2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open
The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open and was the 14th championship run by the United States Golf Association. It was open to women whose 50th birthday fell on or before the first day of competition and held a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. The championship was played at the Chicago Golf Club from July 12 to 15.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | July 12–15, 2018 |
Location | Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. 41.849°N 88.116°W |
Course(s) | Chicago Golf Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Statistics | |
Par | 73 |
Field | 120 players, 55 after cut |
Cut | 158 (+12) |
Prize fund | $1.0 million |
Winner's share | $180,000 |
Champion | |
Laura Davies | |
276 (−16) | |
Location Map | |
Chicago GC Location in the United States Chicago GC Location in Illinois | |
The championship was won by Laura Davies with a score of 276, 10 strokes ahead of runner-up Juli Inkster.
Venue
The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the 12th USGA Championship contested at Chicago Golf Club. The last championship contested here was the 2005 Walker Cup, when the U.S. team defeated Great Britain and Ireland by a single point. The course is one of the five founding members of the USGA. It was built in 1892, making it the oldest 18-hole course in the western hemisphere.
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
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1 | Valley | 374 | 4 | 10 | Short | 136 | 3 | |
2 | Road | 445 | 5 | 11 | Dogleg | 354 | 4 | |
3 | Biarittz | 167 | 3 | 12 | Punchbowl | 464 | 5 | |
4 | Long | 478 | 5 | 13 | Eden | 148 | 3 | |
5 | Leven | 325 | 4 | 14 | Cape | 347 | 4 | |
6 | Pope's Nose | 320 | 4 | 15 | Ginger Beer | 321 | 4 | |
7 | Redan | 153 | 3 | 16 | Raynor's Prize | 517 | 5 | |
8 | Narrows | 346 | 4 | 17 | Double Plateau | 373 | 4 | |
9 | Pond | 389 | 4 | 18 | Home | 425 | 5 | |
Out | 2,997 | 36 | In | 3,085 | 37 | |||
Total | 6,082 | 73 |
Field
The championship was open to any professional or amateur golfer who was 50 years of age as of July 12 and had a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. The field included 120 players, who earned entry in the walking-only championship via sectional qualifying at sites nationwide in the spring of 2018 or through one of the exemption categories listed below.
Exempt from qualifying
Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses () next to their names.[3]
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open (ten year exemption).
Amy Alcott (5,6), Pat Bradley (5,6), Jerilyn Britz, Laura Davies (5,6,10,11,12), Jane Geddes (5,6), JoAnne Gunderson Carner (3,6), Juli Inkster (3,5,6,10,12,13), Betsy King (5,6,12), Murle Lindstrom, Lauri Merten, Liselotte Neumann (6,11,12,13), Alison Nicholas, Sandra Palmer (5), Hollis Stacy (5,6,12), Jan Stephenson (5,6)
- Janet Alex Anderson, Kathy Baker Guadagnino, Susie Berning (5), Donna Caponi (5), Kathy Cornelius, Sandra Haynie (5), Catherine Lacoste (4), Meg Mallon (5,6), Carol Mann (5), Betsy Rawls (5), Patty Sheehan (5,6), and Mickey Wright (5) did not play.
2. From the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, any player returning a 72-hole score.
3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who later turned professional (one year exemption).
Laura Baugh, Kay Cockerill, Joanne Pacillo Foreman, Carolyn Hill
- Jean Ashley Crawford, Beth Daniel (5,6), Mary Lou Dill, Cindy Hill (11), Donna Horton White, Deb Richard (6), Cathy Sherk, and Pearl Sinn did not play.
4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who did not turn professional (five year exemption) and the 2017 runner-up.
- Mary Budke, Martha Kirouac, Patricia Lesser Harbottle, Barbara McIntire, Anne Quast Sander, Marlene Stewart Streit, and Carol Semple Thompson did not play.
5. Winners of the other LPGA majors (ten year exemption). This includes Canadian Women's Open champions prior to 2000.
Helen Alfredsson (6,10,11,12), Donna Andrews (6,12), Nanci Bowen, Tammie Green (6), Christa Johnson (6), Cathy Johnston-Forbes (11), Jenny Lidback (12) , Sally Little, Alice Miller, Martha Nause (11,12), Nancy Scranton (6)
- Jody Rosenthal Anschutz, Betty Burfeindt, Gloria Ehret, Shirley Englehorn, Marlene Hagge, Chako Higuchi, Judy Kimball Simon, Nancy Lopez (6), Mary Mills, Pat O'Sullivan Lucey, Dottie Pepper (6), Sandra Post, Kelly Robbins, Marilynn Smith, Sherri Steinhauer (6), Sherri Turner (6), Kathy Whitworth, and Joyce Ziske did not play.
6. The top 150 money leaders from the 2017 LPGA Tour all-time money list.
Kristi Albers, Danielle Ammaccapane, Judy Dickinson, Rosie Jones (12), Lorie Kane (11,12,13), Hiromi Kobayashi, Barb Mucha (11,12), Cindy Rarick, Michele Redman (11,12), Kris Tschetter
- Tina Barrett, Dale Eggeling, Ayako Okamoto, Kim Saiki-Maloney, and Val Skinner (12) did not play.
7. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals Championship (last five years) and the top five finishers from the most recent Championship.
