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Legends, Symetra players unite on Patty Berg's turf

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Beth Daniel’s first victory on the LPGA came at the 1979 Patty Berg Classic in Maplewood, Minn. She remembers her second shot into the closing par-5 at Keller Golf Course on Saturday like it was yesterday.

“I hit this screaming 3-wood,” said Daniel, “and it was coming toward the green and it was like slow motion.”

  • Symetra tour's Lee Lopez.
    Symetra tour's Lee Lopez.

    By Tracy Wilcox

A marshal suddenly leaned in and was pummeled by the ball, which split open her forehead. The woman’s injuries would require plastic surgery.