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FORE the Good of the GameLauri Merten - Part 3 (Winning the 1993 Women's U.S. Open)In this third installment of our four-part conversation with 1993 U.S. Women’s Open Champion Lauri Merten, we dive headfirst into the emotional and unforgettable week at Crooked Stick that changed her life forever. With raw honesty and captivating detail, Lauri takes us through the rollercoaster of self-doubt, resilience, and unlikely triumph that defined her historic victory.Coming off a missed cut the week prior and wrestling with confidence issues, Lauri describes how a simple shopping trip and a bronze sculpture became her quiet source of inspiration heading into the championship. From early nerves and pep talks fr...2025-04-0333 min
FORE the Good of the GameHelen Alfredsson - Part 4 (Solheim Cup and the 2019 Senior Slam)Major Champion Helen Alfredsson wraps up her life story by painfully recalling several close calls in the U.S. Women's Open with real chances to prevail in 1993, 1994 and 2008. Helen was a participant in the inaugural Solheim Cup at Lake Nona in 1990 and participated as a player 8 times and as Captain once, in 2007. Interestingly, Helen qualified to play for the European side in 2009 after serving as Captain. She joined the Legends Tour in 2012 and won the Senior Slam in 2019 with victories in the U.S. Senior Women's Open and the Senior LPGA Championship both over Juli Inkster. Helen Alfredsson puts the...2024-11-2033 min
FORE the Good of the GameHelen Alfredsson - Part 3 (Three Wins at the Evian Masters)The winner of four tournaments before they were considered LPGA major championships, Helen Alfredsson continues her life story recounting her individual accomplishments in the world of women's golf from 1994 forward. Coming off her major win at the Diana Shore the previous year, Helen began 1994 with the first of her three career wins at the Evian Masters, destined to be considered a major beginning in 2013. We also discuss the LPGA Founders and others who came before to create the opportunities these present-day players now enjoy. Stay tuned for Part 4 where Helen looks back on the majors, team play including the S...2024-11-2029 min
FORE the Good of the GameHelen Alfredsson - Part 2 (1993 Dinah Shore)Helen Alfredsson, winner of 29 professional events including 7 on the LPGA Tour, takes us back to her early days starting out on the Ladies European Tour where she began as its Rookie of the Year in 1989. A bit ahead of her time, Helen won four events that were destined to become majors including her first pro win, the 1990 Women's British Open. Seven more wins would come in rapid succession in 1991 and 1992 before Helen broke through with her first LPGA triumph, the 1993 Dinah Shore, becoming the first foreigner to win this event as a major championship. And of course, we hear...2024-11-2026 min
FORE the Good of the GameHelen Alfredsson - Part 1 (The Early Years)Helen Alfredsson, winner of the 1993 Dinah Shore, joins Bruce and Mike and begins her story as a child in Gothenburg, Sweden. A multi-sport athlete in her youth, Helen was introduced to golf by her father, himself an accomplished athlete, at age 11. She showed a natural ability that earned her a spot on Sweden's National Junior and Amateur teams, the youngest ever at age 14. Helen won several national championships before representing Sweden in the 1986 and 1988 Espirito Santo competitions. Following in the footsteps of her fellow countrywomen Pia Nilsson and Charlotte Montgomery, she came to America to play collegiately at U...2024-11-2030 min