2013 womens amateur course guide by Bob Durand Design

U.S. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amateur Championship The Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, S.C. Aug. 5-11, 2013

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contents

8 Country Club of Charleston History

12 Spectator Information

15 Corporate Sponsors

15 113 Club

19 Interview with Beth Daniel

22 A Qualifying Success

28 The Lowcountry

42 Course Map

54 About the USGA

57 Championship History

59 Conditions of Play

61 2012 Champion: Lydia Ko

65 Seed Money

71 Championship Records

32 Country Club of Charleston Hole-by-Hole

Cover photo credit: Tommy Ford Course Guide design: Bob Durand Design

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Golf arrived in Charleston, S.C., more than a century before the founding of the United States Golf Association. Formed in the 1780s, South Carolina Golf Club gave its members an opportunity to play the game on common land in Charleston. The club eventually disbanded, but golf has remained a vital aspect of the flavor and culture of this historic city. Now, the Country Club of Charleston, which was founded more than 80 years ago across the Ashley River from downtown with a course designed by famed architect Seth Raynor, adds to the city’s rich golf tapestry by hosting its first USGA championship. On behalf of the USGA’s volunteers and staff, we welcome you to the 113th playing of the U.S. Women’s Amateur, the first time that this prestigious championship has been conducted in South Carolina. We would like to thank the members and staff of the Country Club of Charleston for their hospitality, as well as the volunteers and spectators for their support of the championship. The U.S. Women’s Amateur is one of the three original championships conducted by the USGA in 1895, along with the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. The USGA is proud to have provided a national championship for women since our founding, and we look forward to continuing this great tradition in Charleston, a community that boasts a wonderful golf history of its own. Sincerely,

Glen D. Nager President, United States Golf Association

Dot Paluck Chairman, USGA Women’s Committee

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Boeing congratulates each of the competitors who has earned a spot in this distinguished field.

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Championship Committee General Chair Frank Ford General Co-Chair Libby Metzler Kathy Beard • Hart Brown • Lon Burris Barbara Christie • Tommy Croffead Rita Eiserhardt • Cordes Ford Pat Garrigan • Ron Gillette Andrew Lamie • Charlie Swanson Larry Tarleton Committee chairs Bert Atkinson • Stephanie Atkinson Hampton Avant • Jay Boccabello Todd Brown • Carey Budds Claudia Budds • Anne Burris Chuck Carder • Nancy Carder Kathleen Cartland • Olin Chamberlin Howard Chapman • Tommy Connolly Noula Cumins • Steve Harth • Hugh Davis Weezie Deveaux • Tanya Deke Ruthie Edwards • Jerry Flury Tommy Ford • Betty Lou Garrigan Doug Horne • Bill Horton • Ben Legare Tony Mark • Tim Metzler • Rod Moseley Gary Nestler • Warren Peper Claire Sahn • Phyllis Smoak Doug Van Scoy Championship Director Kathy Beard

Championship Committee

Championship Manager Andrew Lamie CCC Board of Directors

Standing (l-r): Charlie Swanson, Pat Garrigan, Larry Tarleton, Libby Metzler, Frank Ford, Ron Gillette, Barbara Christie, Hart Brown, Kathy Beard, Lon Burris and Cordes Ford.

Tommy Croffead President

Seated (l-r): Tommy Croffead, Andrew Lamie and Rita Eiserhardt. Cordes Ford • John Molony Heidi Williams, M.D. • Luther Cochrane Arthur Swanson John G.P. Boatwright, M.D. Stephanie Atkinson • Tony Mark Charles McIntosh • John “Skip” Martin David Humphreys (Ex officio) Club General Manager Ron Gillette Controller Karen Sherman Director of Golf Hart Brown Head Golf Professional Will Woodward

Hart Brown Director of Golf

Paul Corder Golf Course Superintendent

Course Superintendent Paul Corder Executive Chef Corey Elliott

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Welcome

from the Country Club of Charleston

On behalf of the board of directors, the championship committee and the entire membership, we want to congratulate all the golfers who qualified to compete in the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Charleston. We are honored to be chosen as host of the championship by the United States Golf Association and proud of our continuing mission to support amateur golf. To the players and those who have come to support the players, USGA committee and staff, we welcome you to the South Carolina Lowcountry and our club. We are confident that our Seth Raynor-designed course will offer a strong test of golf, while at the same time our membership and staff will make every effort to have your stay with us feel a little bit like home. Hosting a national championship would not be possible without the efforts of many dedicated individuals. We want to recognize the legacy that has been built by our members, now and those past, in their support of amateur golf at the County Club of Charleston. Our club has hosted more than 150 nationally recognized amateur events since our opening at this site in 1925. The champions who have walked our storied fairways are recognized in the annals of golf history. This year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur champion will join a list which includes Henry Picard, Billy Joe Patton, Walter Hagen, Webb Simpson and our club’s own Beth Daniel, two-time champion of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. We want to extend a special thanks to our committee chairs and volunteers who have dedicated their time and talents to ensure that we meet the high standards of a USGA championship. We couldn’t do it without our club’s outstanding staff led by Hart Brown, Ron Gillette and Paul Corder, and their commitment to excellence every day, making your experience the best that it can be. We hope you will take advantage of all that the Charleston area has to offer. Please do not hesitate to ask any of our staff or members if we can be of any assistance. We look forward to meeting all of you at the championship.

Sincerely,

Frank C. Ford III General Chairman Championship Committee

Libby Metzler General Co-Chair Championship Committee

Tommy Croffead President Country Club of Charleston

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the Country Club of

Charleston The Country Club of Charleston is adding to its rich golf history by hosting its first United States Golf Association event, the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.

ust as the city of Charleston has its place as one of the first – if not the first –places golf was played in the United States, the Country Club of Charleston has been immersed in a rich golf history. In the late 1700s, many of Charleston’s leading merchants were Scotsmen, who apparently imported their ancient game with them to the new country. Those Scottish merchants would meet on Harleston’s Green, which was roughly bordered by what is now Calhoun and Bull Streets, east of Rutledge. It was only natural that those informal gatherings would lead to the formation of the South Carolina Golf Club on Harleston’s Green on Sept. 29, 1786, only 32 years after the founding of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews, Scotland.

