FAR HILLS, N.J. (June 26, 2013) – The United
States Golf Association (USGA) today
announced CordeValle, in San Martin, Calif.,
as the host of
the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open Championship.
The championship, which will be conducted
July 7-10, will be the first Women’s Open held
in the
Bay Area and the second USGA championship
conducted at CordeValle, which will host the
USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship
in
September 2013.
“The San Francisco area has a rich history of
hosting USGA championships, and the USGA is
proud to add to that tradition with the U.S.
Women’s Open at CordeValle,” said Thomas J.
O’Toole Jr., USGA vice president and chairman
of the Championship Committee. “Northern
California has produced two of today’s most
accomplished female players in Women’s
Open champions Paula Creamer and Juli
Inkster, and we
look forward to bringing this championship to
such a vibrant golf community.”
“CordeValle is very honored to host the 2016
U.S. Women’s Open Championship and
welcomes this opportunity to develop a
stronger
relationship with the USGA," said Alan
Campey, president of CordeValle. “From our
acclaimed golf course to our world-class
resort facilities,
the Women's Open competitors, spectators
and guests will have a wonderful experience
at CordeValle. And that experience will be
bolstered by
the crucial support from our club members,
local community and financial supporters,
without whom this championship would not be
possible.”
Former United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice, who is a member of the
USGA’s Nominating Committee and a
professor at Stanford
University, will serve as honorary chairman of
the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open.
“USGA women’s golf serves as an avenue of
empowerment and opportunity for women and
girls all over the country,” said Rice. “As the
honorary chair of the 2016 U.S. Women’s
Open at CordeValle, I am proud to welcome
players, their families and fans to the Bay
Area to share
in this rich tradition.”
The name CordeValle is derived from the
Spanish phrase “el corazón del valle,” or
“heart of the valley.” Designed by Robert
Trent Jones Jr. and
opened in 1999, CordeValle is located in the
foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The
course sits on 270 gently rolling acres and
incorporates
natural elevation changes, streams and
wooded areas into the layout.
Since 2010, CordeValle has hosted the PGA
Tour’s Frys.com Open. CordeValle hosted the
2011 PGA Cup, which matches the top PGA
golf
professionals from the United States against
their counterparts from Great Britain and
Ireland, and will again host the event in 2015.
It also
hosted the second USA-China Youth Golf Match
in 2012. From 2005 to 2012, the course hosted
the Gifford Collegiate Championship, and will
again host the championship starting in 2014.
For more information on the 2016 U.S.
Women’s Open, please visit
www.2016uswomensopen.com
Considered the world’s premier women’s golf
championship, the U.S. Women’s Open is one
of 13 national championships conducted
annually by
the USGA. It is open to professional female
golfers and amateur females with a USGA
Handicap Index® not exceeding 4.4. The
championship
was first conducted in 1946 and boasts an
impressive list of winners, including Babe
Didrikson Zaharias, Betsy Rawls, Mickey
Wright, Hollis
Stacy, Amy Alcott, Meg Mallon, Annika
Sorenstam, Se Ri Pak, Juli Inkster, Cristie
Kerr and Paula Creamer.
The Women’s Open has been conducted in
California on two previous occasions. In 1964,
Wright took a playoff victory over Ruth Jessen
for her
fourth and final Women’s Open victory at San
Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, while Janet
(Alex) Anderson captured her only
championship
title in 1982 at Del Paso Country Club in
Sacramento.
The 2013 U.S. Women’s Open is being
conducted this week at Sebonack Golf Club in
Southampton, N.Y. The 2014 U.S. Women’s
Open will be
conducted on the famed Course No. 2 at
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in Village of
Pinehurst, N.C., with the U.S. Open being
conducted on
the same course the previous week. The 2015
U.S. Women’s Open will be conducted at
Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club, while Trump
National Golf
Club in Bedminster, N.J., will host the 2017
championship.
ABOUT THE U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open is the biggest tournament in
women's golf and one of 14 national
championships conducted by the USGA. The
event is open to any female who has a USGA
Handicap Index not exceeding 4.4.
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