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Beth Ann Nichols

Meet Cathy Gerring, the former Solheim Cup player whose career was cut short by a devastating fire

After the second round of the 1992 Sara Lee Classic, Jim and Cathy Gerring talked about a terrific shot she’d hit on her 17th hole Saturday afternoon at Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tennessee. She’d come out of a 3-iron, and the ball had dribbled down into the water. Gerring took off a shoe and sock and hit it from the hazard to 2 inches.

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