Louise Suggs

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Louise Suggs

American golfer

Also known as: Mae Louise Suggs

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In full:: Mae Louise Suggs

Born:: September 7, 1923, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Died:: August 7, 2015, Sarasota, Florida (aged 91)

Awards And Honors:: Vare Trophy (1957); United States Women’s Amateur Championship (1947)

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Louise Suggs (born September 7, 1923, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died August 7, 2015, Sarasota, Florida) was an American golfer who was a pioneer of women’s golf; she cofounded (1950) the Ladies Professional Golf Association and won 61 career LPGA tournaments. Suggs learned to play golf at a nine-hole course in Lithia Springs, Georgia, that her father built and managed. She developed a powerful efficient swing and began playing as an amateur while in her teens. Her early victories included the Georgia Women’s Amateur (1940, 1942), the Southern Women’s Amateur (1940, 1947), the North and South Women’s Amateur (1942, 1946, and 1948), ...(100 of 375 words)

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