The Woman of Distinction Award
Dottie Pepper
The WWGA honors Dottie Pepper with the 2024 Woman of Distinction Award.
A 17-time winner on the LPGA tour, including two major championships. Dottie also won once on the JLPGA Tour and represented the U.S. 6 times in the Solheim Cup, compiling a 13-5-2 record, including 5-1 in singles play.
She played the LPGA Tour from 1988 until her retirement in 2004 when she began a career in television that has covered every major in men’s golf and nearly every major in women’s professional golf.
Dottie is currently the lead walking reporter for CBS Sports’ coverage of the PGA Tour, PGA Championship and Masters. She is also the author of the self-published book and audiobook, “Letters to a Future Champion: My Time with Mr. Pulver.”
The Woman of Distinction Award was first presented to Patty Berg in 1994. It is given to women who have displayed leadership qualities, involvement and commitment to the game on either the amateur or professional level.
The honoree will have also participated in or won a Women’s Western tournament. Other professional recipients who have received the award include Louise Suggs, Nancy Lopez, Peggy Kirk Bell, Betty Jameson, Wiffi Smith, Carol Mann, Kathy Whitworth, Mickey Wright, Emily Fletcher and Beth Daniel.
Amateur recipients include Carol Semple Thompson and Marlene Streit and Marlene Miller and WWGA Directors: June Beebe Atwood, Alice Dye, Judy Bell, Ann Upchurch, Co McArthur, Susan Wagner, Audrey Peterson and Sandra Fullmer.
