Perrysburg Woman, 96, Finds Joy In Golf

Harriet Culbertson has been playing golf regularly for nearly three decades. She said her husband Max, who died in 1981, bought her first set of women's clubs for $7 in 1937.

Dorothy Landrum, 87, left, guides Harriet Culbertson, 96, both of Perrysburg, back to her clubs after Culbertson sank her putt at Tanglewood Golf Club in Perrysburg Township. Culbertson has been playing golf regularly for nearly three decades. She said her husband Max, who died in 1981, bought her first set of women's clubs for $7 in 1937.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Dorothy Landrum, 87, left, guides Harriet Culbertson, 96, both of Perrysburg, back to her clubs after Culbertson sank her putt ... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Harriet Culbertson, 96, uses beads to keep track of her strokes in between shots. Culbertson, who suffers from macular degeneration, plays golf once a week on the Sweet Shots League. Her league members help keep track of her ball, but Culbertson still hits straight.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Harriet Culbertson, 96, uses beads to keep track of her strokes in between shots. Culbertson, who suffers from macular degeneration,... THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Culbertson celebrates sinking a long putt while her fellow league member Peg Heck, 75, of Flordia, looks on. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Dot Simon, 76, of Middleton Township, right, jokes with Culbertson as the later selects her club to hit down the fairway. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Culbertson takes a swing on the second fairway. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Esther Wyckoff, 86, left, replaces the pin after Culbertson sunk a long putt. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH