U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN
The U.S. Women’s Open is set to visit more of the country’s best golf courses over the next 20 years. It’s a strategic move by the USGA that is expected to improve the women’s game overall.
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Talley records lowest weekend round by an amateur in U.S. Women’s Open history
17-year-old amateur Asterisk Talley shot 5-under 66 during the third round at Riviera, it was the lowest weekend round in history by an amateur at the U.S. Women's Open.
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One day after Lucy Li qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open at age 11, Laura Davies also earned a spot at Pinehurst at age 50.
Next month 11-year-old Lucy Li – who was born in 2002 (!) – will become the youngest U.S. Women’s Open participant in history.
The USGA received a total of 1,702 entries for this year’s U.S. Women’s Open, breaking the record for applicants set just last year.
USGA executive director Mike Davis knows playing the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open in back-to-back weeks at Pinehurst No. 2 would bring challenges, but he likes the potential benefit for the women’s game.
The USGA will feature both sandy waste areas and bunkers this summer at Pinehurst No. 2, with rules officials on hand to point out the difference between the two.
Pinehurst No. 2 will have the potential to play more than 7,500 yards for the U.S. Open this summer, making it one of the longest courses in tournament history.
While the U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst may be approaching with some LPGA pros apprehensive, tour commissioner Mike Whan still likes the potential upside of following the men there.
After a superb 2013, Inbee Park now faces the task of topping it with another masterful campaign in ’14.
Fourth-year LPGA pro Ryann O’Toole believes this year’s Women’s U.S. Open could be ‘big plus’ for LPGA, or ‘a disaster.’
The USGA announced on Monday the 24 sectional qualifying sites for this year’s U.S. Women’s Open.