Title IX turns 50: Coaches whose careers span the decades weigh in on what has changed in women’s golf and what’s still needed

What has changed since your college days? As far as tournaments, we still do the same stuff. We didn’t get all the elaborate gifts that they get now. We didn’t have the events on television – the Darius Rucker, the conference championship, the national championship. It has grown a lot since we were in school.

The clothing has gotten 10 times better. We’re not wearing triple-pleated cuffed pants anymore and men’s golf shirts. The equipment has come a long way. You see players hit it a lot farther. I think my driver was the size of some of their hybrids.

Even the way that they train with their strength and conditioning coaches. We didn’t have that growing up. You had a swing coach, but you took this big VHS camera out to the range, put the big tape in and take it out and watch it on the blurry TV screen. It wasn’t the give-me-an-answer now.

What still needs to change? I just think it’s come so far. When you’re moving to go pro, it would be nice to see more equality in the professional ranks with the purses the players are getting. … I’ve read articles about girls having to pay for their clubs when they turn professional. If that’s the truth, that definitely needs to change.