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201685 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(5 ratings)• TMDB

The Founders

201685 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(5 ratings)• TMDB

Thirteen amateur female golfers faced significant challenges to establish the LPGA in 1950, marking a significant moment in sports history.

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Carrie Schrader

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Thirteen amateur female golfers faced significant challenges to establish the LPGA in 1950, marking a significant moment in sports history.

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Charlene Fiskdirector

Carrie Schraderdirector

Louise Suggscast

Marilynn Smithcast

Shirley Sporkcast

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The remarkable story of how 13 amateur female golfers fought to form the LPGA in 1950. With the odds stacked against them, they made history.

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