The Founders

Name: The Founders
Director: Charlene Fisk
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-01-24
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Louise Suggs, Marilynn Smith, Shirley Spork, Marlene Bauer Vossler

Thirteen Women Had One Common Goal: To Change Sports Forever

2016 · 85 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

The remarkable story of how 13 amateur female golfers fought to form the LPGA in 1950. With the odds stacked against them, they made history.

Directed by Charlene Fisk

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