Babe Didrikson's Putter Head
Putter belonged to legendary Texas athlete
Golfer Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias used this Wilson putter around the greens to sink some soft-touch winners during the 1940s and 1950s.
The legendary Texas athlete co-founded the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and won 82 tournaments at the amateur and professional levels. Born in Port Arthur and raised in Beaumont, Didrikson came to golf after a record-setting athletic career in other sports. She was a 1932 Olympic gold medal winner in the javelin and hurdles and an All-American basketball player. In 1950, the Associated Press named Didrikson "Woman Athlete of the Half Century."
Lender
Elliot Goldman, Fort Worth
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Sporting Equipment
13 1/2" Length x 4" Width x 1/2" Depth
ca. 1940s-1950s
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