Suzy Whaley

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The first woman in 58 years to qualify for a PGA tour event - the 2003 Greater Hartford Open.

However, her achievement is questioned by the fact that the regional qualifying tournament she won, which gained her a place in the Greater Hartford Open, was aided by her being allowed to play the course off tees 699y shorter than the men she competed against in that regional qualifying : she played 6,239y, whilst the men had to play 6,938y ( 10% shorter course ). http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2003-01-28-whaley-rule_x.htm

This anomaly was addressed later by the PGA, under the unofficial "Whaley rule", which required all entrants at qualifying tournaments, whether male or female, to play off the same tees http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/20030128pgarule.html

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