No one knows for sure what happened to those clubs or the game of golf in Charleston during the 1800s. With the Jefferson embargo of 1808, much of the foreign commercial trade in Charleston declined and many of the merchants returned to Scotland. Harleston’s Green was also changing as streets were being laid and houses being built along Bull and Montagu Streets, infringing on what had been the playground of the Scottish merchants. However, it is certain from newspaper articles that golf was played in Charleston on Harleston’s Green from 1786 through 1799.

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The game was probably played in Charleston during the 1800s, but there was apparently no organized club until the last year of the century. In 1899, the Chicora Park Golf Club was formed with a nine-hole course on what is now part of the old naval base. When the federal government took that land to build the naval base, club members moved only a few miles and purchased the Belvedere Plantation, just north of Magnolia Cemetery and laid out a nine-hole course with sand greens. The newly named Charleston Country Club opened in 1901 with 300 members.

By 1913, the club had become so popular that the course was enlarged to 18 holes and the sand greens replaced with grass. But Charlestonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northern industrial growth began crowding the club out and taking away its rural charm. In 1922, the club decided to purchase part of the McLeod Plantation property on James Island. This beautiful site, home of the club since its opening in 1925, consisted of 200 acres of marshland and 236 acres of high ground. The magnificent clubhouse was built on a bluff overlooking the city and the harbor.

The club flourished and soon began playing challenge matches with other clubs from around the Carolinas. Those matches led to the formation of the Carolinas Golf Association during a meeting at the Charleston Country Club with clubs representing Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville and Wilmington.

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Noted architect Seth Raynor was hired to design and build the golf course. Raynor, a protégé of C.B. McDonald, was one of the top young architects in a growing business. At the same time, he was designing Yeaman’s Hall Club in North Charleston. His work included such famed clubs as Fisher’s Island, Yale, Camargo and the Old White at The Greenbrier. He would have been credited with more, but died suddenly while designing Cypress Point on the Monterey Peninsula in 1926. Raynor’s courses were notable for the recurring pattern of holes from famous Scottish golf courses, including the well-known “Redan” holes. The 11th hole at the Country Club of Charleston is a replica of the 15th hole at North Berwick and is so treacherous that legend has it that Sam Snead carded a 13 and Ben Hogan, when asked how he liked the hole, replied that it should be dynamited. In 1927, Donald Vinton was hired as the club’s professional and brought in an assistant pro, Henry Picard, from his hometown of Plymouth, Mass. Picard became one of the top professional golfers in the country, winning 27 PGA Tour events, including the 1938 Masters Tournament and the 1939 PGA Championship, and was a member of the 1935 USA

Ryder Cup Team. He was a longtime member of the Country Club after retiring in Charleston. When developers planned new homes along the 14th and 15th fairways in the 1990s, they named the street Picard Lane in honor of the old pro. In October 1946, the first Azalea Festival golf tournament was organized by Tommy Thorne and Matt Moore, and became an annual April event at the club starting in 1947. Frank C. Ford won that first Azalea and also won in 1947, 1950 and 1952. His grandson, Frank Ford III, is a six-time Azalea champion, taking the title in 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992 and 1993. Played each spring, the Azalea has become one of the top amateur events in the country, and includes among its winners 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson (a two-time Azalea victor), Casey Wittenberg and noted amateurs Dale Morey and Billy Joe Patton, in addition to the Fords. The Senior Azalea is also conducted annually at the club and since the early 1950s, the course has been the site of a national junior event for boys and girls, now known as the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea Championship. The club has also hosted the

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whether to renovate the old clubhouse or build a new smaller facility. But Hurricane Hugo solved the problem in September 1989 by causing extensive damage to the clubhouse. That left the board little choice but to move forward with a complete renovation of the golf course and tennis facilities and construction of a new clubhouse. The new golf course officially opened for play on Nov. 1, 1990, and the magnificent new clubhouse was dedicated at a gala grand opening on Aug. 3, 1991.

Above: Seth Raynor Left: Henry Picard, Country Club of Charleston golf professional, 1927-34, won the 1939 PGA Championship.

Carolinas Amateur six times as well as eight South Carolina Amateurs, the most recent in 1999 and won by future U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover. On April 6, 1959, a Henry Picard Day was held in honor of the former pro and Masters champion. Ben Hogan was among the pros on hand to honor Picard. In 1975, club member Beth Daniel was honored with a reception after winning the Women’s Amateur Championship. She was the stroke-play medalist at the championship the ensuing year, but lost in the first round of match play. However, Daniel came back and won the championship again in 1977. Daniel won the women’s club championship in 1974 and 1975 and went on to become one of the top players on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and the LPGA Hall of Fame. Her portrait, along with those of Picard and Ford, hangs in the lobby of the clubhouse. During the late 1980s, a debate engulfed the membership over whether to renovate the golf course and the old clubhouse. While the members approved the go-ahead for the golf course renovation, the debate continued to rage over

The membership declined sharply with more than 90 members resigning while the club was closed for restoration after Hurricane Hugo. However, by January 1991, the appeal of the new modern facility and a first-class country club had attracted more than 100 new members. The class-A membership cap was raised from 420 to 440 and the exclusive, new Country Club of Charleston again had a waiting list. More recently, long range plans for the renovation of the clubhouse, golf shop, tennis facility, pool/fitness center and golf course were undertaken in 2000. The enlargement and renovation of the clubhouse was completed in April 2003. The tennis facility was also completed in 2003 and the golf shop in 2004. The renovated pool/fitness complex opened in 2005 with a new fitness center. In March 2006, golf architect Brian Silva, an expert on Seth Raynor designs, was hired to restore the golf course. Using photographs of the original course, Silva restored 39 bunkers and the original berm in the 15th fairway was restored. All of the greens were cored out and a state-of-the-art irrigation, drainage and pump system was installed. The land adjacent to the ninth fairway was cleared and the short-game area was built based on a C.B. McDonald design of a “short course” featuring Redan- and Eden-style greens and numerous bunkers. Now, this restored Seth Raynor gem will be getting worldwide attention as the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship will be televised internationally by the Golf Channel.

