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轻歌剧小红花三重唱中的高尔夫女孩，在1898年妇女才刚接触高尔夫运动
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职业高尔夫球选手凯西．惠特沃兹 (Kathy
Whitworth) 出生
1939年9月27日
惠特沃兹在15岁的时候就开始打高尔夫球。她在19的时候添加女子职业高尔夫球协会 (Ladies
Professional Golf Association，LPGA) 举办的巡回赛。在之后的15年间，凯西共赢得7次年度最佳球员奖。美联社 (Associated
Press) 也分别在1965年与1967年把凯西列为年度最佳运动员。高尔夫杂志 (Golf
Magazine) 也称凯西为「十年内的最佳高尔夫球选手」，以表扬她从1968年至1977年间顶尖的球技演出。惠特沃兹在1975年获选进入女子职业高尔夫球协会名人堂。在那个时候，凯西正和其他伙伴协助让女性高尔夫球选手得到更多认同，以及更优渥的奖金补助。
Whitworth started playing golf at the age of 15. At 19, she joined the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. Over the next 15 years, she received the LPGA Player of the Year Award seven times. In 1965, and again in 1967, the Associated Press named her Athlete of the Year. Golf Magazine called her "Golfer of the Decade" for her outstanding performance between 1968 and 1977. And in 1975, Whitworth was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame. During that time she also worked with her peers to help women golfers gain greater recognition and financial rewards.
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