Judy Bell , the first woman to become the President of the U.S. Golf Association, sadly passed away at her Colorado home on Nov. 3. She was eighty-nine years old. She had spent the last 15 months in hospice care, as per USGA.

In 1996, Bell became the first woman president of the United States Golf Association. She championed inclusion and access for women when it wasn’t fashionable. She started the USGA “For the Good of the Game” grants, which have given over $65 million to community golf projects.

She was a successful amateur golfer as well, with three Kansas Women’s Amateurs amongst her accomplishments. But her legacy was not just about scorecards. She also became a rules expert, cracked the gender barrier at Augusta National, and, later, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame

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