Six-time major championship winner, Patty Sheehan, looks back on her early professional wins including her first in Japan at the 1981 Mazda Classic. Patty recalls the long bus rides to and from the golf courses in Japan and the shenanigans that ensued. Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour that year, she followed that up with Player of the Year honors in 1983 and the Vare Trophy in 1984 by which time Patty had amassed 11 LPGA wins and two majors. Patty bested Sandra Haynie in the 1983 LPGA Championship and went back-to-back the following year in grand fashion, winning by 10 over fellow Hall of Famers Pat Bradley and Beth Daniel. She was the fastest women to achieve $1M in lifetime earnings in 1985 and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1987 as their Sportsperson of the Year, which afforded her the opportunity to sit with President Ronald Reagan at a White House state dinner. Patty Sheehan continues her life story, “FORE the Good of the Game.”

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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”

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