1959 The Golfari is Born

Peggy Bell began giving golf lessons in 1955 and found she enjoyed teaching, and golfers seemed to connect with her. One day in 1959, Peggy’s good friend Ellen Griffin suggested they run a golf school for women. Nicknamed “Golfari” on the idea the weekend would be a “safari into golf,” the first Pine Needles Golfari hosted 53 women over four days. Since then, hundreds of thousands of women have learned golf and had great fun at Pine Needles golf schools. Learn more about upcoming Golfari’s here.