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In the Women's Clubhouse: The Greatest Women Golfers in Their Own Words
enlarge	Creator: Terri Leonard Publisher: Contemporary Books Category: Book List Price: ~~$22.95~~ Buy New: $5.00 You Save: $17.95 (78%) New (6) Used (13) Collectible (1) from $2.99 Rating: 2 reviews Sales Rank: 1675324 Media: Hardcover Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 256 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1 Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.2 ISBN: 0809224259 Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352082 EAN: 9780809224258 ASIN: 0809224259 Publication Date: March 1, 2000 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


Editorial Reviews: Book Description Beginning in the nineteenth century, after finally gaining access to the links, women have played an important role in the history of golf. From the days of playing with a high, stiff collar, through the early LPGA years, and into the modern era of international stars, women have shaped a golf heritage that is uniquely their own. In the Women's Clubhouse is a fascinating collection of revealing personal stories that presents more than a century of golf tradition from the woman's perspective. In this book, Glenna Collett describes playing in her first national championship; Babe Didrikson Zaharias recounts how she became the first American to win the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship; Marion Hollins gives her views on course design, which helped shape the Cypress Point Club; and Helen Alfredsson explains how to conquer the inhibition of playing golf with the opposite sex.

Customer Reviews: Golf in a different light May 2, 2000 6 out of 6 found this review helpful When I first bought this book - I was not too sure what to expect, I mean how much can there be to say about the history of womens golf? But this book has been an absolute find. The essays from the early 1900's are enlightening and extremely entertaining. It is a book about people and feelings as opposed to all the technical 'stuff' us golfers get caught up in. It reconfirmed the reasons why I play golf, besides just trying to lower my handicap. I would recommend it to all those passionate about any sport - not just golf. In The Women's Clubhouse April 24, 2000 7 out of 7 found this review helpful Information and Books on, or about, Great Women in Sport is diffcult to find. It was refreshing to have the opportunity to read a collection of essay's by great women golfers (founders and trailblazers) of the now LPGA. The history of Women in Golf is not so old that we aren't still in the midst of living it and most of the mentioned greats are still alive. As a now avid woman golfer, this book held my interest from essay to essay. Each golfer has a story to tell that shows the bumpy road, and their determination has gotten us to today. There has been a tremendous surge in the interest of golf by women in the last 10 years....thanks to the women in this book for blazing our trail...and thanks to Terri Leonard for consolidating their story.