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Miriam Burns Horn – A Golf Champion Remembered

11 November 2024 By Paul @ Golfing Herald

A Miriam Burns Collage ... playing in 1921, the iconic Hollywood profile photo from 1927 and playing in 1928.

Several academic studies have been conducted to understand why once-famous people, such as sporting champions, are forgotten over time, some quicker than others. Conclusions about the reason for this vary, including ... The natural forgetfulness of Homo sapiens. Immediate focus on the current (champions), displacing the focus on the previous (champions). The death … [Read more...] about Miriam Burns Horn – A Golf Champion Remembered

Joyce Wethered – From Piccadilly to Pebble Beach

17 May 2024 By Paul @ Golfing Herald

Featured Image ... Pictures of Joyce Wethered with Bobby Jones and with Sam Parks and from the match at Brook-Lea Country Club, all set against a background image of Pebble Beach.

Thousands of articles and column inches have been written and continue to be written about Joyce Wethered, almost exclusively concentrating on her championship years (1920-1929). This article, Joyce Wethered - From Piccadilly to Pebble Beach, complements the journalistic critical mass by primarily focusing on her post-championship years (1930-1935), particularly her … [Read more...] about Joyce Wethered – From Piccadilly to Pebble Beach

Ada Mackenzie – Part III, Trailblazing Champion

14 April 2021 By Paul @ Golfing Herald

Ada Mackenzie pictured at the 1932 Bermuda Invitational Tournament, by kind permission of the Ladies' Golf Club of Toronto

Part III of our series showcasing the remarkable life and golfing career of Ada Mackenzie covers the period 1925 to 1935 when unquestionably she cemented her place in the elite constellation of champion women golfers and was a trailblazer on and off the Links. If you have not read Part I, which narrated Ada's time growing up as a student and outstanding sportswoman at … [Read more...] about Ada Mackenzie – Part III, Trailblazing Champion

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