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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.
Jenny Lidback - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Sept. 15, 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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Sandra Palmer - Part 4 (The Later Years)
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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Sandra Palmer - Part 3 (The 1975 Women's U.S. Open)
Sept. 13, 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 Park Country Club, and Kendall Lake's Golf Club in Florida. Be inspired as S…

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Sandra Palmer - Part 2 ( The 1972 Titleholders Championship)
Sept. 13, 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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Sandra Palmer - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Sept. 13, 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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Dottie Pepper - Part 2 (The 1999 Nabisco Dinah Shore and Solheim Cup)
Sept. 5, 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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Dottie Pepper - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1992 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
Sept. 5, 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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Brandie Burton - Part 3 (The Solheim Cup)
Sept. 3, 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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Brandie Burton - Part 2 (Winning the 1993 and 1998 du Maurier Classic)
Sept. 3, 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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Brandie Burton - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Sept. 3, 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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Sherri Steinhauer - Part 2 (2006 Women's British Open and The Solheim Cup)
Sept. 1, 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 Milwaukee CC and recounts her other Tour wins and the physical and mental cha…

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Sherri Steinhauer - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1992 du Maurier Classic)
Sept. 1, 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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Nanci Bowen - Part 2 (The 1995 Dinah Shore)
Aug. 30, 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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Nanci Bowen - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Aug. 30, 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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Mary Mills - Part 3 (The 1973 LPGA Championship)
Aug. 28, 2024

Mary Mills - Part 3 (The 1973 LPGA Championship)

Three-time winner of major championships, Mary Mills, recounts making four back-nine birdies en route to her third major victory at the 1973 LPGA Championship at Pleasant Valley CC where Bruce Devlin won his final PGA Tour ev...

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Mary Mills - Part 2 (The 1964 LPGA Championship)
Aug. 28, 2024

Mary Mills - Part 2 (The 1964 LPGA Championship)

Mary Mills, winner of three majors, continues her story by reflecting back on her early wins on the LPGA Tour, including the 1964 LPGA Championship played at the Stardust CC in Las Vegas. Mary looks back on the many places in...

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Mary Mills - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1963 Women's U.S. Open)
Aug. 28, 2024

Mary Mills - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1963 Women's U.S. Open)

Three-time major championship winner Mary Mills begins her story by sharing her memories of growing up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast where she took up the game the game at age 11. With regular lessons from 1935 PGA Champion J...

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Meg Mallon - Part 3 (2004 U.S. Open and the Solheim Cup)
Aug. 26, 2024

Meg Mallon - Part 3 (2004 U.S. Open and the Solheim Cup)

18-time winner on the LPGA Tour, Meg Mallon finishes her career with a flourish by winning her 4th major, the 2004 Women's U.S. Open over Annika Sorenstam with a brilliant bogey-free closing round of 65, the finest final roun...

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Meg Mallon - Part 2 (1991 LPGA and U.S. Open and the 2000 du Maurier Classic)
Aug. 26, 2024

Meg Mallon - Part 2 (1991 LPGA and U.S. Open and the 2000 du Maurier …

Winner of four major championships, Meg Mallon takes us through many of her 18 tour wins including the 1991 LPGA Championship where she birdied the last to win, the 1991 Women's U.S. Open just two weeks later where play was s...

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Meg Mallon - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Aug. 26, 2024

Meg Mallon - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member, Meg Mallon takes us back to her younger days growing up in Michigan with sporting parents and five siblings. Competition came naturally to Meg in that environment and she was introduced to golf...

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Sandra Haynie - Part 2 (Winning Majors at the LPGA, the U.S. Open and the du Maurier)
Aug. 24, 2024

Sandra Haynie - Part 2 (Winning Majors at the LPGA, the U.S. Open and…

World Golf Hall of Fame member Sandra Haynie continues her story with the 1973 season and fondly recalls her six titles the following year including two majors, her second LPGA Championship and the Women's U.S. Open where she...

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Sandra Haynie - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1965 LPGA Win)
Aug. 24, 2024

Sandra Haynie - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1965 LPGA Win)

4-time major championship winner and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Sandra Haynie begins her story as a young girl in Texas, learning the game under the watchful eye of her father Jim and A.G. Maxwell who shaped her g...

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Gloria Ehret - Part 2 (The 1966 LPGA Championship)
Aug. 22, 2024

Gloria Ehret - Part 2 (The 1966 LPGA Championship)

Gloria Ehret takes us back through her LPGA career which began with a confidence-building 5th place finish in the 1965 LPGA Championship, her first year on tour. That led to her one major win the following year at Stardust C....

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Gloria Ehret - Part 1 (The Early Years)
Aug. 22, 2024

Gloria Ehret - Part 1 (The Early Years)

Winner of the 1966 LPGA Championship, Gloria Ehret, takes us back to the days of her youth growing up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Gloria, a multi-sport athlete, was introduces to golf by her father and uncle who needed a four...

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