Women‘s Major Champions Episodes

Six-time major championship winner, Patty Sheehan, looks back on her early professional wins including her first in Japan at the 1981 Mazda Classic. Patty recalls the long bus rides to and from the golf courses in Japan and the shenanigans that ensued. Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour that year, she followed that up with Player of the Year honors in 1983 and the Vare Trophy in 1984 by which time Patty had amassed 11 LPGA wins and two majors. Patty bested Sandra Haynie in the 1983 LPGA Champio...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Patty Sheehan talks about life as a ski bum growing up in Vermont under the watchful eye of her U.S. Olympic ski coach father. Patty moved to Nevada at age 10 and gradually golf became her favored sport with the help of her mother and her coach Eddie Jones. She had much early success winning the Nevada high school individual state championship 3-straight years, the Nevada Amateur 4-consecutive times and going back-to-back at the California Amateur. After a runner-u...

Dame Laura Davies looks back on her experiences in each of the major championships and her one regret, not ever closing the deal at the Nabisco Dinah Shore at Mission Hills. Laura holds records in the Solheim Cup for most appearances as a player (12) and most points scored (25) beginning with the inaugural event at Lake Nona in 1990. She has also served as Vice-Captain three times including the upcoming event in 2023. Many will remember her victory in the first U.S. Senior Women's Open at Chicag...

The all-time leader in wins on the Ladies European Tour with 45, Laura Davies recounts her final three major championships (the 1994 LPGA, the 1996 LPGA and the 1996 du Maurier) as well as many of her career wins from 1989 through 2001. She also recounts her experience as the first women to compete in a men's European Tour event (the 2004 ANZ Championship and a men's Euro Senior Tour event (the 2018 Shipco Masters). Laura also finished 2nd in the 2018 Bank of Hope Founders Cup on the LPGA Tour a...

World Golf Hall of Fame member, Laura Davies, recalls learning the game by tagging along with her brother and his friends growing up in England. Self-taught by mimicking some of the greats of the game at the time (Ballesteros, Woosnam, etc.), Laura's game developed quickly and she was selected to play in the Curtis Cup at Muirfield in 1984. She turned pro the following year and had the first of her 87 professional wins in 1985 at the Belgian Ladies Open. Laura recounts some of her other early wi...

In the eagerly anticipated second installment of our exclusive interview with Murle Breer, co-hosts Mike Gonzalez and Bruce Devlin dive into the heart of a career that has left an indelible mark on the world of golf. This episode offers an intimate look at Breer's remarkable journey, focusing on her extraordinary triumph at the 1962 Women's U.S. Open. Breer's victory in '62 is not just a highlight of her career; it stands as a beacon of determination, skill, and grace under pressure. In this ep...

In this captivating first of a two-part episode of "FORE the Good of the Game," join hosts Mike Gonzalez and Bruce Devlin as they dive into the inspiring early years and professional career of major champion Murle Breer. A five-time professional winner with four LPGA Tour victories, Murle's stories take listeners on a vivid journey back in time to the early days of her career. From her major win straight out of the box to the mentorship she received from the iconic Patty Berg, this epi...

Legendary player and broadcaster Donna Caponi begins by recalling her final stretch of golf on the LPGA Tour that included 11 wins in 1980/1981 and her fourth major championship at the 1981 LPGA. Donna fondly recalls her opportunity to co-captain with Nancy Lopez for the victorious U.S. team at the Solheim Cup in 2005 and she shares her favorite memories from a 25-year golf broadcasting career as witness to some of golf's greatest moments. Hall of Fame member Donna Caponi concludes her life stor...

Four-time major championship winner and member of the WGHOF, Donna Caponi looks back on her early LPGA Tour wins and two of her majors, the 1970 Women's U.S. Open and the 1979 LPGA Championship. In between these two majors, Donna had 12 other victories including overseas wins at the 1975 Colgate European Open at Sunningdale, the 1976 Wills Qantas Australian Ladies Open at Victoria GC and that same year, the Japan Mizuno Classic. As she approached the 1980's, she was poised to finish her career w...

World Golf Hall of Fame member Donna Caponi grew up in Southern California and learned the game from her father, a club professional at DeBell Golf Club where Donna received her first set of new clubs at age 8. She developed her game quickly and knew, by age 15, that she wanted to be a professional golfer. With no high school team to compete on and no plan to attend college, Donna turned pro at age 19 in 1965. She reminisces with Bruce about life on the road back in the 60's running with the lik...

