Former Carl Junction High School and Missouri Western State University golfer Natalie Bird said the game has given her a lot.
On Tuesday, at Schifferdecker Golf Course in Joplin, the game continued to award the 34-year-old college professor as she was announced as the 15th woman and 85th overall golfer to be enshrined in the Joplin Golf Hall of Fame.
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