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Spectator Information Championship Schedule Friday, August 2

Practice Round Gates Open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 12 p.m. Cameras and Autographs permitted

Saturday, August 3

Practice Round Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 7:30 a.m. Cameras and Autographs permitted

Sunday, August 4

Practice Round Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 7:30 a.m. Cameras and Autographs permitted

Monday, August 5

Stroke Play, First Round 156 Players Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 7:30 a.m. Cameras and Autographs prohibited

Tuesday, August 6

Stroke Play, Second Round 156 Players Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 7:30 a.m. Cameras and Autographs prohibited

Wednesday, August 7

Match Play, First Round 64 Players Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 9:30 a.m. Cameras and Autographs prohibited Golf Channel Coverage 3-5 p.m. (EDT)

Thursday, August 8

Match Play, Second and Third Rounds 32 Players and 16 Players Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cameras and Autographs prohibited Golf Channel Coverage 4-6 p.m. (EDT)

Friday, August 9

Match Play, Quarterfinals Eight Players Gates Open 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 1:45 p.m. Cameras and Autographs prohibited Golf Channel Coverage 4-6 p.m. (EDT)

Saturday, August 10

Match Play, Semifinals Four Players Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 10 a.m. Cameras and Autographs prohibited Golf Channel Coverage 4-6 p.m. (EDT)

Sunday, August 11

Championship Match – 36 holes Two Players Gates Open 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Play Starts 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Cameras and Autographs prohibited Golf Channel Coverage 4-6 p.m. (EDT)

Please visit www.usga.org for up-to-the-minute scoring and schedule information.

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Admission All spectators are admitted free of charge to the championship grounds. The clubhouse has restricted access and proper credentials are required. Autographs Autographs are permitted during practice rounds, Friday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Aug. 4. A “no autograph” policy is in effect throughout the championship rounds, Monday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 11. Spectators should not approach a player for an autograph from the time immediately preceding the player’s starting time up to and including the completion of her round, including time when the player is at the practice range and practice green and on route to the first tee. Camera Policy Cameras and camcorders are ONLY allowed on site for personal photographic use and without their cases during practice, Friday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Aug. 4. Cellphones Spectators and volunteers are permitted to carry mobile devices (ex. smartphones, PDAs, tablets) at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and use them for limited purposes on the championship grounds. All spectators entering the championship grounds will be subject to search. In order to avoid any inconvenience, it is suggested that you keep these items at home or in your vehicle prior to arrival at the club. First Aid and Medical Tents Thanks to Roper St. Francis, First Aid stations will be conveniently located in three places. The main medical tent is located next to the practice range. The other two are located on the course near the 12th green and the second green. All First Aid stations are staffed with licensed medical personnel. If a medical emergency arises, please notify a U.S. Women’s Amateur volunteer or USGA official. Food and Beverage Service There will be three concession areas that will have food and beverages for cash or credit card purchase. The main concession located next to the Golf Shop offers a variety of sandwiches, salads, snacks and drinks. Two on-course concessions are located near the 12th green and the second green and will offer a snack menu and drinks. Lost and Found Any lost and found items will be taken to Lost and Found located at the Championship Office next to the Tennis Center. Merchandise Merchandise will be available for purchase at the Golf Shop. A variety of merchandise bearing the 2013 Women’s Amateur logo will be offered. Merchandise available for purchase includes hats, visors, shirts, golf balls, ball markers and more. Acceptable forms of payment are cash and credit card. Parking and Shuttles Parking is free for all Championship spectators. General spectator and volunteer parking is located at 47 Folly Rd. Guests will be transported to the course from parking via continuously running shuttle buses. There is no charge for parking and no credential passes are needed to gain access to the parking or onto the complimentary U.S. Women’s Amateur shuttle buses. Shuttle stops will be located on site at the Tennis Center and clubhouse parking lot.

Public Restroom Facilities Portable restrooms, including facilities for spectators with disabilities, are located throughout the course. Refer to the Course Map located in the Course Guide and on the Groupings and Starting Times Sheets. Services for Spectators with Disabilities The Country Club of Charleston and the USGA are committed to providing a positive user-friendly experience for all spectators with disabilities and is pleased to provide the following services: • Accessible parking spaces for all vehicles having appropriate HD/DP license plates or placards will be reserved in main parking lot (Championship Lot A) located at 47 Folly Road, at the intersection of Albemarle Road. Handicap-accessible shuttles are available and parking is reserved at the front section of the parking lot. • A limited number of motorized scooters will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, for spectators with disabilities, compliments of the USGA and Pride Mobility. In order to use the scooters, spectators will be required to complete a liability waiver. The scooters will be distributed out of the Transportation Tent located in the clubhouse parking lot. • Accessible temporary restrooms will be located throughout the championship grounds. Spectator Guidelines To help ensure that your experience at the U.S. Women’s Amateur is enjoyable, we recommend: • Please keep a respectful distance from the players in the fairways. Thank you for cooperating with the marshals at all times. • Please be considerate of others and kneel or sit if you are in the front row of the gallery. • Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. • Walk carefully since some of the terrain includes grassy hills, dirt paths, and uneven surfaces. • Please wear appropriate footwear. Weather Average Aug. temperatures range from a high of about 90 degrees to a low of about 70 degrees. Please remember to wear sun protection - sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. Weather Warning and Spectator Evacuation The USGA has meteorology staff on site monitoring the possibility of inclement weather. If inclement weather is approaching, special weather warning signs will be posted on the starter tents at the first and 10th tees and on the scoreboard located next to the clubhouse. Upon warning, spectators are advised to take immediate precautions PRIOR to play being suspended. In the event of a weather warning, please avoid open areas, hilltops, high places, isolated trees, golf carts and wire fences. If play is suspended, which will be indicated by one prolonged air-horn blast, please CLOSE your umbrella and seek shelter. In the event of a suspension of play, spectator seating will be cleared immediately.

