Jackson Classic (now the du Maurier) and her third Women's U.S. Open in ...

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Hollis Stacy - Part 2 (Winning Back-to-Back Women's U.S. Opens
Jan. 7, 2025

Hollis Stacy - Part 2 (Winning Back-to-Back Women's U.S. Opens

4-time major championship winner Hollis Stacy looks back an her early LPGA Tour years and her love of golf in Japan. After picking up her first Tour win in 1977 in her home state of Georgia, Hollis quickly validated that ini...

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Hollis Stacy - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Jan. 7, 2025

Hollis Stacy - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Hollis Stacy recounts growing up in Savannah, Georgia as the fourth of ten children. With sports-minded parents and the competitive instincts developed with nine siblings, Hollis took a liking t...

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Amy Alcott - Part 3 (1988 and 1991 Dinah Shore Wins and Olympic Golf Course Design)
Jan. 5, 2025

Amy Alcott - Part 3 (1988 and 1991 Dinah Shore Wins and Olympic Golf …

The winner of 29 LPGA Tour events, Amy Alcott looks back on the later part of her Hall of Fame career, including the last two of her five major championship wins. Amy took the inaugural plunge into "Poppie's" Pond with her ca...

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Amy Alcott - Part 2 (The 1979 du Maurier, 1980 U.S. Open and 1983 Dinah Shore)
Jan. 5, 2025

Amy Alcott - Part 2 (The 1979 du Maurier, 1980 U.S. Open and 1983 Din…

Winner of five major championships, Amy Alcott continues with stories of playing with Mickey Wright, JoAnne Carner and many other greats of their time. Amy takes us back to her first three major wins and regales us with her i...

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Amy Alcott - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Jan. 5, 2025

Amy Alcott - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member, Amy Alcott, begins her life story growing up in Brentwood, California and playing "Yard Golf" with makeshift holes and a chopped off 8-iron. Alcott Golf & CC they called it, and there she playe...

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Helen Alfredsson - Part 4 (Solheim Cup and the 2019 Senior Slam)
Nov. 20, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 4 (Solheim Cup and the 2019 Senior Slam)

Major Champion Helen Alfredsson wraps up her life story by painfully recalling several close calls in the U.S. Women's Open with real chances to prevail in 1993, 1994 and 2008. Helen was a participant in the inaugural Solheim...

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Helen Alfredsson - Part 3 (Three Wins at the Evian Masters)
Nov. 19, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 3 (Three Wins at the Evian Masters)

The winner of four tournaments before they were considered LPGA major championships, Helen Alfredsson continues her life story recounting her individual accomplishments in the world of women's golf from 1994 forward. Coming ...

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Helen Alfredsson - Part 2 (1993 Dinah Shore)
Nov. 19, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 2 (1993 Dinah Shore)

Helen Alfredsson, winner of 29 professional events including 7 on the LPGA Tour, takes us back to her early days starting out on the Ladies European Tour where she began as its Rookie of the Year in 1989. A bit ahead of her t...

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Helen Alfredsson - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Nov. 19, 2024

Helen Alfredsson - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Helen Alfredsson, winner of the 1993 Dinah Shore, joins Bruce and Mike and begins her story as a child in Gothenburg, Sweden. A multi-sport athlete in her youth, Helen was introduced to golf by her father, himself an accompli...

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Pat Bradley - Part 4 (The Solheim Cup and the HOF)
Nov. 5, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 4 (The Solheim Cup and the HOF)

Join us for the captivating conclusion of our four-part interview with World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley on "FORE the Good of the Game." In this episode, we delve deep into Pat's illustrious career, exploring her jou...

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Pat Bradley - Part 3 (Winning Four More Majors)
Nov. 4, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 3 (Winning Four More Majors)

In this enthralling third episode of our four-part series with World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley, we focus on her remarkable 1986 season, a year that cemented her legacy in the annals of golf history. This segment of...

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Pat Bradley - Part 2 (The 1980 Peter Jackson and 1981 Women's U.S. Open)
Nov. 4, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 2 (The 1980 Peter Jackson and 1981 Women's U.S. Op…

In this second installment of our four-part series with World Golf Hall of Fame member Pat Bradley, "FORE the Good of the Game" delves deeper into the remarkable career and personal insights of one of golf's greatest legends. Hosted by Mike Gonzalez and Bruce Devlin, this episode is a treasure trov…

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Pat Bradley - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Nov. 4, 2024

Pat Bradley - Part 1 (The Early Years)

In this first installment of a four-part series on "FORE the Good of the Game," hosts Mike Gonzalez and Bruce Devlin engage in a delightful conversation with World Golf Hall of Fame member, Pat Bradley. This episode, rich in detail and personal anecdotes, offers an intimate glimpse into Bradley’s i…

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Patty Sheehan - Part 4 (3 More Majors and The Solheim Cup)
Nov. 3, 2024

Patty Sheehan - Part 4 (3 More Majors and The Solheim Cup)

Patty Sheehan recounts the last few of her 41 professional wins which included the 1992 British Open, the 1993 LPGA Championship, the 1994 U.S. Open (with some encouraging words from 3-time winner Hollis Stacy) and the 1996 N...

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