NEW YORK -- The New-York Historical Society has acquired the archive of tennis
great Billie Jean King .
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Friday it includes documents, objects, personal scrapbooks and photographs.
Highlights include her 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the first to be
awarded to a female athlete.Other items include a patriotic Philadelphia
Freedoms team dress that inspired a song by friend Elton John. King wore it
during the 1974 inaugural season of the World Team Tennis league, which she
co-founded.King won 39 Grand Slam titles and lobbied for pay equality in the
sport. She famously beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes match on Sept.
20, 1973.The National Tennis Center, which hosts the U.S. Open, was renamed for
her in 2006.Selected items will go on view at the museums Center for Womens
History, slated to open next spring.
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Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. The oldest major in womens golf, the U.S Womens
Open, begins Thursday at CordeValle Golf Club. As players prepare for what is
undoubtedly one of the toughest tests in golf, there are two players who stand a
chance at contending and neither play on the LPGA Tour.Madelene Sagstrom and
Jackie Stoelting both play on the Symetra Tour, the development tour for the
LPGA. Sagstrom has already broken the all-time season earnings record with
$114,157 through July 1. Stoelting has earned $62,200, which is just behind the
$68,673 Annie Park finished the season with in 2015 as the money leader.Ranked
Nos. 1 and 2 on the money list with 11 tournaments left for the season, Sagstrom
and Stoelting have most likely secured their card for the LPGA next year. To put
their dominance this year into perspective, each have won twice this season,
with a combined eight top-10 finishes. And both qualified for the U.S. Womens
Open through a sectional qualifier in Atlanta.Despite many similarities
throughout the season, Sagstrom and Stoelting have different approaches to how
they play golf and prepare for a tournament.Sagstrom is in her rookie season as
a professional. While competing at LSU, she was a four-time All-American and won
SEC player of the year in 2015, her senior year. After failing to secure her
LPGA card at the final stage of qualifying school, she committed to playing on
the Symetra Tour full time.I was actually more nervous at the second stage of
qualifying than finals, Sagstrom admitted. If I didnt get through second stage
then that meant I would have to go back to Sweden because I wouldnt be able to
get a visa to stay in the States.Stoelting is a veteran of both the LPGA and the
Symetra Tours. After making her professional debut in 2008, Stoelting has played
consistently. In 2013, she earned conditional status to play on the LPGA but
focused her energy on the Symetra Tour. The following year she won Golf Channels
Big Break: Reynolds Plantation.She then finished her 2014 season third on the
money list and secured full playing rights on the LPGA. She made one cut during
the last full-field event on the LPGA, and did not finish high enough to keep
her card. This led her back to the Symetra Tour.Each speak differently in terms
of how they view golf and perhaps their years of contrasting professional
playing experience contribute to their differing approaches.Sagstrom has a
mentor who plays on the mens European Tour, and also utilizes a sports
psychologist. Based out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sagstrom has tried to find
balance in what has been a whirlwind year. In her first seven starts of the
year, she won twice and recorded six top-fives.Going into the season, Sagstrom
did not necessarily have high expectations.At her first tournament of the year,
Sagstrom called her mentor, stating that she did not feel like she belonged out
there. He calmed me down and helped me get through that first week, she said.
