The golf world is mourning right now. 3X US Women’s Open Champion Susie Maxwell Berning died on October 2 at 83. She was so exceptional in the sport that she not only got inducted into the Hall of Fame but was also one of the six players to defend her title at the Women’s Major for two consecutive years.

Additionally, Berning grabbed eleven LPGA Tour victories in almost three decades of her professional career. “Susie was a true trailblazer from the moment she picked up a golf club,” said USGA CEO Mike Whan. The official USGA X account made the announcement. They took to their wall and shared a black-and-white picture of the late golfer with the US Women’s Open trophy. They captioned it, “All of us at the USGA are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion Susie Maxwell Berning, one of the game’s true trailblazers.”

Berning kick-started her professional career in the LPGA Tour with a great start. She bagged the title of the Rookie of the Year back in 1964.

Her loss has created a void in the golf community that nobody else will be able to fill. The game of golf will never be the same without her.

The golf community mourns the loss of Susie Maxwell Berning

In 1965, Berning clinched the trophy at the Women’s Western Open, which was then regarded as a women’s professional major. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame just recently in 2021. She was also among the very few golfers who won the Women’s Major thrice. Taking to this, reminiscing about her great game, one of them commented, “Saddened to hear of the passing of one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. Susie was a hall-of-fame golfer, winning 3 US Opens, but she was also a hall-of-fame human being. She was 83. May she rest in peace.”

While another, talking about her World Golf Hall of Fame, simply wrote, “So sad to hear this. Grateful she was celebrated just a couple of years ago at the WGHOF,” taking to the fact that she got her name into it just three years before she passed away.

Back when she started her professional career in 1964, the scenario of women’s golf was completely different compared to what it is currently. This was because it had just come into action, and now women’s golf is no less than that of the man’s golf. Taking to this, one of them wrote, “She should be really happy about the state of women’s golf worldwide.”

While some of them, sending condolences to her family, wrote, “Prayers for the family”.  Others even appreciated her swings and commented, “Susie Maxwell Berning, a fantastic golfer, who won the Women’s US Open three times and won 11 times on the LPGA Tour passed away. She was a wonderful friend and had a great & powerful golf swing”.

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