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"Golf’s Best Kept Secret Is a Treasure Trove of Women’s Golf Memorabilia"
By Keith Hirshland
"Nestled among the pine, oak and maple filled hills of western New Jersey you can find one of golf’s treasures. While this bounty is not buried, you will definitely need a map to discover the spot. The jewel is the USGA Museum and I believe it is golf’s best kept secret."
"The building, which houses the museum, is not exactly impressive but it is exactly interesting and inviting. It looks like a stately manor house which, not surprisingly, is precisely what it was. This particular structure was designed and built by renowned American architect John Russell Pope, as a residence for Thomas H. Frothingham, in 1919. An expansive and beautiful “front yard”, covered with snow the day we visited, gives one the opportunity to stand back and get a good look at the entirety of the building. Four, 20 foot, white pillars frame both the entrance to the museum and 12 1/2 foot banners featuring the reigning professional national open champions, Michelle Wie and Martin Kaymer, clutching their trophies."
From the Hogan Room you can take a left into the brand new Jack Nicklaus Room (opening in the Spring of this year) or head straight down the hall and see trinkets, trophies and testimonials that pay tribute to the great women of the game of golf. Renee Powell and her father Bill (the first African American to build an own a golf course in America) are honored with a brief, informative film. Life size photographs celebrate the greatness that is, and was, Juli Inkster and Annika Sorenstam while a Plexiglas case allows a look at the yardage book and pair of shoes used by Michelle Wie during her U.S. Open Championship win at Pinehurst last year. And that’s just the beginning."
Read more:
www.womensgolf.com/womens-golf-in-the-usga-museum/?utm_content=buffer30e60&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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"It’s Michelle Wie’s World, I Just Lived in it for a While"
by Keith Hirshland
"On Sunday June 22nd, 2014 I watched Michelle Wie hunch over a 25 foot birdie putt on the 71st hole of the U.S. Women’s Open. I started out observing from the couch but 25 feet later the ball was in the hole and I was on my feet, fists raised in triumph. Moments later she was hoisting the championship trophy and I was still smiling ear to ear. I’m a Michelle Wie fan and, like many, have watched her since she was a pre-teen. But I bet my experience with her is more personal than most."
Read more.
www.womensgolf.com/michelle-wie/
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"Rivalries and Dominance in Women's Golf"
by Keith Hirshland
"The current crop of LPGA players is among the most talented the tour has ever seen. But instead of a rivalry I see something more akin to what the PGA TOUR had in the 1960’s with Palmer, Nicklaus and Player; The Big Three. Substitute Stacy Lewis, InBee Park and Lydia Ko for the three gentlemen and you’ve got an LPGA version that may be just as good. If you want you can even throw Michelle Wie in the mix playing the role of Billy Casper."
Read more.
www.womensgolf.com/womens-golf-rivalries/
"Golf’s Best Kept Secret Is a Treasure Trove of Women’s Golf Memorabilia"
By Keith Hirshland
"Nestled among the pine, oak and maple filled hills of western New Jersey you can find one of golf’s treasures. While this bounty is not buried, you will definitely need a map to discover the spot. The jewel is the USGA Museum and I believe it is golf’s best kept secret."
"The building, which houses the museum, is not exactly impressive but it is exactly interesting and inviting. It looks like a stately manor house which, not surprisingly, is precisely what it was. This particular structure was designed and built by renowned American architect John Russell Pope, as a residence for Thomas H. Frothingham, in 1919. An expansive and beautiful “front yard”, covered with snow the day we visited, gives one the opportunity to stand back and get a good look at the entirety of the building. Four, 20 foot, white pillars frame both the entrance to the museum and 12 1/2 foot banners featuring the reigning professional national open champions, Michelle Wie and Martin Kaymer, clutching their trophies."
From the Hogan Room you can take a left into the brand new Jack Nicklaus Room (opening in the Spring of this year) or head straight down the hall and see trinkets, trophies and testimonials that pay tribute to the great women of the game of golf. Renee Powell and her father Bill (the first African American to build an own a golf course in America) are honored with a brief, informative film. Life size photographs celebrate the greatness that is, and was, Juli Inkster and Annika Sorenstam while a Plexiglas case allows a look at the yardage book and pair of shoes used by Michelle Wie during her U.S. Open Championship win at Pinehurst last year. And that’s just the beginning."
Read more:
www.womensgolf.com/womens-golf-in-the-usga-museum/?utm_content=buffer30e60&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
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"It’s Michelle Wie’s World, I Just Lived in it for a While"
by Keith Hirshland
"On Sunday June 22nd, 2014 I watched Michelle Wie hunch over a 25 foot birdie putt on the 71st hole of the U.S. Women’s Open. I started out observing from the couch but 25 feet later the ball was in the hole and I was on my feet, fists raised in triumph. Moments later she was hoisting the championship trophy and I was still smiling ear to ear. I’m a Michelle Wie fan and, like many, have watched her since she was a pre-teen. But I bet my experience with her is more personal than most."
Read more.
www.womensgolf.com/michelle-wie/
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"Rivalries and Dominance in Women's Golf"
by Keith Hirshland
"The current crop of LPGA players is among the most talented the tour has ever seen. But instead of a rivalry I see something more akin to what the PGA TOUR had in the 1960’s with Palmer, Nicklaus and Player; The Big Three. Substitute Stacy Lewis, InBee Park and Lydia Ko for the three gentlemen and you’ve got an LPGA version that may be just as good. If you want you can even throw Michelle Wie in the mix playing the role of Billy Casper."
Read more.
www.womensgolf.com/womens-golf-rivalries/