Snead accused her of playing with a souped-up ball. Woods has influenced today s professional game by showing golfers they can lift weights to build strength, flexibility and stamina. Zaharias molded her tour with a new swing style. We hit waist high, flat. Babe would swing high and hard.
Woods knows the feeling.
Babe Zaharias did as well. Bell remembers someone complaining in a players meeting about Babe receiving appearance money at tournaments. Zaharias was quick with a response. Zaharias wound up winning 41 professional tournaments, including 31 after the LPGA was officially formed in 1950. May 31-June 3.