Today's postal deliveries included three more golf additions to my collection.
Two of them help round out my U.S. Solheim Cup collection and the third is the first addition to a very new subset for me.
As I like to do, we're starting with the Hall of Famer, Juli Inkster.
Inkster signed my customary Solheim Cup trophy photo. She has won 31 times on the LPGA Tour to date, including seven major championships. She has played on eight Solheinm Cup teams and has won 18 points for the red, White and Blue. No other American has won more points for her team.
Inkster was inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.
Meg Mallon is anothe
r LPGA star who should one day also find herself in the Hall of Fame. To date she has won 18 LPGA Tour titles including four major championships.
She is an eight-time participant in the Solheim Cup.
On an obscure note, Mallon was also the marker for Annika Sorenstam when she shot an LPGA-record 59 several years back.
Lastly today is the autograph of Sam Adams. This has nothing to do with beer, so don't get too excited. Sam Adams is actually my first success from my quest to get a golf glove (for the right hand) signed by every left-handed player who has won on the P
GA Tour.
Adams was the first American to win on Tour when he claimed the 1973 Quad Cities Open. For the record Bob Charles, a New Zealander, was the first lefty to win on Tour.
Adams was kind enough to sign the golf glove and also include a nice note on his personal notecard thanking me for remembering him. A nice touch and a great way to kick off this subset.
Day of the Year: 152
Number of Autographs This Year: 199
The successes continue to come in sporadically this time of year, so any day I add a success is a great day!
Rawls is one of the very best women to ever swing a golf club. The Hall of Famer won 55 times in her career, including eight major championships. The only women to grace the winner's circle on a more regular basis were Kathy Whitworth, Mickey Wright, Petty Berg and Annika Sorenstam.
gloves from Southpaws who have won professionally.
A pair of successes to report today, which is always a welcome bit of news.
a pair of signatures from LPGA Tour winner and U.S. Solheim Cup star Michelle McGann. McGann, who has one of the greatest smiles in all of sports, halved a pair of matches against Annika Sorenstam at the 1996 Solheim Cup and defeated the top player in women's golf, Laura Davies, in singles play.
Kellie Kuehne had a truly terrific amateur career, twice winning the U.S. Women's Amateur (1995, 1996) and also adding a British Ladies Amateur (1996). She was an All-American at the University of Texas and also played on the 1996 Curtis Cup team.
Another former Masters Tournament champion came through for me today, signing my now-familiar photograph of the silver Masters clubhouse trophy.
s also comes from the world of golf. This time it is from current LPGA player Michele Redman. She has recorded a pair of victories to date on the Tour and has proven a herself to be a consistent performer.
Today's postal deliveries included three more golf additions to my collection.
r LPGA star who should one day also find herself in the Hall of Fame. To date she has won 18 LPGA Tour titles including four major championships.
GA Tour.
Very happy to report the addition of another former University of Florida golfer to my collection.
Incredibly busy week this week with my "day job", but wanted to make a quick post on today's success.
