It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.

Shortly thereafter despite the brevity of her experience Babe Didrikson Zaharias was denied amateur status and so in January 1938 Babe Didrikson Zaharias competed in the Los Angeles Open a men's PGA (Professional Golfers' Association) tournament a feat no other woman tried until Annika Sörenstam Suzy Whaley and Michelle Wie almost six decades later. Women's Open
1951 (9) Ponte Verde Beach Women's Open Tampa Women's Open Lakewood Weathervane Richmond Women's Open Valley Open Meridian Hills Weathervane All American Open World Championship Women's Texas Open
1952 (5) Miami Weathervane Titleholders Championship Bakersfield Open (tied with Marlene Hagge Betty Jameson and Betsy Rawls) Fresno Open Women's Texas Open
1953 (2) Sarasota Open Babe Zaharias Open
1954 (5) Serbin Open Sarasota Open Damon Runyon Cancer Fund Tournament U. Women's Open for her fourth and fifth major championships.