A Notable Marine: Patty Berg
A Notable Marine: Patty Berg
Already well-known in the golf circuit, Patty Berg put her golf career on hold to volunteer for the Marine Corps in 1943. She did a series of national tours to promote war bond sales.
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Reserve
Operations
World War II
Years Served
1942 to 1945
Patty Berg on Winning
“Patience and concentration and control and relaxation are all important. Those are the ingredients of a champion.”
Awards and Recognition
Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame: first female inductee, 2003
First LPGA President
Titleholders Champion: 1937, 1938, 1939
1938 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: 1938, 1943, 1955
1946 U.S. Women’s Open Champion
Women’s Western Open: seven-time winner
Commissioner’s Award, LPGA: 2000
Honorary Chair, Solheim Cup: 2002
All-American Collegiate Hall of Fame
University of Minnesota Women’s Athletic Department Hall of Fame
LPGA Tour Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame
Minnesota Connection
- Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1918
- Minneapolis City Golf Champion after only three years in the sport
- Finalist in 1935 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship held at Interlachen in Edina
- On the University of Minnesota winning team for the Curtis Cup/Women’s Walker Cup
- University of Minnesota Women’s Athletic Department Hall of Fame
- Honorary Chair, 2002 Solheim Cup/Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota
More Information
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Already well-known in the golf circuit, Patty Berg put her golf career on hold to volunteer for the Marine Corps in 1943. She did a series of national tours to promote war bond sales.
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Reserve
Operations
World War II
Years Served
1942 to 1945
Patty Berg on Winning
“Patience and concentration and control and relaxation are all important. Those are the ingredients of a champion.”
Awards and Recognition
Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame: first female inductee, 2003
First LPGA President
Titleholders Champion: 1937, 1938, 1939
1938 U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: 1938, 1943, 1955
1946 U.S. Women’s Open Champion
Women’s Western Open: seven-time winner
Commissioner’s Award, LPGA: 2000
Honorary Chair, Solheim Cup: 2002
All-American Collegiate Hall of Fame
University of Minnesota Women’s Athletic Department Hall of Fame
LPGA Tour Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame
“Patty Berg” by Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, Texas A&M is licensed under creativecommons.org.
Minnesota Connection
- Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1918
- Minneapolis City Golf Champion after only three years in the sport
- Finalist in 1935 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship held at Interlachen in Edina
- On the University of Minnesota winning team for the Curtis Cup/Women’s Walker Cup
- University of Minnesota Women’s Athletic Department Hall of Fame
- Honorary Chair, 2002 Solheim Cup/Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota
More Information
Wikipedia Article
Military Wiki | Fandom Article
Patty Berg
Second Lieutenant
Martin Brandtner
Lieutenant General
Rod Carew
Reserve Combat Engineer
Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
General
Mike Farrell
Private First Class
Richard Fleming
Captain
Orville Freeman
Major
John Kline
Colonel
Charles W. Lindberg
Corporal
Who's absent from roll call?
Patty Berg
Second Lieutenant
Martin Brandtner
Lieutenant General
Rod Carew
Reserve Combat Engineer
Robert E. Cushman, Jr.
General
Mike Farrell
Private First Class
Richard Fleming
Captain
Orville Freeman
Major
John Kline
Colonel
Charles W. Lindberg
Corporal
Who's absent from roll call?
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