That's Babe with a capital B, and the Babe in question... the one everyone wants to emulate... is the legendary Babe Zaharias.
Now there's a contemporary golfer who's actually achieving those aspirations.
With her US Women's Open win yesterday, on the undulating greens of Sebonack Country Club, Inbee Park reached a level of... well, Babedom... that hasn't been seen since 1950.
Like the iconic Mrs. Zaharias did in the mid-20th century, the 24 year-old Korean has won the season's first three majors. If Park wins next month at the Ricoh Women's British Open she'll actually be able to best the Babe by winning the season's fourth major.
Mind you, there were only three majors back in 1950. Had there been more, The Babe would have had them in her sights and I suspect she'd have won them. One of her best known quotes, reflects the confidence that would likely have taken her there: "The Babe's here, who's coming in second?"
At Sebonack fellow players spoke about Park's performance with amazement. Brittany Lincicome went so far as to say it seemed she was, "...playing a different golf course," and Paula Creamer asked, "What are you going to do when you go against someone that hot?"
I have a feel next month at The Old Course in St. Andrews I'm guessing we might hear that famous Babe Zaharias quote adapted for the 21st Century: "The Queen Bee is here, who's coming in second?"
i would say INBEE could give ZAHARIAS a stroke a hole and still win
ReplyDeletesomehow i am overwhelmed with the ability of the modern athlete and maybe it's those old black and white photos that show restrictive clothing and rickety sticks and a cotton puff for a ball - and who knows the conditioning of the course back then most likely approximated cow pasture comparatively speaking - well maybe not a links courses actually on the sea
look good
ReplyDeleteWill be a monumental feat if she can pull it off. Will be a catalyst for getting more girls to play and hopefully getting them to appreciate golf more that just play time with dad and grandpa.
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