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Identifier
20051715
Description
The 1941 Women's Texas Open Tournament is being held at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. One of the top golfers in the tournament is Patty Berg. Miss Berg is a professional golfer from Minnesota. She is wearing a duckbill hat, sweater, and knickers. She is shown putting on the green. Miss Berg, along with twelve other women, later went on to become a founder of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950.
Archival Date
1941-10-10
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1456
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Golfers; Golf; Golf Clubs
Names
Berg, Patty, 1918-2006; Texas Women's Open Golf Tournament; Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth, Tex.); Ladies Professional Golf Association
Subjects
Golfers; Golf; Golf Clubs