Jean Bartholomew (11,12), Lisa Grimes (12), Laurie Rinker
8. Winners of official LPGA Tour events from the last five years and the current year.
9. Top five leaders of the 2017 Ladies European Tour and 2017 LPGA of Japan Tour career money lists.
10. Playing members of the last five Solheim Cup teams.
11. Low ten and ties from the 2017 Senior LPGA Championship.
Trish Johnson (12,13)
12. Top 30 points leaders from the 2016 and 2017 Legends Tour Performance Points list.
Jane Crafter, Alicia Dibos, Cindy Figg-Currier, Becky Iverson, Marilyn Lovander, Barb Moxness
13. Winners of Legends Tour events from the last two years and the current year (36-hole minimum).
14. Winners of U.S. Senior Women's Amateur from the last two years and the 2017 runner-up.
Judith Kyrinis, Ellen Port, Terrill Samuel
15. Winners of the 2016 and 2017 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur.
16. Playing members of the two most current Curtis Cup and U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy teams.
17. Winner of the 2017 Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur.
Macarena Campomanes Eguiguren, Sue Wooster
18. Special exemptions granted by the USGA.
Jane Blalock, Mary Jane Hiestand[4]
Qualifiers
Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments which took place June 4–20 at sites across the United States.[3]
June 4 at Alta Mesa Golf Club, Mesa, Arizona
- Lori Atsedes
- Anne Marie Palli
- Yuko Saito
- Liz Waynick (a)
June 4 at Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, California
- Akemi Nakata Khaiat (a)
- Kathy Kurata (a)
- Cindy McConnell (a)
- Evelyn Orley (a)
- MK Thanos-Zordani (a)
June 5 at Atlanta Country Club, Marietta, Georgia
- Margaret Leef (a)
- Brenda Pictor (a)
June 6 at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, North Carolina
- Sally Austin
- Suzy Green-Roebuck
- Luanne Cherney
June 6 at Springfield Golf & Country Club, Springfield, Virginia
- Joy Bonhurst
- Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
- Amy Ellertson (a) - did not play
June 12 at Olympic Club (Ocean Course), San Francisco, California
- Tina Barker (a)
- Dana Dormann
- Kathryn Imrie
- Suzy Whaley
- Julie Wirth (a)
June 12 at Commonground Golf Course, Aurora, Colorado
- Sherry Andonian-Smith
- Patricia Beliard
- Marilyn Hardy (a)
- Janet Moore (a)
June 12 at Bent Creek Golf Club, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
- Leigh Klasse (a)
- Susan West (a)
June 12 at Whippoorwill Club, Armonk, New York
- Angela Aulenti
- Dana Bates
- CJ Reeves
- Maggie Will
June 14 at Ferncroft Country Club, Middleton, Massachusetts
- Helene Chartrand (a)
- Catherine Panton-Lewis
- Laura Shanahan Rowe
June 14 at Fairwood Golf & Country Club, Renton, Washington
- Patricia Ehrhart (a)
- Debby King
- Lara Tennant (a)
June 18 at LPGA International (Jones Course), Daytona Beach, Florida
- Barb Bunkowsky
- Laura Carson (a)
- Laurel Kean
- Therese Quinn (a)
- Nancy Taylor
June 18 at Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Illinois
- Elaine Crosby
- Annette Deluca
- Jamie Fischer
- Eriko Gejo
- Maureen Sheehan (a)
- Kaori Shimura
June 18 at Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
- Missie Berteotti
- Marlene Davis
- Cheryl Fox
- Martha Leach (a)
June 18 at Northampton Country Club, Easton, Pennsylvania
- Debby Murphy
- Janie Sirmons
- Marie-Therese Torti (a)
- Holly Vaughn
June 18 at Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas
- Laurie Brower
- Lisa Depaulo
- Susie Kirk
- Kelley Nittoli (a)
- Loretta Young
June 20 at Richland Country Club, Nashville, Tennessee
- Sue Ginter
- Suzanne Strudwick
Final round
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Laura Davies | England | 71-71-66-68=276 | −16 |
2 | Juli Inkster | United States | 73-72-68-73=286 | −6 |
3 | Trish Johnson | England | 71-71-73-73=288 | −4 |
4 | Danielle Ammaccapane | United States | 75-71-71-74=291 | −1 |
5 | Yuko Saito | Japan | 76-71-73-74=294 | +2 |
T6 | Helen Alfredsson | Sweden | 72-79-73-71=295 | +3 |
Liselotte Neumann | Sweden | 71-76-76-72=295 | ||
T8 | Tammie Green Parker | United States | 76-75-79-67=297 | +5 |
Rosie Jones | United States | 77-73-71-76=297 | ||
T10 | Suzy Green-Roebuck | United States | 75-75-74-74=298 | +6 |
Martha Leach (a) | United States | 78-75-72-73=298 |
References
- "Wow: Chicago Golf Club To Host First U.S. Senior Women's". geoffshackelford.com.
- http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2018/u-s--senior-women-s-open/articles/2018-u-s--senior-women-s-open-fact-sheet.html
- "Inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship – Entry Form" (PDF). USGA. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- Pine, Julia (March 21, 2018). "Blalock, Hiestand Receive Special Exemptions". USGA.