San Diego Country Club
FAR HILLS, N.J. (Sept. 10, 2013) – The United States
Golf
Association (USGA) today announced San Diego
Country
Club, in Chula Vista, Calif., as the host site of the
2017 U.S.
Women’s Amateur Championship. The dates of the
championship are Aug. 7-13.
“The USGA is very happy to return to San Diego
Country
Club,” said Thomas J. O’Toole Jr., USGA vice
president and
chairman of the Championship Committee. “Southern
California has consistently provided a vibrant
backdrop for
our national championships, and we are confident
that San
Diego Country Club will again provide an outstanding
test
and gracious hospitality to the competitors.”
This will be the 77th USGA championship conducted
in the
state of California and the third held at San Diego
Country
Club. In 1964, the club hosted the fourth and final
U.S.
Women’s Open victory by legendary native San
Diegan
Mickey Wright, which she captured in an 18-hole
playoff
over Ruth Jessen. Jill McGill won the 1993 U.S.
Women’s
Amateur Championship at the club, posting a 1-up
victory
over Sarah LeBrun Ingram in the final. McGill’s
victory is the
most recent playing of the Women’s Amateur in
California,
which has hosted the championship eight times.
"San Diego Country Club is very pleased to host
another
USGA event in the 120th year of our existence," said
Dean
Knuth, chairman of the club’s 2017 U.S. Women's
Amateur
committee. “We have a rich history with the USGA,
and we
know our moguled fairways and our greens,
renowned as
among the best in Southern California, will provide
the
world's best amateur women golfers with an
excellent test.
Our members and volunteers promise to provide an
exceptional experience for everyone."
San Diego Country Club was established in 1897 and
opened
at its current location on Sept. 3, 1921, with a course
designed by William Watson (later remodeled by
William P.
Bell for additional length). The club hosted the PGA
Tour’s
San Diego Open (now the Farmers Insurance Open)
in 1952
and 1953, with Ted Kroll and Tommy Bolt,
respectively,
taking victories. In addition, the club has hosted
numerous
U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open championship
qualifiers.
The club also has a long history of supporting
collegiate and
amateur golf. San Diego C.C. has hosted two
Southern
California Golf Association Amateur Championships,
most
recently in 2013 when Beau Hossler won, as well as
the
2002 and 2007 Pacific Coast Amateur Championships.
The
club serves as the home course for the men’s golf
teams at
the University of San Diego and San Diego State
University,
which since 2011 have co-hosted a tournament at
San
Diego C.C.
This will be one of three USGA championships held in
Southern California in 2017. The U.S. Amateur
Championship
will be conducted Aug. 14-20 at Riviera Country Club
in
Pacific Palisades, while the Walker Cup Match will be
held at
Los Angeles Country Club on Sept. 9-10.
The U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship was first
conducted in 1895 as one of the USGA’s first three
championships. It is open to female amateurs who
have a
USGA Handicap Index® not exceeding 5.4. Notable
past
champions include Glenna Collett Vare, Patty Berg,
Babe
Didrikson Zaharias, JoAnne Gunderson Carner, Carol
Semple
Thompson, Beth Daniel, Juli Inkster, Pat Hurst,
Morgan
Pressel and Lydia Ko. Rising University of Alabama
sophomore Emma Talley won the 2013 U.S. Women’s
Amateur in August at the Country Club of Charleston
(S.C.).
The 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur will be conducted
Aug. 4-
10 at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, N.Y., while
the
2015 championship will be held Aug. 10-16 at
Portland
(Ore.) Golf Club. In 2016, the championship will be
conducted Aug. 8-14 at Rolling Green Golf Club in
Springfield, Pa.
ABOUT THE U.S. Women's Amateur
The U.S. Women's Amateur, the third
oldest of
the USGA championships, was first played
in 1895
at Meadowbrook Club in Hempstead, N.Y.
The
event is open to any female amateur who
has a
USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 5.4.
The
Women's Amateur is one of 14 national
championships conducted annually by the
USGA,
10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
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