Didrikson
Americannoun
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A half-dozen top female golfers have played in men’s PGA Tour events over the years, but only one, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, has made a PGA cut, which she did in 1945, according to GolfLink.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022
On the trip to Los Angeles, where the Games took place that year, they faced harassment from their own team members including Mildred “Babe” Didrikson.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021
Babe Didrikson won gold medals in the javelin and hurdles, and a silver in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2020
Mallon’s idol was another Hall of Famer — Babe Didrikson Zaharias — but for her golf.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2017
It was the same sort of slight Babe Didrikson went through in the first half of the last century as one of the greatest athletes no matter her gender or sexual preference.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2016
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