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THANK YOU The Country Club of Charleston gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Charleston, Town of Mount Pleasant, and the City of North Charleston, along with the following Corporate Supporters! Platinum

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Gold The Boeing Company Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated Lexus USGA

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113 Club Libby Metzler

Cheryl and Britt Glenn

Pat and Bob Currey

Tim Metzler

Lee and Lee Taylor

J.J. Lamberson

Emily and Cordes Ford

Brandy and John Keener

Barbara and John Boatwright

Margaret and Luther Cochrane

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Gilbreth

Hope and Terry Florence

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Swanson

Noula and Mark Cumins

Ann and David Westerlund

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Croffead

Caroline and Charles McIntosh

Mr. and Mrs. J. Harper Beall, lll

Judy and Larry Tarleton

Wendy and Allen Gibson

Josephine and John Beall

Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Ford, III

Doug Van Scoy

Pattie and Terry Frierson

Stephanie and Bert Atkinson

Jane and Everett Smith

Pinki and Pete Peters

Claudia and Carey Budds

Gina and Sam Shapiro

Anne and Bernie Puckhaber

Susan and David Humphreys

Beth and Larry Burtschy

Rosann and Tom Scanlon

Tanya Deke

Joyce and Jim Weeks

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fralinger

Zan Edens

Mr. and Mrs. Roy P. Maybank

Sandra and Flip Vineyard

Carolyn and Urquit Morris

Kathy and Gary Rackley

Cathey and Bill Mahony

Candy and Robert Hawthorne

Dr. and Mrs. Terence N. Moore

Susan and Chip Molony

Diane and Bill Horton

Bunny Meyercord

Jennie and Reid Banks

Betty Lou and Pat Garrigan

Duff Meyercord

Terry and Carl Johnson

Susan and Ben Legare

Mills and John Orr

Randy Friedman

Diane and Rick Jerue

Rita and Tommy Eiserhardt

Mr. and Mrs. Keating L. Simons, lll

Mr. and Mrs. Antoon Rijswijk

Michelle and Derek Dean

Ginny and Owen Ravenel

Lucia and Bob Daniel

Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Sheftall

Crystal and Hampton Avant

Gillian and Tony Mark

Holly and Jesse Cunningham

H. Louie Koester, lll and Daughters

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Y. Scott

Sarah and Skipper Jenkins

Harriett and Stephen Gaddy

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Steadman

Teri and John Richmond

Mr. and Mrs. David Fite

Megan and Gregory Holmes

Sarah and William McGirt

Dr. Haskell and Barbara Ellison

Barbara S. Christie

Kelly and Martin Skelly

Hugh Davis

Jean and Tap Johnson

Alida and John Barnwell

Cathy and Richard Ross

Mallory and Frank Norvell

Margaret and Tommy McIntosh

Mr. and Mrs. Bradish J. Waring

Sheila and Stuart Christie

Jami and Bill Frehse

Rob Wilson

Kate and Bill Honan

Cyndy and Arthur Applegate

Marilyn and Leon Feldman

Cathy and Ty Cline

Nella and David Schools

Meghan and Forrest Norvell

Lucy and Dauer Stackpole

John B. Hagerty Sandra and Teddy Pettersen Phyllis B. Smoak Robin and Bert Mercer Nancy and Chuck Carder Bobbie and Curly Greenebaum Mrs. William H. Ford Jean and Pete Spell Jackie and Bob Lane Ann and Steve Burris Anne Lee and Tim Morris Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Greene Judy and Chic Vincent The Glaze Family

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Eleanor and Bill Hurtes Debbie and Neil Fisher Bee and Brown Hamrick Jennie and Terry O’Quinn Anne and Lon Burris Denise and Steve Darling Teri and Tim Bennett David W. Scates Laurie and Jimmy Harrell Erin and Heath Beam Lissy and Buddy Morgan Michele and Mike Seekings Melinda and Tommy Ford Donna and John Rosa Russell Holliday

Thank you to the 113 Club members for their generous support in bringing the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship to our club. Our member’s support to host one of the world’s most important championships continues the Country Club of Charleston’s tradition of giving back to the game of golf and to our community and state.

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Sahn Randi and Richard Serrins Sharon and Marvin Infinger

Stephanie & Bert Atkinson

Mr. and Mrs. David J. Ingle Kathy and Jim Stelling The Phil Slotin Family Lt. General and Mrs. Claudius E. Watts, III Carolyn and Willy Schwenzfeier Ashley Rini Shannon and Jim Sudderth Dr. Rocco and Carol Cassone Grethen and Thom Penney Emily and Clayton Burrous Mollie and Henry Fair Anonymous John C. Ennen Brady Exber Kathy and Peter Nistad The Charles Thompson Family Margaret and Jim Bobo Jennifer and Jay Williams Tater and Bill Beak Tom Wooten Marty Crosby Nancy and Bernard Mendelson Bobbie Marie and Dick Fulmer Barbara and Tom Brewer Mary and Jim McNab

Stephanie and Bert Atkinson Co-Chairs, 113 Club

Barry and Jonathan Krell Kim and H.S. Russell

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Warren Peper Interviews

Beth Daniel Warren: What’s your earliest memory of playing golf here? Beth: I remember being 6 years old and tagging along after my Mom and Dad on a Sunday afternoon. They would let me hit it here and there, then tell me to catch-up so that others wouldn’t have to wait on us. Warren: Were you a little superstar around the club? Beth: Not at all, I was such a late-bloomer that only two small colleges even offered me partial scholarships after high school. I eventually attended Furman, primarily because I had an aunt and uncle that lived in Greenville. Warren: Your lowest score here? Beth: It was a 62 and it was when I was on tour. I had to make a 5-footer for par on 18. I was playing with my Dad and he was already gesturing to guys on the 19th hole what I was about to do and I remember telling him, “Stop it, there’s enough pressure on this already.”

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“From the first time I played the game I was addicted to it and I just loved it and wanted to be as good as I could be at it.”

