In Memorium...

[Kathy Marie]

Mae Louise Suggs, 1923-2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Respect,

 

 

Kathy Marie

[putting_fore_dough]

RIP

[oldschoolrocker]

Solid

[HoganApexBlades]

Kathy,

Perfect tribute. RIP Louise.

HAB

[scomac2002]

A fitting tribute; may she rest in peace.

[teevons]

Beautiful, she was something!! Very nice!!

[rex235]

KM-

Ben Hogan's quote pretty much says it all.

Ironmaster and Teevons have some extensive MacGregor collections.

Know for a certainty some of their holdings have "Louise Suggs" signature clubs.
[i]Ironmaster's team mate even used one, with "Louise Suggs" name on the crown covered with electrical tape.[/i]

Even Ben Crenshaw had coveted an unusually large MacGregor Louise Suggs persimmon wood.

George Peters also has more than a few Louise Suggs Persimmon woods, and some irons as well-

Yes, I wrote Louise Suggs c/o the LPGA back in late March- it appears I'll have to read her autobiography to find some of the answers.


Rest In Peace.

[b]*FLASH*[/b]

[b]I received a very lovely note and Louise Suggs book from Cathy Levering of the LPGA the day Mae Louise Suggs left this world.[/b]

[b]From the Preface of her book- And That's That![/b]

[b]Ode to Golf[/b]

[b]I wonder sometimes what it's worth to me[/b]
[b]These hours I spend on the practice tee?[/b]
[b]And then I conclude that it's quite all right[/b]
[b]To be slashing away from morning till night[/b]
[b]If you love the old game as much as I[/b]
[b]There can be no limit except the sky.[/b]

[b] -Louise Suggs[/b]

[bigeasybri]

The picture may not be as pretty as Kathy Marie's, but I dare say the club certainly is...

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It's a 645, beautifully restored by Teevons and it's my favorite persimmon driver. No lead tape over signature required.

[HoldenCornfield]

Very nice, Kathy. Thank you.

Louise Suggs was born here in Atlanta, and her father was a golf professional. In fact, he was the first head pro at a nearby course that I have had the good fortune of getting to play a couple times a year (its a private country club). It was built in 1948 (iirc) and was the sight of the Carrollton Open, an LPGA event, from 1950-1955. Miss Suggs won it twice, in 1951 and 1954. There are many pictures in the clubhouse of her and other LPGA stars like Babe Zaharias and Patty Berg. I'll have to see if they are doing anything to remember her this week.

I found this great quote from her:

[i]“Golf is very much like a love affair,” Suggs once said. “If you don’t take it seriously, it’s no fun, but if you do, it breaks your heart. Don’t break your heart, but flirt with the possibility.”[/i]

[oldschoolrocker]

A lot of wisdom and power in that statement.

[xgolfx]

In addition to being on the MacGregor staff, Louise was a family friend.She played bridge with my aunt, Toney's wife, when she lived in DelrayBeach weekly. I caddied for my dad when she played an exhibition match with Toney at Beverly CC prior to the Tam'O Shanter tournament in the late '40s . She was not a long hitter, but hit a lot of greens. She had a record in a major which was winning by about a dozen strokes. A very nice person

CHARLEY PENNA

[Coralray]

My wife's gamers are a fine set of golf clubs. 1954 Tourney Colokrom irons and 645 woods. [attachment=2897574:image.jpg]

[KYMAR]

Perfect post/pic Kathy Marie.

Damnit, there's something in my eye.

[jonnygrouville]

Indeed. Very fitting.

[BIG STU]

I have a Macgregor Louise Suggs First Lady 6 wood in pristine shape I bought at a yard sale for $2 back in the spring.
RIP ---- Stu Man

[jbucher]

Very nice photo presentation KM!

Jimmy B

[HoganApexBlades]

Kathy,

I just came across this photo of Louise and Ben together at Medinah CC in 1946.

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[rex235]

Hogan-

Great photo!

Louise Suggs was an Amateur and Ben Hogan was a Professional at this event- Held at Medinah #3.

This must be the Bert Dargie Driver she writes so passionately about.

MacGregor had "a heckuva time" making her a set of woods to replace the Dargie set she used for so long.


Rest In Peace.

[dbuck47]

Nice job KM!

[sbboudreau]

Very nice of you to do this.

[teevons]

Visited my daughter in Brooklyn last week and remembered I gave her a set of Sugg's irons way back for her to play. '
They are rare Tourney models, almost new condition with leather grips etc

[rex235]

Teevons-

 

A really great grind from MacGregor!

 

Red Crown ferrules as well.

 

Have acquired more than a few Louise Suggs clubs through a recent transaction, and some will be hitting the auction table.

 

Others will be dealt with accordingly....

[wmblake2000]

Kathy Marie, I just saw this thread. Truly an elegant tribute by you and others.

[yaquigrande]

Thank you for posting those tributes. A real class act, It just reiterates why I love this forum so much. I am fairly new to this and had never seen this before.

[Nomad Golfer]

Fine tribute to a fine lady