Marlene Hagge-Vossler, the last survivor of the 13 founding members of the LPGA, has died at the age of 89.
The LPGA announced on the 16th (Korean time) that Marilyn died in Rancho Mirage, California, USA. She was the youngest member of the LPGA when it was founded in 1950, aged 16. She won 26 career victories during her 40-year career on the LPGA Tour, and in 2002 she was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame. Her older sister, Alice Bauer, also a founding member of the LPGA, passed away in 2002.
In 1955 she married Bob Haig, she took the surname ‘Hague’, but she divorced after nine years, and in 1995 she married professional golfer Ernie Vosler. She got her current name.
Her father, Dave Bauer, a former tour pro, operated a driving range in Long Beach, California as a golf instructor, and in the mid-1940s, he made his daughters the ‘Bauer Sisters’ and held a publicity event through golf prodigies. also opened Thus, the sisters were famous even before joining the LPGA Tour.
Marilyn started playing golf at the age of 3. At the age of 10 she won the Long Beach City Boys Junior, she was a genius golf girl who swept various competitions. In 1947, when she was 13, she became the youngest player to pass the cut at the US Women’s Open.
In a 1987 interview with the LA Times, he even recalled, “When she won the City Women’s Championship at the age of 13, the back of the scorecard said, ‘Children under 14 are not allowed on the course.'”
As soon as she started playing on the LPGA Tour, Marilyn was considered a promotional model and adorned the cover of the tour guide book. At the time, the media evaluated the Bauer sisters as the LPGA’s glamor girls after the LPGA was launched. Marilyn was the first female golfer to gain media attention for her blonde hair, blue eyes, and well-proportioned figure.
Her first win on the LPGA Tour was at the Sarakota Open in 1952, her third year there, and in 1956 she won eight, putting her on the money list. But at the time, she said, it was extremely rare for a woman to play golf as a sport or as a career. So, when she practiced or participated in competitions, she had to compete with the older men on the golf team.안전놀이터
“My father always taught us to do things well and not get out of the right perspective,” said Marilyn . Because it never happened,” he recalled. The reason why he enjoyed touring for a long time was that he lived a life that was not buried in golf while doing enough activities other than golf.
“Merlyn is a passionate and inspiring player, and we appreciate her contributions to the LPGA, women’s golf and women’s sports in general,” said LPGA Tour Commissioner Molly Marcus Saman. “The LPGA will continue to grow and prosper to honor his spirit.” Evaluated.