Marlene Hagge
Name:
Marlene Hagge (née Bauer)Country:
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Feb 16, 1934 in Eureka, South Dakota.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer; golf instructor; one of 13 founders of the LPGA (1950).Turned Pro:
1950MAJORS (1): US LPGA Championship (1956). LPGA Tour wins (26). US LPGA leading money winner (1956). World Golf Hall of Fame (inducted in 2002).
After a highly successful career as an amateur golfer, Marlene Bauer turned professional in 1950. In that same year she became the youngest of 13 women who founded the LPGA. Her older sister, Alice Bauer, was also a founder.
In 1955 Marlene married Bob Hagge, the man her sister Alice had divorced earlier that year. Marlene and Bob divorced in 1964. Bob Hagge, who had been a club pro, subsequently changed his name to Robert von Hagge, and became a leading golf course designer.
From 1995 until his death in 2013, Hagge was married to former PGA Tour golfer Ernie Vossler.
America
Burdine's
Played as Burdine's Invitational. Second-placed Sandra Palmer (USA) and Kathy Ahren (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hagge (USA, née Bauer), who recorded the last of her 26 LPGA Tour wins. [Red course, Trump Natl Doral Resort, Miami, FL].
America
Stroh's
Played as Stroh's WBLY Open. Carol Mann (USA) finished 4 shots behind Hagge (USA). [Northwood Hills, Springfield, Ohio].
Played as the LPGA Tall City Open. Kathy Whitworth finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies Open. Judy Torluemke finished in second place behind Hagge.
America
Alamo
Played as the Alamo Ladies Open. Carol Mann (USA) and defending champion Kathy Whitworth (USA) finished in second place behind Hagge (USA). [Pecan Valley GC, San Antonio, Texas. This course is now closed].
Played as the Milwaukee Open. Judy Torluemke finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Clifford Ann Creed and Carol Mann finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Mickey Wright Invitational. Sandra Haynie finished in second place behind Hagge.
America
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Played as the Sight Open. Second-placed Mickey Wright (USA) finished 9 shots behind Hagge (USA, née Bauer). [Turf Valley CC, Ellicott City, Maryland].
Played as the Hoosier Open. Patty Berg and Bonnie Randolph finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Mayfair Open. Patty Berg and Beverly Hanson finished in second place behind Hagge.
America
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Played as the Land of the Sky Open. Hagge (USA) beat Jo Ann Prentice (USA) with a six-foot, birdie-3 putt at the first playoff hole. [CC of Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina].
Played as the Lake Worth Open Invitational. Fay Crocker and Patty Berg finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Lawton Open. Betsy Rawls finished in second place behind Hagge.
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Betty Dodd finished in second place behind Hagge.
America
George S. May
Played as the World Championship of Women's Golf. Betty Jameson (USA) finished 1 shot behind 22-year-old Marlene Hagge (USA; née Bauer). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL. Now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
Played as the Babe Zaharias Open. Louise Suggs finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Clock Open. Joyce Zinske finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Denver Open. Fay Crocker finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Pittsburgh Open. Alice Bauer finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Sea Island Open. Mary Lena Faulk and Joyce Ziske finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Triangle Round Robin. Joyce Ziske finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Awards
LPGA Tr
Hagge (USA) won the LPGA Tour 1956 Money List, with earnings of $20,235 on the Tour. Patty Berg (USA) was second on the money list.
Majors
LPGA
The LPGA Championship (2nd) (June 21-24). 22-year-old Marlene Hagge (USA, née Bauer) beat Patty Berg (USA) with a par at the first sudden-death playoff hole. Hagge recorded her first and only major championship win. [Forest Lake CC, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Mich.].
Played as the New Orleans Open. Second-placed Betty Jameson finished 1 shot behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Played as the Sarasota Open. Betsy Rawls, Louise Suggs and Babe Zaharias finished in second place behind Marlene Bauer (Hagge).
Amateur
USGA
Played as the inaugural U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Marlene Bauer (USA, married name Hagge) beat Barbara Bruning (USA) by 2 holes in the final. [Bala course, Philadelphia CC, Gladwyne, nr Philadelphia, PA].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
Our visit last month included two rounds at Golf de Chantilly, one of France’s most prestigious clubs.
It offers two superb layouts: Le Vineuil, a five-star championship course with a rich history, and Longères, an excellent four-star course that provides a strong and enjoyable test.
The wider Paris region offers plenty more. Courses such as Fontainebleau, Golf de Saint-Germain, and several other top-rated layouts make this area one of Europe’s most rewarding golf destinations, offering a mix of woodland, heathland, and parkland designs.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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