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Matthew Rose

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Senior Women's Open and venues
« on: February 07, 2015, 02:44:36 PM »
With the USGA's announcement of the inagural US Senior Women's Open set for 2018, what type of venues do you think we will see considered?

My initial thought was that this could potentially open up some historic venues supposedly made anachronistic by a lack of length. One way to get me interested as a spectator would be to use courses that you wouldn't see tournament golf played at otherwise.
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David_Tepper

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2015, 07:18:23 PM »
I suppose the venues chosen will be a function of which clubs offer to make their course available to the USGA to stage the event. It remains to be seen whether the "historic venues" will choose to do so.

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2015/2/7/first-us-senior-womens-open-set-for-2018.html

http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2015/02/why-the-usga-thinks-the-timing.html
« Last Edit: February 07, 2015, 07:29:54 PM by David_Tepper »

John Cowden

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2015, 07:32:44 PM »
Pasatiempo! 

David_Tepper

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2015, 07:45:04 PM »
JCowden -

Kay Cockerill (b. 1964) the US Women's Am at Pasatiempo in 1986. If it was held there in 2018, she would be old enough to enter.

DT   

John Cowden

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2015, 08:04:25 PM »
And Julie will be 57-58.  I think it would be great fun to attend/watch, especially with the tiny galleries one would expect.  Won't even need ropes.

Joel_Stewart

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2015, 09:27:33 PM »
They played the women's Senior Amatuer a few years ago at Pasatiempo.  The 36 hole qualifier was amazing with numerous scores in the 90s and I think some didn't break 100.

Brad Tufts

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2015, 09:29:14 PM »
Essex CC, Manchester, MA!
So I jump ship in Hong Kong....

David_Madison

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2015, 09:53:21 PM »
I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Pine Needles or Mid Pines

Matthew Petersen

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2015, 11:20:51 PM »
I suppose the venues chosen will be a function of which clubs offer to make their course available to the USGA to stage the event. It remains to be seen whether the "historic venues" will choose to do so.

http://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2015/2/7/first-us-senior-womens-open-set-for-2018.html

http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2015/02/why-the-usga-thinks-the-timing.html

Yeah, I think this is a concern. Then again, it's certainly going to be a much smaller commitment than a Men's Open, or even the Sr Men's Open.

Gib_Papazian

Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2015, 01:38:22 AM »
Ir never occurred to me there was no Senior Women's Open - but it seems so obvious there ought to be one since there is a U.S. Senior Women's Amateur. Normoyle's wife will be eligible in 2018 - assuming the cut-off is 50, not 55. If that is the case, anybody want to bet me 5:1 odds?

I'll take Dottie Pepper, you can have the field - I don't give a shit who else is playing. Juli Inkster and Laura Davies will be 58 by then, so I'm feeling pretty good about that bet.   

Carl Rogers

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Re: Senior Women's Open and venues
« Reply #10 on: February 09, 2015, 12:18:35 PM »
2009 the Cascades hosted the Senior Women's Am ... hard course for them
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