U.S. SENIOR WOMEN'S OPEN
By David Shefter, USGA
Leta Lindley finally added champion next to her name after two consecutive runner-up finishes in the U.S. Senior Women's Open. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
Championship Venue | San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista, Calif. |
Architect | William Watson (renovation by William Bell) |
Opened | 1897 |
Championship Dates | August 21-24 |
Field | 120 competitors |
Tickets | Tickets will go on sale at a date to be determined. |
Entries Open | Spring of 2025 |
Yardage/Par | 6,219 yards/Par 73 (Subject to change) |
Course Rating/Slope Rating | TBD |
Eligibility | Open to any female professional or amateur who is 50 years of age on or before Aug. 21 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 7.4. |
Qualifying | Qualifying over 18 holes will take place at sites to be determined |
2024 Championship | After two consecutive runner-up finishes, Leta Lindley, a native San Diegoan who now resides in south Florida, carded a championship-record 64 in the final round to post a two-stroke victory over Japan's Kaori Yamamoto at Fox Chapel Golf Club, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Lindley was paired with her former University of Arizona teammate and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Annika Sorenstam in the final round. Lindley posted a 72-hole total of 9-under 275 on the Seth Raynor design. To read more click here. |
Quotable | “Amazing. There's no words. I've been dreaming about this day for so long, three years now before I turned 50, and I've imagined myself hoisting this trophy and winning this championship, and I dared to dream big. It's just so satisfying to stand here now as your champion.” -- Leta Lindley |
Hole by Hole | SAN DIEGO COUNTRY CLIB (Yardages and par subject to change) Hole 1: 363 yards (Par 4) Hole 2: 466 yards (Par 5) Hole 3: 182 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 391 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 373 yards (Par 4) Hole 6: 140 yards (Par 3) Hole 7: 338 yards (Par 4) Hole 8: 502 yards (Par 5) Hole 9: 335 yards (Par 4) OUT: 3,090 yards (Par 36) Hole 10: 438 yards (Par 5) Hole 11: 139 yards (Par 3) Hole 12: 363 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 162 yards (Par 3) Hole 14: 475 yards (Par 5) Hole 15: 371 yards (Par 4) Hole 16: 507 yards (Par 5) Hole 17: 326 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 348 yards (Par 4) IN: 3,129 yards (Par 37) TOTAL: 6,219 yards (Par 73) |
What Champion Receives | -A gold medal -Custody of the U.S. Senior Women's Open Trophy for one year -Exemptions into the next 10 U.S. Senior Women's Open Championships -Exemption into the 2026 U.S. Women's Open Championship -Name inscribed on a 2025 USGA Champions' plaque that will reside in the USGA Museum's Hall of Champions in Liberty Corner, N.J. |
Fast Facts | Mickey Wright, who grew up at San Diego Country Club, won the last of her four U.S. Women's Open titles at the Chula Vista club...Jill McGill won the 1993 U.S. Women's Amateur at San Diego C.C., and will be in the field as the 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Open champion. |
Schedule of Play | Thursday, Aug. 21 (18 holes, stroke play) Friday, Aug. 22 (18 holes, stroke play) Saturday, Aug. 23 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, Aug. 24 (18 holes, stroke play) |
Cut | Low 50 scorers and ties will play the final 36 holes |
Playoff | Should there be a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place immediately following play. |
Notable Past Events at San Diego C.C. | 1952 San Diego Open (Ted Kroll) 1953 San Diego Open (Tommy Bolt) 1964 U.S. Women's Open (Mickey Wright) 1993 U.S. Women's Amateur (Jill McGill) 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur (Sophia Schubert) |
Broadcast Schedule | TBD |
Future Sites | 2027: Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood, Wash./Aug. 19-22 2030: Spyglass Hill, Pebble Beach, Calif./TBD 2032: Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan./TBD |
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