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
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