Warren: Any suggestions to the participants on how to approach No. 11? Beth: It depends. If it’s stroke play, I always get the yardage to the front/top shelf. Even if the ball rolls back down the hill, I figure I’ll make bogey, at the worst. If it’s match play, I have more of a tendency to go for it. My best advice is to forget where the pin is and get the ball up top. Warren: Your memories of winning the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 1975? Beth: I remember we only made reservations day-to-day. I was such an unknown. There were no expectations. I really just took each day as it came. Warren: Two years later, you won it again. Beth: It was much tougher the second time. There were high expectations. Just the year before, I was the medalist and lost in the first round. I really wanted to prove the first time wasn’t an accident. Warren: You were often called a ‘range rat.’ You would spend hours on the driving range. Where did that come from?

Beth: I’m not sure. To this day I enjoy hitting balls. I don’t play 18 holes very often, but I still get pleasure from practicing. My first teacher, Derek Hardy, changed my swing when I was 15 and I think that’s where I first developed my love for the range. If you don’t work things out there, it won’t magically get better on the course. Warren: Your competitive fire was also a wellknown aspect of your career. Beth: I know it, and that attitude is not reflected in any other part of my life. I would get mad at myself, at times, on the golf course. My mom once said she didn’t recognize ‘that’ person. I can’t explain it. I sometimes wish I had been different, but if I had, I might not have been as successful. Warren: Finally, as a two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, what does it mean for this championship to come to your home course? Beth: It’s fabulous! It’s great for the golf course and it’s great for Charleston.

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A Qualifying The USGA relies on the help of dozens of state and regional golf associations to conduct

ach year, thousands of competitors enter the U.S. Open. They are professionals and amateurs, teenagers and seniors, AllAmericans and walk-ons, teachers and firemen. No matter their background, what they have in common is the dream of teeing it up in the national championship.

The game’s most democratic major championship, the U.S. Open offers an opportunity to play on golf’s biggest stage alongside golf’s biggest names, thanks to the two-stage qualification process that decides who will make it to Merion Golf Club.

By Hunki Yun, USGA

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Success hundreds of qualifiers for the U.S. Open and 12 other national championships The first stage, 18-hole local qualifying, took place at 111 sites around the country between May 3 and May 16. Players advancing from local qualifying joined exempt players in the second stage, 36-hole sectional qualifying, which took place in England and Japan on May 27, and at 11 sites in the U.S. on June 3.

The process of determining a field of 156 players from some 9,000 entrants is a major undertaking, and the United States Golf Association relies heavily on state and regional golf associations (SRGAs) to conduct qualifiers within their jurisdictions, not just for the U.S. Open but for all 13 USGA championships.

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For the U.S. Open, SRGAs conducted 91 of the 111 local qualifiers, as well as 10 of the 11 U.S. sectional qualifiers. In 2013, the USGA will rely on SRGAs to conduct 395 qualifiers to determine the fields for all of its national championships. “We couldn’t conduct our championships without the help provided by these associations during qualifying,” says Mike Butz, the USGA’s senior managing director for Open championships & association relations. “They do an amazing job of running the qualifiers at the same level of quality as our championships.” The local associations’ role in qualifying mirrors their administration of the USGA Handicap System™, another key component of USGA championships. Local associations are licensed to utilize the Handicap System and issue players a Handicap Index® that determines whether an amateur is eligible to enter USGA championships. (For the U.S. Open, the maximum Handicap Index is 1.4; for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, it is 5.4.) In qualifying as in handicapping, the SRGAs do such a good job that the USGA entrusts them to handle every aspect of conducting the qualifier, such as site selection, course setup and even logistics like parking and spectator facilities at sites that draw a lot of PGA Tour pros. While the qualifiers are conducted by different associations, guidelines provided by the USGA ensure a uniform experience for all competitors. “It’s a privilege to be a part of the qualifying process for the national championship,” says Matt Vanderpool, executive director of the Tennessee Golf Association, which conducts two local qualifiers and one sectional qualifier for the U.S. Open. “We put in a lot of time and effort on behalf of the contestants, because we know 95 percent of them are not going to make it to the championship. For them, this is their U.S. Open experience, and we want to provide as much quality as possible.” That first-class experience extends to qualifying for every championship. “Our associations are amazing,” says Betsy Swain, the USGA’s senior director of championship administration. “They make sure that

qualifying for the U.S. Girls’ Junior is the same as it is for the U.S. Open.” The SRGAs are able to achieve this level of consistency and quality because the men and women on site at the qualifiers are staffers and volunteers who have plenty of experience conducting well-planned, well-executed tournaments. No association is relied upon more than the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA), which will conduct 48 USGA championship qualifiers in 2013. More than a third of that total was for the U.S. Open. There were 16 local qualifiers and one sectional qualifier for the U.S. Open in Florida – the most of any state – including six on a single day. Florida may have never hosted the U.S. Open, but conducting the national championship would not be possible without the help of Sunshine State administrators. “The expectations are that much higher for the U.S. Open,” says Jim Demick, executive director of the FSGA. “But we have a fantastic group of dedicated Rules officials who ensure a fair, equitable competition so we can identify the players who will play in our national championship.” Part of the challenge for Demick and representatives of other SRGAs is finding suitable sites for qualifying, and the search starts soon after the completion of the previous year’s U.S. Open. For some SRGAs, the search for a site is no more than a formality. The Greater Cincinnati Golf Association has relied on Maketewah Country Club as a U.S. Open local qualifying site for more than 40 years running, while the Middle Atlantic Golf Association has conducted U.S. Open sectional qualifying at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., for 26 of the past 27 years. (Woodmont missed out in 2008 while the club reconstructed the greens of its North Course.) While the challenge of finding a facility willing to give up green fee revenue to host a qualifier is universal, some regions present additional obstacles. Some areas don’t have many courses that are challenging enough for U.S. Open qualifying. In Florida, Demick and his staff sometimes have difficulty finding a course that is conducive to walking, a condition of play in U.S. Open qualifying.

