BEN HOGAN AND BYRON NELSON said she had the best golf swing they ever saw. That would be Mickey Wright, who died on Monday.
For USGA.org, Lisa D Mickey wrote:
Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright, winner of 82 LPGA Tour events and 13 major championships, including a record-tying four U.S. Women's Opens, died from a heart attack on Feb. 17 in Port St. Lucie, Fla., three days after her 85th birthday.
Wright was regarded as one of the greatest golfers in the game's history. In a four-year span between 1961 and 1964, Wright won 44 tournaments, including eight major championships.