2.5.1 Founders & Builders of the Modern Professional Game
This is where ALL global women’s professional tour founders go.
⭐ LPGA Founders (1950)
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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Patty Berg
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Louise Suggs
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Marilynn Smith
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Betsy Rawls
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Betty Jameson
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Helen Dettweiler
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Alice Bauer
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Marlene Bauer
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Opal Hill
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Sally Sessions
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Shirley Spork
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Helen Hicks
Plus pages: -
LPGA Founders Landing Page
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LPGA History 1950–1980
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LPGA marketing & media history
2.5.1 Founders & Builders of the Modern Professional Game
This is where ALL global women’s professional tour founders go.
⭐ LPGA Founders (1950)
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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Patty Berg
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Louise Suggs
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Marilynn Smith
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Betsy Rawls
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Betty Jameson
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Helen Dettweiler
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Alice Bauer
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Marlene Bauer
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Opal Hill
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Sally Sessions
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Shirley Spork
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Helen Hicks
Plus pages: -
LPGA Founders Landing Page
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LPGA History 1950–1980
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LPGA marketing & media history
⭐ LET Early Builders (Europe 1978–79)
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Vivien Saunders
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Catherine Lacoste
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Mickey Walker
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Edwina Kennedy
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WPGA (UK) founders
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Women’s Professional Golf Association
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LET Founders Landing Page
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History of the LET
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Aramco cross-links
⭐ WPGA of Australasia (ALPG → WPGA)
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Karen Lunn (belongs here prominently)
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Australian pioneers
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WPGA history
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ALPG to WPGA transition timeline
⭐ JLPGA (Japan)
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Founders
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History
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Impact on global women’s golf
⭐ KLPGA (Korea)
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Founding moments
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Player development pathways
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Korean influence on global golf
⭐ China LPGA
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Founding
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Growth
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Partnerships with LET and LPGA
⭐ Aramco Team Series & Saudi PIF-backed events
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Creation of Aramco Series
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Impact on prize money
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Growth of women’s opportunities