For golfer Barbara Foster, life on the fairway was literal
Barbara Foster takes a practice shot off of the first hole tee at Overton Park on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
In 1952, 4-year-old Barbara Foster moved in as part of the first — and ultimately only — family to live at Overton Park’s Abe Goodman Clubhouse.
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