Babe Didrikson's Putter Head

Putter belonged to legendary Texas athlete

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Babe Didrikson putter head
Babe Didrikson putter head

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."

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Babe Didrikson's Putter Head Artifact from Beaumont, Jefferson County
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