Sports Heroes Who Served: Famous Golfer Was a World War II Marine
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Patty Berg, a founder and the first president of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, won 15 major titles and set a record that still stands today. Berg also served in the Marine Corps Reserve
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Original Title: TIL golfer LPGA founder Patty Berg won 15 majors and was also a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve during World War II, and, as a teen, played quarterback—and was the only girl—on the 50th Street Tigers football team in Minneapolis