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Top 50 Female Golfers of All-Time

By Brent Kelley, About.com

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Top 50 Female Golfers: No. 45 to No. 41

Dorothy Campbell Hurd Howe

Dorothy Campbell was the first international star of women's golf.

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45. Cristie Kerr
The 2007 U.S. Women's Open was Kerr's first major, and 10th LPGA tour win. A consistent performer in an ultra-competitive era, Kerr is only about halfway through her career and should keep moving up.

44. Jane Geddes
Geddes posted good career numbers in a highly competitive era, built around one great season: In 1987, she won five times, finished second four times, and claimed one of her two majors championships.

43. Beverly Hanson
Hanson won the 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur, then was a consistent winner in the first decade of the LPGA Tour's history. She finished with 17 career wins, three of which were majors.

42. Dorothy Campbell
Campbell was the first international star of women's golf. She won four combined British and U.S. amateurs, then left golf for nearly a decade to focus on married life. When she returned, she discovered the game had passed by her quirky swing. Campbell, near 40, completely rebuilt her grip and swing over 10 months, then went out and won another U.S. Women's Am. One of the all-time great short game players.

41. Liselotte Neumann
The Swede who preceeded the Queen Swede (Annika, natch), Neumann's first LPGA victory was the U.S. Women's Open. She's won 12 more times in America and numerous times in Europe, Japan, Australia and elsewhere.

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