Three golfers on the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Sports list

POSTED ON March 11, 2023 @ 9:34 am

Women in Australian sports are making history by negotiating some of the biggest broadcast deals and becoming the global face of their sport. They are breaking barriers and leading the way for female athletes, executives, and administrators in the country.

In recognition of their power and influence, the special edition of Insight Sport has identified the most powerful names shaping the future of sport in Australia. It is clear that women are at the forefront of this movement and will continue to make significant contributions to the world of sports.

Among the top 100 are three golf superstars; Karen Lunn, Karrie Webb and Minjee Lee.

#59 Karen Lunn

Chief Executive, WPGA

Lunn was a multiple winner on the European and Asian LPGA Tours in her playing days, later being named as chair of the board of the Ladies European Tour. She is now the chief executive of the WPGA Tour Australasia and last year became the first woman to chair the Australian Golf Industry Council.

Credit: GA

#79 Karrie Web

Golfer, Golf Australia board member

The First Lady of Australian golf has scaled down her playing commitments these days but she remains one of the most influential people in Australian golf. A winner of 41 events on the LPGA Tour, Webb was officially inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005. She was also awarded the Centenary medal in 2001, appointed a Member of the Order of Australian in 2010 and made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2018. The trophy at the Australian WPGA Championship is named in her honour.

#76 Minjee Lee

Golfer

Lee has become the face of women’s golf in this country, initially as the world’s best amateur and more recently as one of the vanguards of the professional game. Lee was the No.1 amateur in the world before turning professional and winning her first major in 2021 at the Amundi Evian Championship. She backed that up with her second major in 2022 at the US Women’s Open. Lee is only 26 but is already a two-time winner of the Greg Norman Medal, presented to the best male or female professional Australian golfer on the world stage.