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Women‘s Major Champions Episodes

Listen to each of our interviews with the women greats of the game who are major championship winners.
Sept. 24, 2024

Jan Stephenson - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Jan Stephenson recalls her formative years growing up in Australia as a multi-sport athlete with an early passion for surfing before turning to golf and winning everything as a junior player. Li...

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Sept. 22, 2024

Sandra Post - Part 3 (The Later Years)

One of Canada's finest golfers, Sandra Post recounts her final few years on the LPGA Tour by describing the transformational impact that David Foster and the Colgate-Palmolive Company had on women's golf in the 1970's and 198...

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Sept. 22, 2024

Sandra Post - Part 2 (The 1968 LPGA Championship)

Major Championship winner Sandra Post started her professional career in style as the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour. Her inaugural win was the 1968 LPGA Championship in a playoff over Kathy Whitworth. Her play that ...

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Sept. 22, 2024

Sandra Post - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Winner of the 1968 LPGA Championship, Sandra Post takes us back to her first encounter with women golfers, a detour on a baseball spring training trip in Florida with her father, at age 5. Sandra befriended LPGA Founder Maril...

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Sept. 20, 2024

Pat Hurst - Part 3 (The Solheim Cup)

In the conclusion of our three-part interview with major champion Pat Hurst, she reflects on her experiences as a Solheim Cup player and captain, sharing heartwarming stories of camaraderie and competition on the internationa...

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Sept. 20, 2024

Pat Hurst - Part 2 (Winning the 1998 Dinah Shore)

In this second part of our interview with LPGA major champion Pat Hurst, we delve deeper into the remarkable moments and milestones that have shaped her illustrious golfing career. From her exhilarating win at the Dinah Shore...

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Sept. 20, 2024

Pat Hurst - Part 1 (The Early Years)

We embark on a journey through the remarkable career of major champion Pat Hurst. This is the first of a three-part series that dives deep into her life story, from her early college days to her triumphant entry into the prof...

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Sept. 18, 2024

Jerilyn Britz - Part 2 (The 1979 Women's U.S. Open)

Ready to tee off with golf legend Jerilyn Britz? We take a swing at the highlights of her career, the ups and downs on the LPGA Tour and her now famous resistance move taught by Joe Nichols; a game changer that catapulted her...

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Sept. 18, 2024

Jerilyn Britz - Part 1 (The Early Years)

What does it take to turn pro in golf at the age of 31? Major Championship winner Jerilyn Britz, our remarkable guest this episode, shares her compelling journey from her first introduction to golf - hunting for balls in a co...

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Sept. 16, 2024

Jenny Lidback - Part 2 (Winning the 1995 du Maurier Classic)

Named Peru's "Golfer of the 20th Century", Jenny Lidback recounts her days as a touring professional getting her start on the Epson Tour before graduating to the LPGA circuit. If you're going to win once on the LPGA Tour it m...

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Sept. 16, 2024

Jenny Lidback - Part 1 (The Early Years)

The winner of the 1995 du Maurier Classic, Jenny Lidback, begins her story recounting life as the daughter of an Italian mother and a Swedish father growing up in Lima, Peru. Born into a golfing family, Jenny's grandfather wa...

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Sept. 14, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 4 (The Later Years)

Newly-minted World Golf Hall of Fame member, Sandra Palmer concludes her look back at a remarkable career by reflecting on her final wins on the LPGA Tour and remembering the great players she had the privilege of competing w...

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Sept. 14, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 3 (The 1975 Women's U.S. Open)

Two-time major winner, Sandra Palmer continues her recollection of women's golf on the LPGA Tour in the 70's as she takes us on a captivating ride through his victories at Green Gables Country Club in Colorado, the Cameron P...

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Sept. 14, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 2 ( The 1972 Titleholders Championship)

The winner of 19 events on the LPGA Tour, Sandra Palmer takes us back to her first few years as a professional where everything was new and winning was difficult. Sandra recounts her first professional win at the 1970 Tokay C...

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Sept. 14, 2024

Sandra Palmer - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Our inspiring conversation with Sandra Palmer, a 2024 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame, traces her journey from her humble beginnings in Fort Worth and Maine to her crowning as an iconic figure in the world of golf....

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Sept. 6, 2024

Dottie Pepper - Part 2 (The 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore and Solheim Cup)

Dottie Pepper continues her story by reflecting on her final major championship win at the 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore where she set a record for most strokes under par in a major at -19. Dottie finished 2nd at the "Dinah" three...

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Sept. 6, 2024

Dottie Pepper - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1992 Nabisco Dinah Sh…

2-time major winner and popular golf broadcaster, Dottie Pepper, takes us back to learning the game under the watchful eye of her father Don and early mentor George J. Pulver, Sr. who Dottie honored with her recent book A Let...

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Sept. 4, 2024

Brandie Burton - Part 3 (The Solheim Cup)

We conclude our 3-part interview with 5-time LPGA victor and 2000 Heather Farr Player Award winner Brandie Burton as she recounts the toll the game took on her body and her decision to wind down her competitive career in 2009...

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Sept. 4, 2024

Brandie Burton - Part 2 (Winning the 1993 and 1998 du Maurier Classic)

We begin this second installment of our interview with Brandie Burton with her recounting life on the road as an LPGA newbie. Brandie earned Rookie of the Year honors in 1991 and was the youngest player ever to surpass $1M in...

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Sept. 4, 2024

Brandie Burton - Part 1 (The Early Years)

We begin our three-part interview with 2-time major champion Brandie Burton with a look back at the days of her youth, growing up in a working-class family in Southern California. With supportive parents and two older brother...

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Sept. 2, 2024

Sherri Steinhauer - Part 2 (2006 Women's British Open and The Solheim…

Winner of three Women's British Opens, Sherri Steinhauer, reflects back on the one that counted as a major, in 2006 at Royal Lytham. She fondly remembers her teacher, the late Manuel de la Torre, long-time professional at Mil...

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Sept. 2, 2024

Sherri Steinhauer - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1992 du Maurier C…

Two-time major championship winner Sherri Steinhauer begins her story learning golf with her parents and four older brothers at Nakoma Golf Club in Wisconsin. After winning the WI State Junior Championship 3-straight years, S...

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Aug. 31, 2024

Nanci Bowen - Part 2 (The 1995 Dinah Shore)

In the second part of our engaging conversation with Nanci Bowen, we delve deeper into her life and career beyond the greens. This episode offers an intimate look at Bowen's multifaceted journey post-professional golf and her...

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Aug. 31, 2024

Nanci Bowen - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Join us in this engaging first episode of a two-part series where we delve into the inspiring journey of Nanci Bowen, a professional golfer who has carved a remarkable path in the world of golf. Nanci, known for her tenacity ...

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