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Pouring rain wasn’t enough to stop 11-year-old Peyton “Beans” Factor (Chickasaw/Seminole) from playing her best game last month. She’s now a two-time Women’s Oklahoma Golf Association Girls’ Junior State Champion. Factor joins a list of notable Native golf champs like Notah Begay III (Navajo) and Rickie Fowler (Navajo) as well as a long list of amateur Native golfers and fans. We’ll explore the roots of golf’s popularity among Native athletes.
Guests:
Notah Begay III (Dine, San Felipe and Isleta Pueblo) – professional golfer and analyst for the Golf Channel, founder and board member of the Notah Begay III Foundation and founder of KivaSun
Gabby Lamieux (Shoshone Paiute) – professional golfer and N7 ambassador
Peyton “Beans” Factor (Chickasaw and Seminole) – two time Women’s Oklahoma Golf Association Girls’ Junior State Champion
Sara Factor (Chickasaw) – Peyton’s mother
Break 1 Music: Shawnee Tribe (song) Link Wray (artist)
Break 2 Music: Ixtakcuautli (World) (song) Xavier Quijas Yxayotl (artist) Aztec Dances (album)
