3.25 Dottie Pepper

Dottie Pepper had a wonderful career that included 17 wins, two major victories and an outstanding Solheim Cup record. Kids today think that Cristie Kerr is tough, but I’ll pick Pepper to be in my corner every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Pepper’s intensity on the golf course, her passion for the game, and the fact that she wore her emotions on her sleeve, is what competition is all about. She loved golf and wanted to win. Nothing more, nothing less. There’s a reason the European team once put a picture of Pepper’s face on a punching bag–all competitors want to slay the dragon. Though I found it strange that the European team, a team that on one hand, would celebrate Seve Ballesteros and on the other, would take exception to Peppers fiery nature on the golf course. With Pepper, there was no face paint and no butt slapping. Just a plain old butt kicking. Perhaps she’s the first to say what all the kids are saying these days– “sorry I’m not sorry.”