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The First Woman to Win a Major Golf Tournament
No single first woman can be named for a golf major, because the list of majors kept changing. A history of the women's game, with 1967 in context.
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Womens Golf History
How womens professional and amateur golf grew, with its major championships and its spread beyond the US and Britain.
The First Woman to Win a Major Golf Tournament in Africa
Women's golf majors have not been staged in Africa, so the milestone is doubtful. A cautious look at golf on the continent and its women players.
The First Woman to Win a Major Golf Tournament in Asia
Women's golf majors have rarely if ever been held in Asia, so the milestone is doubtful. How Asian women golfers rose to win majors elsewhere, from 1977 on.
The First Woman to Win a Major Golf Tournament in Europe
Europe's women's golf story runs from the 1893 British Ladies Amateur to the Ladies European Tour, with Catherine Lacoste's US Open win in 1967.
The First Woman to Win a Major Golf Tournament in South America
Women's golf majors have not been a feature of South America, so the milestone is doubtful. A cautious look at early clubs and women's amateur golf.
The First Woman to Win a Major Golf Tournament in the Middle East
Women's golf majors have not been held in the Middle East as the title implies. A hedged look at Gulf golf courses and the arrival of women's pro events.
The First Woman to Win a Major Golf Tournament in the US
The American story of women's golf: the US Women's Open from 1946, the LPGA in 1950, Zaharias and Berg, and the 1967 Open won by Catherine Lacoste.
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