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Article: LOPEZ'S FEATS AS AN LPGA ROOKIE A TOUGH ACT FOR WOODS TO FOLLOW.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- April 6, 1997
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Byline: Paul Harber The Boston Globe
Minority golfer. Father a dominant figure in success. Leaves college after sophomore year. Signs with International Management Group. As a rookie on the pro tour, wins five tournaments in a row, nine in all.
Sound like the story of Tiger Woods?
Not quite. (Woods hasn't won nine pro tournaments - yet.) This is the story of Nancy Lopez.
Back in 1978, when Woods was going through the terrible twos, the 21-year-old Lopez left Tulsa University after winning 15 of 18 events, including the national collegiate title. The Mexican-American golfer from Roswell, N.M., then proceeded to have a rookie LPGA season ...