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Despite the time, effort and challenges associated with conducting qualifiers, the SRGAs relish their involvement in determining the USGA’s 13 national champions. For the Golf Association of Philadelphia, that role includes direct participation at Merion Golf Club during the U.S. Open. The association will close its office during the week so staff members can participate in the volunteer effort at Merion. Other associations will keep track of the players advancing from their qualifiers. Last year, Demick and his staff were thrilled when 14-year-old Andy Zhang, the first alternate from the U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Florida, made the field at The Olympic Club. Just as the USGA works for the good of the game nationwide, SRGAs are committed to serving their constituents with the same level of dedication and expertise. And USGA qualifiers give them an opportunity to showcase their contributions to a wider audience.

“It’s a massive undertaking,” says Demick. “But we do it because we love golf and we care for the golfers in Florida. And we’re proud of our relationship with the USGA.”

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Welcome to the place that inspired artist Alfred Hutty in 1920 to write, “Come quickly, have found heaven.” It is no wonder Charleston was voted the No. 1 tourist destination by Travel and Leisure.

Peninsula Church steeples, cobblestones, historic plaques, hitching posts, gas lanterns, piazzas, pocket gardens and public parks — these are the hallmarks of downtown Charleston, the unmistakable elements of one of the most photographed and beloved cities in America. While the trappings are historic, a palpable vitality courses across the peninsula and the result is a series of micro districts, each with decidedly unique character. Since early city planners laid out a grid of easily navigable streets, the intimate urban environment invites discovery; so take a walk and see for yourself the splendor, soul and spirit that define modern Charleston.

Start South of Broad and watch sunrise over the harbor from the seawall on High Battery. Wander past antebellum mansions and tour house museums for a taste of the colonial life and times in the true heart of the historic district. Take in the length of King Street, named one of the nation’s best shopping streets by U.S. News and World Report. Valuable treasures abound in the Lower King Antiques District, where some of Charleston’s most venerable merchants have conducted business for several generations. Wellheeled residents head to Middle King Fashion District. Home-décor emporiums and a lively restaurant scene can be found in the Upper King Design District.

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Veer toward the harbor and visit the Aquarium Wharf District with its views of the soaring Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, the second-largest span bridge in North America, the popular Aquarium and scenic boat tours of the harbor and Fort Sumter. Head back in the direction of High Battery and make a stop at the City Market District. Stroll through one of the oldest public markets in America and pick up a variety of authentic Charleston souvenirs, including silver rice spoons, benne wafers and sweetgrass baskets. Between the City Market and Broad Street is the French Quarter Art Gallery District, where colorful canvasses beckon from scores of windows and storefronts.

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EAST COOPER Founded as a fishing hamlet, the town of Mt. Pleasant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; situated to the east of the Charleston peninsula, is still very much married to the water. Directly beneath the soaring Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is Memorial Waterfront Park, where the large covered pavilion hosts moonlight mixers and concerts throughout the year. Nearby, the U.S.S. Yorktown, the historic World War II aircraft carrier, houses the Congressional Medal of Honor Museum in its hanger bay. Also close is the new 2,200-foot boardwalk at Shem Creek Park, which gives visitors a chance to stroll past shrimp boats and watch local fisherman haul in the daily catch.

On the other side of town, a picturesque avenue of oak trees welcomes guests to Boone Hall Plantation, the 110-acre working farm that hosts a variety of popular annual events, including the Taste of Charleston and Lowcountry Oyster Festival. Towne Center, the outdoor shopping mall with restaurants and a 16-theatre cinema, is located nearby. The local maritime culture extends to the two barrier islands that separate the Atlantic Ocean from Mt. Pleasant. Both the last major lighthouse erected by the federal government and Fort Moultrie, a pivotal American Revolution stronghold, are found on Sullivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island. Just across the Breech Inlet Bridge is Isle of Palms, home to Wild Dunes Resort, a favorite spot for vacationing families.

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BEACHES AND BARRIER ISLANDS All of the barrier islands that dot the Charleston area coastline offer miles of pristine beach, yet each of the towns has its own distinctive character and personality. Varied in size and vibe, there is an island suited to practically every style. With 10,000 acres, including 10 miles of uninterrupted beach, Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a sanctuary for those seeking the gated resort lifestyle with world-class golf and five-star amenities including kayaking, boating, fishing and viewingdolphins and wildlife.

WEST ASHLEY Trace the Charleston area’s origins with a trip west of the peninsula, across the Ashley River — hence the name: West of the Ashley. Today, recreational boaters and large yachts travel the super east coast seaway. Learn what it took to sustain the English settlement at Charles Towne Landing South Carolina State Park, the site where the colonists made landfall in 1670. Further up the Ashley River, the Heritage Corridor tells the Lowcountry story from the point of view of three plantations — Drayton Hall, the only home to survive both the American Revolution and Civil War intact; Magnolia Plantation, home to the oldest public gardens in America; and Middleton Place, home to America’s oldest landscaped gardens.

Seabrook Island is a tranquil and primarily residential spot with a state-of-the-art equestrian center and miles of maritime wilderness trails. Both the Charleston Tea Plantation and Firefly Distillery are located amid roadside vegetable stands on quiet Wadmalaw Island. Affectionately known as the “Edge of America,” Folly Beach attracts an eclectic mix of surfers, artists and laidback vacationers. Sullivan’s Island may seem pleasantly residential, but it attracts thrill seekers looking for a great kiteboarding or stand-up paddle experience. Proud to be known as family friendly — both with visitors and residents, Isle of Palms is home to Wild Dunes Resort, which welcomes many repeat visitors every year.

NORTH CHARLESTON The sky over North Charleston is blue 365 days a year thanks to Charleston International Airport, which serves all of the major airlines, including Southwest and Jet Blue. It is also home to Boeing’s new Dreamliner. High-energy conventions and concerts galore occur minutes from the airport at the Charleston Area Convention Center, a sprawling complex that includes a 13,500-seat coliseum, a 76,960-square-foot exhibition hall and a 2,300-seat performing arts theatre. Across the street, nationally known brands fill the Tanger Factory Outlet Center.

