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WGHOF Member Stories Episodes

Listen to the life stories of the game's greatest players and contributors. Each are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Sept. 27, 2023

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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Sept. 27, 2023

Patty Sheehan - Part 2 (Winning the 1983 and 1984 LPGA)

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 t...

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Sept. 27, 2023

Patty Sheehan - Part 1 (The Early Years)

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 …

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Sept. 24, 2023

Laura Davies - Part 3 (The Majors and the Solheim Cup)

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 …

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Sept. 24, 2023

Laura Davies - Part 2 (The Majors and More Career Wins)

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 …

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Sept. 24, 2023

Laura Davies - Part 1 (The Early Years and the 1987 U.S. Women's Open)

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...

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Sept. 22, 2023

Beth Daniel - Part 3 (The Solheim Cup)

1990 LPGA Championship winner, Beth Daniel looks back on her late wins on tour including her final victory at the 2003 BMO Canadian Women’s Open where, at age 47, she became the oldest winner ever on the LPGA Tour. Listen …

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Sept. 22, 2023

Beth Daniel - Part 2 (The 1990 LPGA Championship)

Winner of 33 LPGA tournaments, Beth Daniel recalls what life was like traveling the country as a tour rookie. Beth recounts her first wins, first in Japan and then in the U.S. at the 1979 Patty Berg Classic. She shares …

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Sept. 22, 2023

Beth Daniel - Part 1 (The Early Years)

World Golf Hall of Fame member Beth Daniel begins her life story by recollecting her days growing up in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Thanks to her supportive golfing parents, Beth was introduced to the game at age 6 and …

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Sept. 20, 2023

Donna Caponi - Part 3 (The 1981 LPGA Championship and Broadcasting)

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 opp...

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Sept. 20, 2023

Donna Caponi - Part 2 (The 1970 Women's U.S. Open and 1979 LPGA Champ…

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, D...

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Sept. 20, 2023

Donna Caponi - Part 1 (The Early Years and 1969 U.S. Women's Open)

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 …

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Sept. 19, 2023

Annika Sorenstam - Part 1 (The Early Years)

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...

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Sept. 15, 2023

Jan Stephenson - Part 4 (The Later Wins and Life After the LPGA)

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 care...

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Sept. 15, 2023

Jan Stephenson - Part 3 (More LPGA Wins & the Majors)

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 Wom...

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