Trump National Golf Club
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FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 13, 2017) - The United
States Golf Association (USGA) today announced
sectional qualifying sites for the 72nd U.S. Women’s
Open Championship, which will be contested July
13-16 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster,
N.J. It will be the seventh U.S. Women’s Open to be
played in New Jersey, and the first in 30 years.
Sectional qualifying, conducted over 36 holes,
will take place at 21 U.S. and four international sites
between May 22 and June 12. The championship is
open to female professionals, and female amateurs
with a Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4.
“Each year, the game’s greatest female players
tackle golf’s most comprehensive test as they
compete in the U.S. Women’s Open, and sectional
qualifying is the first step in that journey for many,”
said Stuart Francis, USGA Championship Committee
chairman. “State and regional golf associations, as
well as several international organizations, play an
important role in this process, and we thank them
for their efforts in helping to determine a worthy
champion.”
Online player registration is available by clicking
here. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. EDT on
Wednesday, May 17.
For the fourth consecutive year, Women’s Open
sectional qualifying will be conducted in England,
Japan, the People’s Republic of China and the
Republic of Korea. Three courses return as
international sites: Buckinghamshire Golf Club, in
Buckinghamshire, England, on June 5; Lan Hai
International Golf Club, in Shanghai, the People’s
Republic of China, on June 5; and Woo Jeong Hills
Country Club, in Cheonan, the Republic of Korea, on
June 12. Hino Golf Club in Shinga Prefecture, Japan,
will host its first Women’s Open sectional qualifier on
May 22.
Industry Hills Golf Club, near Los Angeles, will
host Women’s Open sectional qualifying for the ninth
consecutive year on May 30. The club was also a
sectional site in 1980 and 1982. Additionally,
Industry Hills’ Eisenhower Course is scheduled to
host U.S. Open local qualifying for the 10th
consecutive year in June.
Four past USGA championship sites will host
2017 U.S. Women’s Open sectional qualifying:
Riverdale Golf Course, in Brighton, Colo., on May
24; Hidden Creek Golf Club, in Egg Harbor
Township, N.J., and Lake Merced Golf Club, in Daly
City, Calif., both on June 5; and The Woodlands
(Texas) Country Club on June 6.
Lake Merced, site of the 1990 U.S. Junior
Amateur and the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior
championships, is hosting sectional qualifying for the
eighth time. Riverdale Golf Course and Hidden Creek
Golf Club will be sectional qualifying sites for the
second time. Riverdale hosted the 1993 U.S.
Amateur Public Links and Hidden Creek hosted the
2015 U.S. Senior Amateur. The Woodlands Country
Club, site of the 1989 U.S. Senior Women’s
Amateur, is hosting sectional qualifying for the sixth
consecutive year on its Player Course.
Two U.S. Women’s Open champions have
reached the championship through sectional
qualifying: Hilary Lunke (2003) and Birdie Kim
(2005). Lunke won after advancing through local
and sectional qualifying, while Kim competed in the
sectional stage.
Considered the world’s premier golf
championship for women in golf, the U.S. Women’s
Open is one of 13 national championships conducted
annually by the USGA. The championship was first
contested in 1946 and its winners include Betsy
Rawls (1951, ’53, ’57, ’60), Mickey Wright (1958,
’59, ’61, ’64), Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1948, ’50,
’54), Susie Maxwell Berning (1968, ’72, ’73), Hollis
Stacy (1977, ’78, ’84), Annika Sorenstam (1995,
’96, 2006), Juli Inkster (1999, 2002), Karrie Webb
(2000, ’01), Inbee Park (2008, ’13), Paula Creamer
(2010), Cristie Kerr (2007) and Michelle Wie (2014).
2017 U.S. Women’s Open Sectional
Qualifying Sites (25)
Monday, May 22 (3)
Butler (Pa.) Country Club
The Country Club at DC Ranch, Scottsdale,
Ariz.
Hino Golf Club, Shinga Prefecture, Japan
Wednesday, May 24 (1)
Riverdale Golf Course (Dunes Course),
Brighton, Colo.
Sunday, May 28 (1)
Poipu Bay Golf Course, Koloa, Hawaii
Tuesday, May 30 (2)
Diamond Oaks Country Club, Fort Worth,
Texas
Industry Hills Golf Club (Eisenhower Course),
City of Industry, Calif.
Wednesday, May 31 (1)
Legends Club, Prior Lake, Minn.
Friday, June 2 (1)
BallenIsles Country Club (East Course), Palm
Beach Gardens, Fla.
Monday, June 5 (6)
Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Buckinghamshire,
England
Hidden Creek Golf Club, Egg Harbor Township,
N.J.
Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, Calif.
Lan Hai International Golf Club, Shanghai,
People’s Republic of China
The Legends at Chateau Elan, Braselton, Ga.
Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont, Calif.
Tuesday, June 6 (1)
South Shore Country Club, Hingham, Mass.
Wednesday, June 7 (2)
Bogey Hills Country Club, St. Louis, Mo.
The Woodlands (Texas) Country Club (Player
Course)
Friday, June 9 (1)
Sugar Mill Country Club, New Smyrna Beach,
Fla.
Monday, June 12 (6)
Bradenton (Fla.) Country Club
Governors Club, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Muskegon (Mich.) Country Club
OGA Golf Course, Woodburn, Ore.
Prestwick Country Club, Frankfort, Ill.
Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, Cheonan, Republic of
Korea
Sectional qualifying sites and dates are subject
to change. For the most up-to-date list, click here.
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