World Golf Hall of Fame member and 10-time major championship winner Annika Sorenstam begins her story by taking us back to the northwest suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden where she grew up with sister Charlotta, learning the game under the watchful eyes of her parents. An accomplished multi-sport athlete, Annika eventually settled on golf as her passion, beating balls in her basement during the long, cold Swedish winters as a youngster. Listen in as she recounts her early amateur successes and her c...

One of the hardest working golf professionals of her time, WGHOF member Jan Stephenson recalls her final few victories on the LPGA Tour before personal loss and a violent mugging led to a premature end to her illustrious career. Jan proudly relates her involvement is starting the LPGA Legends Tour and her participation in the Handa Cup competitions. Among her many accolades, the "call to the hall" in 2019 from Nancy Lopez might be her favorite. Since retiring from the game, she has been quite ac...

Jan Stephenson, 16-time winner on the LPGA Tour and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, reflects back on her 3 major championship wins including the 1981 Peter Jackson Classic, the 1982 LPGA Championship and the 1983 Women's U.S. Open, a run that featured Jan wining 3 of 7 majors. She talks about the adversity she faced outside the ropes and how she overcame these challenges to finally get the results on the golf course that her hard work deserved. Jan Stephenson continues her fascinating l...

3-time major championship winner, Jan Stephenson, reflects back on her early years on the LPGA Tour and recounts several of her 27 professional wins including her first at the 1973 Wills Australian Ladies Open. Jan describes how her life changed when, in 1977, Sport Magazine used a photo of a bra-less Stephenson, not intended for publication, on the cover of their magazine. She relates how, in the crazed aftermath of that photo, LPGA Commissioner Ray Volpe recognized an opportunity to change the...

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. Listen in as she remembers her first failed attempt at qualifying for the LPGA Tour and returning home with no money to jobs as a barmaid, public relations professional and model before returning to the U.S. to earn her card. She was, by her own admission, a free spirit, agita...

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 1980's. Their sponsorship brought more fans and opportunities. Sandra's thoughts constantly return to the advice her airplane seat mate, Kathy Whitworth gave her once about what it takes to win. She remembers the kindness of her fellow players when it came to advice and coun...

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 year earned her Rookie of the Year honors. Listen in as Sandra describes traveling the U.S. with her roommate Renee Powell and hear about the hardships Renee and Althea Gibson endured on Tour. She found winning to be difficult in those early years but still managed 8 wins an...

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 Marilyn Smith at that event in 1953, met Babe Zaharias three years later and played in an exhibition with the great Kathy Whitworth. She won virtually everything in Canada as a junior golfer and reflects on the Canadian golf greats that preceded and followed her career. Sandra Po...

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 international stage. She takes us back in time to when she first started her professional career, revealing the valuable lessons she's learned along the way. Pat opens up about the changes she would make if she could rewrite her golfing history, and you won't want to miss which moment s...

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 in 1998 to her triumph at the 2005 State Farm Classic, Pat takes us on a captivating journey through her most cherished moments on the fairways. Life outside of golf also played a significant role in Pat's story, as she shares her experiences of becoming a mother and how i...

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 professional golf world. After learning the game at age 11, Pat quickly blossomed into an accomplished player, winning the 1986 U.S. Girls' Junior. Stakes us back to her college years at San Jose State, where her passion for the sport began to flourish. She shares heartwarming ...

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 to a major win. Like an exhilarating round on the greens, we explore how Jerilyn traded her lack of confidence in tournament play for the thrill of watching a fellow competitor excel, proving there's much to be learned in the shared joy of success. Pull up a seat on our vi...

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 cornfield with her dad and brother - to becoming a professional golfer. She didn't have the background most pros had; she was self-taught, inspired by Patty Berg, and learned the game from her boss and golf magazines. Her story is a testament to the power of passion and persev...

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 might as well be a major championship. Jenny looks back on her win at the 1995 du Maurier Classic where she prevailed by one stroke over Liselotte Neumann at Beaconsfield Golf Club. She played for the World Team eight times in the Handa Cup and dabbled with golf on the Leg...