Fabulous news
One of the greatest female golfers ever to play the game, Toronto's Marlene Stewart Streit, has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. She becomes the first Canadian ever to be so honoured. Said Streit today:
"I played golf all my life for the love of the game. This is very huge for Canada, and I'm just proud. My greatest thrill in golf has been playing for my country."
She has won so many international tournaments its tough to count them. She is the only golfer to have won the Canadian (11 in total), Australian, British, and U.S. women's amateur championships.
To give you an idea of how incredible this woman is: when most golfers enter the seniors ranks at age 50, they only last for a few years or so and then they start to fade. Steit has not only completely defied that conventional wisdom, she has turned it on its head. Since becoming eligible for senior play, she has won the U.S. Senior Women's amateur three times -- in three different decades! 1985, 1994 and last year, 2003, at the age of 69! Absolutely incredible. This is a proud day for Canada and amateur golf in this country.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 10:14 PM
