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Women in golf : the players, the history, and the future of the sport /

Title
Women in golf : the players, the history, and the future of the sport / David L. Hudson, Jr.
Author
Hudson, David L., 1969-
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2008.

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Description
viii, 166 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Golf for women > United States
  • Ladies Professional Golf Association
  • Sex discrimination in sports > United States
  • Women golfers > United States > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-160) and index.
Contents
Golf's origins -- Early greats of the game -- Joyce Wethered-the greatest female golfer ever -- The Babe and the Berg-- and Louise Suggs -- Forming the LPGA and other greats of that era -- The two greatest winners : Mickey Wright and Kathy Whitworth -- Nancy Lopez -- Other great players -- The LPGA sails upward, goes global, and witnesses a great rivalry -- The Pak attack and the future of women's golf -- Potential great -- The intractable color line -- Gender discrimination -- The future of women's golf.
ISBN
  • 9780275997847 (alk. paper)
  • 0275997847 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2007030424
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library