Marlene Bauer Hagge, Last of the L.P.G.A.’s Founders, Dies at 89
Emerging on the national scene at 13, she went on to win 26 pro tournaments, including the 1956 L.P.G.A. Championship. She and 12 other women started the league.
With the P.G.A. Championship’s Move to Spring, a Club Scrambled to Get Ready
The event, long played in the summer, is being held near Rochester, N.Y., known for its harsh winters. The Oak Hill Country Club had to start early to prepare.
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P.G.A. Championship: Why Doesn’t Oak Hill Produce Bigger Champions?
Golf clubs often gain fame when top players win there. That hasn’t happened much lately at this club, this year’s P.G.A. Championship host. The reason is complicated.
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The Importance of Oak Hill to Curtis Strange
He captured the United States Open there in 1989, becoming the first player in decades to win consecutive Opens.