<p>The first in-depth narration of the greatest golfing victory by American's greatest woman athlete, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, at the United States Open Championship, held July 1-3, 1954 at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Massachusetts. Relive the week that Zaharias, a two-time gold meadlist at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, now plagued by a colostomy bag after her extensive 1953 surgery for colon cancer, vowed she would return to championship form in the most important tournament in women's golf, even after being told by her surgeon that she would never play championship-level golf again. Masking concerns about her affliction with a confidence and courage rarely seen on the national golf scene, Zaharias put on one of the finest golf performances in the history of the game, winning by a stunning twelve strokes. It would prove to be her last major championshup success. Death would silence her outgoing personality and still her magnificent golfing talent a mere two years later. But her remarkable persona is brought back to life with this stirring return to that unforgettable week in July, 1954, when Babe would become a "Sensation at Salem."</p>

Sensation at Salem: The Legendary Babe Zaharias's Historic 1954 U.S. Open Victory

Gary Larrabee

Sports & Outdoors

Cricket Press

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Sensation at Salem: The Legendary Babe Zaharias's Historic 1954 U.S. Open Victory