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The Country Club of Charleston

he Country Club of Charleston was founded on the history and traditions of golf, and features a classic golf course designed by Seth Raynor in 1925. Raynor courses are notable for the recurring pattern of holes from famous Scottish golf courses, including the par-3 11th reverse Redan hole, a replica of the 15th hole at North Berwick, Scotland. According to legend, Sam Snead carded a 13 on this treacherous hole and Ben Hogan, when asked how he liked the hole, replied that it should be dynamited.

The club has hosted the Azalea Tournament each spring since 1946, and it has become one of the top amateur tournaments in the United States. Many Azalea champions are on the PGA Tour, including Webb Simpson, a two-time Azalea winner and the 2012 U.S. Open champion. The following course guide will showcase each hole, and include descriptions on how to play the hole from such outstanding golfers as Simpson, Beth Daniel, D.J. Trahan, Russell Henley and William McGirt, among others.

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This is a great starting hole! It is straightaway and may appear very simple, but par is always a good score. On the drive, you need to avoid the bunkers on both sides of the fairway, leaving a long-to-middle iron, depending on the wind. The green is fairly flat and large and allows for a shot to be run up in the front. The key is to make sure you don’t go over the green, especially if the hole location is in the back. A par will give many players a one-up lead to start a match.

– Webb Simpson 2012 U.S. Open champion and the 2004 and 2007 Azalea Invitational champion

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Like many holes, the second is all about wind direction for club selection off the tee, requiring a driver or 3-wood. Two great shots here will leave a birdie opportunity. Avoid the fairway bunker on the right, and watch the hole location. If it’s a back-left flag and you get too aggressive, the ball could skip over the back, leaving an impossible up and down. If the hole is tucked right and downwind, it’s a hard flag to find and a hard green to hold. Be sure to work the left side of the fairway to open up the right side of green.

– Nathan Smith Four-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion and regular Azalea Invitational competitor

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All the par 3s look easy, but they can be tricky. After I check the wind direction and speed, I select a club to place the ball in middle of the green regardless of the hole location. I don’t like to be long since the back bunker is deep and it’s harder to stop the ball as the green runs slightly towards the front. Par is a good score here.

– Libby Metzler Women’s club champion at the Country Club of Charleston

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Wind direction and hole location determine if I play this hole to make birdie or par. With the wind in your face, the drive is right center, leaving anywhere from a 5 to 8 iron. Playing downwind, aim straight over the cross bunker and you are left with a wedge and can be more aggressive to any hole location. Watch the false front on the front hole location, and remember that there’s more room behind the right bunker than it looks from the fairway. With a good drive, you be aggressive with short irons and set up a good birdie opportunity.

– Gettys Glaze Men’s club champion at the Country Club of Charleston

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This is a straightaway par 5 with several fairway bunkers. I play it with a big drive down the left center of the fairway to avoid the bunkers. Depending on the tees that we play, my second shot ranges from a possible 5- iron to 5 wood into the green for a hopeful birdie or eagle. It’s important to get the approach shot on the right part of the green with the pin because these greens are easy to let the ball get away from you.

– Katelyn Dambaugh of Summerville Six-time state champion and runner-up in the 2010 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship who shot a tournament record 64 in the 2012 Junior Azalea

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The sixth hole is an architectural gem in its simplicity. Playing at 200 yards, it requires a strong and accurate long iron or rescue over a significant false front to a raised green complex that plays much smaller than the actual square footage. Any miss left, right or long will severely test one’s short game. The green surface, while seemingly more benign, has a gentle slope from back to front that influences every putt to the front and is surprisingly fast. My advice is to err short if not certain about club selection, thus creating a much easier up and down.

– Frank Ford Six-time Azalea Invitational champion who has played in more than 30 USGA events

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The seventh hole is an important scoring opportunity following one of the toughest holes on the course. Off the tee, problems lurk for those who are overly aggressive. The best target is at the hole on the fourth green, with a favored yardage between 150 and 120 yards and in the generously wide portion of the fairway. Birdies will be made when the hole is in the front half of the green. When the hole is on either of the two back plateaus, a good “miss” should leave you with a putt straight up the slope to the hole.

– Cordes Ford 1996 Carolinas Amateur champion and co-course record holder with a 62

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This is straightaway par 4 with water lining the right side up to the green, trees to the left and a big humpback in the middle of the fairway. A straight tee shot to the middle of the fairway will leave you with a short-to-medium iron into the green and a birdie opportunity.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reona Hirai 2012 Beth Daniel Player of the Year in South Carolina and a member of the 2011 and 2013 South Carolina Can-Am teams

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This is a great birdie opportunity but the wind factors into strategy. It can be reached in two if it’s down wind, but you must avoid the fairway bunker. The hole becomes a three-shot hole into the wind and the placement of your layup is determined by the hole location. The spine that runs front to back through the center of the green can be used to feed shots to the hole locations on the left or right. The greenside bunkers are not that difficult unless the hole is on the opposite side of the green and you have to play across the spine. Long is not good as you will be playing to an elevated green that runs away from you. It provides a great birdie opportunity as you finish the front.

– William McGirt PGA Tour player and a member of the Country Club of Charleston

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A slight dogleg left, this medium-length par 4 requires a tee shot aimed at the right fairway bunker with a draw. Without wind, most players choose a fairway wood off the tee. Two bunkers that appear to be greenside guard the front of the green, but they are well short of the surface. A short- to mid-iron second shot is required to hold the green. Wind plays havoc on this hole.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hart Brown Director of Golf at the Country Club of Charleston

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The signature hole is a difficult reverse-redan design. Par is always a good score. In stroke play, I always get the yardage to the front/top shelf. Even if the ball rolls off the false front, I figure I’ll make bogey at the worst. In match play, I have more of a tendency to go for it. My best advice is to forget where the flag is and get the ball up top.

– Beth Daniel World Golf Hall of Fame Member who learned to play at the Country Club of Charleston

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Don’t relax too much after completing No. 11 because without complete concentration, this hole can rear its ugly head. I choose a driver off the relatively short par 4 and have found that there is more landing room down the right side than it appears from the tee. This leaves a relatively short wedge into a challenging sloped green. The safe play is middle of green directly over the bunker leaving an uphill putt to most hole locations.

