Biography of Louise Suggs -

Mae Louise Suggs (born September 7, 1923 in
Atlanta, Georgia) is a veteran golfer and one of
the founders of modern ladies' golf.

After a successful amateur career, she turned
professional in 1948 in sports|1948 and went on to
win 55 professional tournaments (she'd already won
three as an amateur), including 11 majors. Her
prowess on the golf course is reflected in the
fact that from 1950 to 1960 she was only once out
of the top 3 in the season-ending money list.

Suggs was an inaugural inductee into the LPGA Tour
Hall of Fame, set up in 1967, and was inducted
into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1979 in
sports|1979.

Perhaps more importantly than her playing career,
she was one of the cofounders of the LPGA in 1950
in sports|1950. Fellow cofounders included her two
great rivals of the time, Patty Berg and Babe
Zaharias. She served as the organization's
president from 1955 to 1957.

==See also==
*Golfers with most LPGA Tour wins
*Golfers with most LPGA major championship wins

==External links==
* http://www.wgv.com/hof/members/lsuggs.html World
Golf Hall of Fame
* http://www.lpga.com/player_results.aspx?id=677
Official bio page at LPGA.com
* http://www.golfstarsonline.com/S/Louise_Suggs/
Louise Suggs at Golf Stars Online Directory of
interviews, sites and feature articles with or
about her

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Biography of Louise Suggs -