Female Golfer's Challenge: "Who Has Stepped onto the PGA Stage?"

Thompson Recently Competes in Shriner's Children's Open
Sorensdam, Michelle Wie, Lindsey, and 7 Others Participate
The Only Finalist Is the 'Legend' Zaharias

‘LPGA long hitter’ Lexi Thompson (USA) attracted attention this week on the PGA Tour. On the 15th (local time), she participated as an invited player in the PGA Tour ‘Fall Series’ Shriners Children’s Open (total prize money $8.4 million) held at TPC Summerlin (par 71, 7,255 yards) in Las Vegas, USA. Although she unfortunately missed the cut, unable to overcome the barrier of male players, golf fans and the media showered her with the spotlight.

Michelle Wie West is the female player who has participated the most in the PGA Tour.

So, how many female players have challenged the PGA Tour? So far, a total of seven players have appeared in 20 tournaments. The first player to compete was the ‘legend’ Babe Didrikson Zaharias (USA). A former track and field athlete, she is considered one of the greatest golfers in sports history. At the 1932 LA Olympics, she won gold medals in the 80m hurdles and javelin throw, and a silver medal in the high jump. She debuted on the LPGA Tour in 1947 and amassed a total of 41 wins, including 10 majors.

Zaharias first entered a men’s tournament at the 1935 Cascade Open. She subsequently competed seven times, including the 1937 Chicago Open and the 1938 LA Open. In 1945, she was the only one to make the cut at the Phoenix Open, finishing 33rd.

‘Golf queen’ Annika S?renstam (Sweden) made her name known at the 2003 Bank of America Colonial. A ‘superstar’ with 72 career wins including 10 majors, S?renstam shot rounds of 71 and 74 but did not make the cut.

The female golfer who has challenged men’s tournaments the most is Michelle Wie West (USA), who competed an impressive eight times. From 2004 to 2007, she played in the Sony Open, the John Deere Classic in 2005 and 2006, the 84 Lumber Classic in 2006, and the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2008. All results ended in missing the cut.

Recently, American long hitters have been invited to men’s tournaments. Brittany Lincicome was the protagonist. She played in the 2018 Barbasol Championship. At that time, Lincicome’s average driver shot distance exceeded 270 yards. However, long hitting was not everything for PGA players. Lincicome shot 78 and 71 and did not advance to the third round.

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