Ladies and golf have long been linked since at least the 16th century, when Mary, Queen of Scots, developed considerable skill with the clubs at places like St. Andrews. She ran afoul of the Catholic church, however, when her passion for the game took her out to the links just a few days after the murder of her second husband, making her perhaps the world's first real golf widow.

Since men were so addicted to the sport, it's likely that ladies out looking for their missing husbands may have picked up a club to give the sorry fellows a whack and then discovered this was a game two could play at. By the time our illustrators arrived on the scene, women had developed their own special style and dress that turned out to be a perfect match for modern magazine covers.

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