She finished the tournament tied for third, then finished second the following
tournament and clinched her first win in her third start.I have a great team
around me, she said referring to her agent, mentor, caddie and sports
psychologist.With her family back in Sweden, Sagstrom is walking this journey
alone with so much to learn. At 23 years old and fresh out of college, she
admits there are challenges to being a rookie, ones she did not foresee.In
college you have your coach making all your travel arrangements and taking care
of pretty much everything for you. When you turn pro, you dont think about all
the responsibilities like booking travel, writing thank you cards to sponsors,
or meeting sponsorship obligations. There are a lot of little details that add
up and in some ways make professional golf harder than college golf, Sagstrom
said.Sagstrom is actually grateful that she did not earn her LPGA card at
Q-school, My game would have been ready, I believe, but mentally I dont think I
could have handled it. Playing on the Symetra Tour was the best thing that
happened to me.Stoeltings approach is much more laid back and less rigorous. She
does not have a full-time caddie and instead enlists the help of volunteer
caddies that have included her husband Travis (who is also her swing coach) and
father when they are able to travel with her on the road. Each of her wins this
year took place when Travis and her father caddied for her. When she finished
solo second two weeks ago, she had a volunteer caddie.I know my game well enough
now that I dont feel I need a full-time caddie out here, shee
said.dddddddddddd.She also doesnt have an agent or sports psychologist.I read a
lot. Bob Rotella is one of my favorite [sports psychologist authors] to
read.Despite her crazy schedule, Stoeltings life seems more settled because the
routine of playing professional golf is not new to her.I actually think I have
practiced less this year and have conserved my energy a lot better this
year.Stoelting believes part of the reason she struggled on the LPGA last year
is that she pushed herself too hard and did not give her body enough breaks. A
common mistake that many rookies make during their first year on the LPGA is
just that, not knowing when to take a break or pushing themselves too much
during practice.After Q-school last year I put away my clubs for a month and
took a break to decide if I still wanted to play. But I really didnt want to end
on a sour note of feeling like I failed on the LPGA. I emailed my dad and
basically said, I am going to give myself one more shot. If I dont earn my LPGA
card by finishing top 10 on the money list, or get exempt into finals [of
qualifying school], I am going to hang it up, Stoelting said.This all-or-nothing
approach may seem extreme to many, but it actually provided focus to Stoelting.
However, she did not start the year off with a bang. Before qualifying for the
U.S. Womens Open, her best finish was tied for 13th. She was playing decent
golf, but it all began to click when she played in the U.S. Womens Open
qualifier.I would say the turning point for me was the U.S. Open qualifier,
which was May 21, she said.After making the turn at the qualifier at 1 over, her
husband Travis gave her a pep talk and said, You need to believe that any putt
you look at, youre going to make. No matter what the situation, you just gotta
believe that youre going to make that putt.Stoelting then laughingly said that
Travis kissed her putter. She went on to finish the 36-hole qualifier at 3 under
and won in the playoff to secure her spot at the U.S. Womens Open. It was after
qualifying that Stoelting won two weeks in a row on the Symetra Tour.When
questioned about their preparation for the U.S. Open, each did not surprisingly
have different approaches.This will be Sagstroms first time playing in a major,
let alone the biggest tournament she has ever played in. This in contrast to
Stoelting, who qualified and made the cut at U.S. Womens Open at Sebonack Golf
Club in 2013.Sagstrom played CordeValle a few weeks ago to see the course for
the first time.The course is in fantastic shape. I cannot wait to see how its
going to play during the tournament.She admittedly is a perfectionist and tends
to focus on flaws in her swing. This is something she has worked diligently on
with her swing coach.Im a very technical player. I have a hard time leaving the
golf course if I feel like my swing doesnt look right, she said.She feels like
she is learning that just because her swing may be perfect does not necessarily
mean she will play perfect golf.Sagstrom is long off the tee, and while she
believes she does everything well on the course, its the consistency in her game
that she believes will lead to success, and possibly a good week at the U.S.
Womens Open.Stoelting has had not seen the course yet, but with Stoeltings prior
experience, she believes her consistency of hitting fairways will bode well for
her and is focusing on hitting greens and practicing her short game.They may be
working on different parts of their game to prepare for the LPGAs third major of
the year, but they have the same mentality in how they are approaching viewing
the week. Unless they were to win the tournament, no matter how each of them
played, it would not affect whether or not they earn their LPGA Tour card.This
is like a bonus tournament for me, Sagstrom said, expressing similar sentiments
as Stoelting.Stoelting added, I have realized that no matter what tournament I
play, 150 yard shot is a 150 yard shot. It doesnt change with the tournament,
and that is one thing I have really tried to focus on in realizing that golf is
not as complicated as we often make it to be.For each of them, the tournament
will be a special week, and their families will be along for the ride. The
experience of playing against the best players in the world is an exciting test
to see how their games will hold up throughout the week.Its just going to be so
much fun to be there, Sagstrom said.
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