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A second shot at golf led to a Hall of Fame career and
another chance for others in the game.
* BY JOSEPH OBERLE *
arely do people start
playing golf alone. A
parent,
sibling, mentor
or teacher will often introduce a prospective
golfer to the game. Even great
players have had help along the way,
and in the case of former University of
Minnesota Lady Gopher
Kathy Williams, a Hall of
Fame career might never
have
happened without
support from those around
her.
Williams grew up on a
farm in La Crescent, and
when her uncle sold his
nearby farm, it was developed
into the nine-hole
Pine Creek Golf Course,
where her mother, Marie,
eventually went
Williams' family later sold
their farm as well,
and
Marie wanted something for Kathy (the
youngest of seven) to do, so she invited
her to the course. The owner offered to
teach Kathy the game, but his brusque,
impatient and less-than-encouraging
" teaching style " quickly discouraged the
shy 8-year-old.
" I told my mom, 'I'm never coming
to this golf course again. This isn't me,' "
Williams says.
Undaunted, Marie played the long
game and suggested taking a year off.
When the 9-year-old returned the following
season, she was " adopted " by a
small group of senior golfers who taught
her the game. The hook was set, as Kathy
copied their swing to learn mechanics
and read and watched everything she
could fi nd on the game.
" The seniors made it fun every day, "
" By age 13, golf
became the center
of Williams' life,
working as a staff
member at the pro
to work.
shop or caddying at
Valley High GC near
Houston, using the
money to compete
in tournaments. "
Williams says. " After playing, they would
treat me to a bottle of pop and a bag of
Old Dutch potato
chips while they
enjoyed their beer. "
A decent athlete,
Williams played
basketball and volleyball,
but only to
stay in shape for
golf. By age 13, golf
became the center
of her life, working
as a staff member at
the pro shop or caddying
at Valley High
GC near Houston,
using the money to compete in tournaments.
It paid off, as Williams made the
Le Crescent High School boys team as a
freshman in 1975 and became the fi rst
girl to compete in the boys state tournament.
" It
was quite the adventure, " Williams
says of the state regionals that were held
at Rochester G&CC, where she defeated
her coach's son in a playoff for the state
bid. " You talk about the quietest ride
home. "
Actually, La Crescent head coach Matt
Dahl was excited about Williams making
state, as the duo was wading into
uncharted waters. Williams played for
Dahl two more seasons until her senior
year when La Crescent created a girls
team and Minnesota held its fi rst girls
state tournament (A and AA)-which
Williams won. Dahl had been Williams'
biggest supporter and encouraged her
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