An interview with Marilynn Smith about Babe Didrikson Zaharias

On May 20, 2017, Marilynn Smith shared stories about her friendship with Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Babe’s impact on golf, and her importance to the founding of the LPGA. Babe was one of 13 women that founded the LPGA in 1950 but she was perhaps the most significant player. She was a former Olympian who garnered the national spotlight in 1932. Her personality was both entertaining and unpredictable as she charmed, and sometimes shocked, the gallery and the press.