– Jeff Knox of Augusta 1998 Azalea Invitational champion and the course-record holder at Augusta National (61)

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This is the first green you see as you enter the Country Club of Charleston and it is a good chance for a birdie. Entrance into the green is best if you play your drive to the right side of the fairway. A large false front protects the front of the green. There is a deep bunker in the left rear and out of bounds over the center of this green that protects going long. Place your second shot in the correct portion on this green and you will have a good chance at birdie.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bert Atkinson South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame member who has participated in 26 USGA events

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This is a fairly short par 4 that demands a very precise approach shot. The tee shot must avoid two side ditches and three cross bunkers. Try leaving yourself a 110-yard shot. The green has three plateaus and the bottom plateau is a good placement for any hole location. Avoid the back-left bunker that you cannot see from the fairway.

– Lea Anne Brown 13-time City Women’s Amateur champion, winner of multiple state tournaments and a member of the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame

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Coming down the stretch, this par 5 is your best chance for what could potentially be the last birdie opportunity of the day. The tee shot isn’t too difficult, but you want to make sure you avoid the fairway bunker on the right, giving you a chance to get home in two. Even if you can’t get it there, just hit all you can toward the left center of the green, easily clearing the huge berm 125 yards from the green and leaving an easy pitch shot to any pin location. Should you choose to layup, avoid the bunkers on the right and left. It always helps to grab a birdie here before you turn to the last three difficult holes.

– McKenzie Talbert Two-time Rolex Junior All-American and the 2010 Junior Azalea champion

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From the tee, I try to drive down the right side of fairway. The second shot is the key on this hole. It plays slightly uphill and it is most important to take enough club to cover the middle of the front bunker. Regardless of where the hole is located, this unique green complex has a significant slope on the back which funnels everything toward the center. The goal is to get your ball into the center of the green and putt to the side where the hole is located.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brady Exber of Las Vegas 2011 and 2012 Senior Azalea champion

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This par 3 looks deceptively easy but needs to be played with caution. Hole location is everything on this hole and players need to be certain to not short-side themselves. Doing this will leave a difficult second shot that will most likely lead to a bogey. Players should ultimately aim 15 feet to the fat side of the hole and try to let their putter do the work for them. A par is never a bad score here.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; DJ Trahan PGA Tour player and a member of the Country Club of Charleston

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This is a very demanding finishing hole. The important thing on the tee shot is to avoid the bunker on the left. I like to play a little draw down the right side of the fairway. Depending on the wind direction, I have hit everything from pitching wedge to hybrid for the approach shot. The key for the second shot is to carry your shot past the false front on the green. Anything in the middle of this green is a good shot. A par will win this hole more times than it will lose it in match play.

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About the USGA T he United States Golf Association (USGA) has served as the national governing body of golf since its formation in 1894.

A nonprofit organization headquartered in Far Hills, N.J., the USGA sponsors programs that serve everyone who loves and respects the game of golf. These essential services benefit all golfers, whether they are amateurs or professionals, public- or private-course players.

Today, the USGA is composed of an Executive Committee of 15 volunteers who lead the organization’s policy-making functions; a staff of 300 professionals who direct the Association’s dayto-day functions; a nationwide network of 1,200 dedicated volunteers; and more than 8,500 private and public courses, clubs and facilities. In 1975, the Association formed the USGA Members Program to help support the game and the USGA. Today, more than 700,000 golfers around the nation are USGA Members.

The USGA supports and acts in cooperation with national, regional and local golf associations in areas of common interest. The Association also represents the USA in relations with golf associations around the world.

Based on a shared passion and respect for golf, the USGA is dedicated to preserving its past, fostering its future and championing its best interests for the good of the game. Conducting National Championships to Promote the Competitive Spirit of the Game The USGA conducts 13 national championships each year, drawing more than 35,000 entries from more than 80 countries. These include the U.S. Open, the U.S. Women’s Open and the U.S. Senior Open, along with 10 national amateur championships and the biennial State Team Championships. The USGA also helps conduct four international competitions — the Walker Cup Match, the Curtis Cup Match and the Men’s and Women’s World Amateur Team Championships.

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Writing and Interpreting the Rules of Golf to Protect the Integrity of the Game The USGA and The R&A in St. Andrews, Scotland, together govern the game worldwide, including joint administration of the Rules of Golf to safeguard the tradition and integrity of the game. Regulating and Testing Equipment to Ensure Skill Determines Success in the Game The USGA continually tests golf equipment for conformance to the Rules of Golf. Without such rigorous equipment testing and research programs, advances in technology could overtake skill as the major factor in success. Maintaining Handicap and Course Rating Systems to Foster Fairness in the Game The USGA Handicap System™ helps to ensure that all golfers can compete on an equal basis. The USGA Course Rating System™ ensures that golf courses are

rated in relation to all other courses. The USGA Slope System® adjusts a player’s USGA Handicap Index® according to the difficulty of a course. As a result, no matter whom golfers play with — or where they play — they can enjoy a fair game. These systems are used in more than 50 countries on six continents. Advocating for a More Sustainable Game Since 1920, the USGA has been a global leader in funding research that benefits golf in the areas of turfgrass and resource management, sustainable development and environmental protection. Celebrating and Preserving the History of the Game To help celebrate and preserve the game’s heritage, the USGA collects and displays golf artifacts, memorabilia, images, books and artwork at the USGA Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History at the USGA’s headquarters in Far Hills, N.J.

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U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship History

he U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship marks the beginning of women’s competitive golf in this country. Along with the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open, the Women’s Amateur was one of the USGA’s first three championships.

The most noteworthy champion is Glenna Collett Vare, a lifelong amateur who won the Cox Trophy a record six times. In the 1920s and 1930s, Vare was the darling of the sports world, much as Bob Jones was during that era.

The first Women’s Amateur Championship was arranged one month after the 1895 Amateur and Open Championships.

Second only to Vare is JoAnne Gunderson Carner, who won five Women’s Amateur Championships. Combined with her two wins in the U.S. Women’s Open and a single win in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, Carner’s record of eight USGA titles is eclipsed only by Jones and Tiger Woods, who have each won nine.

The following small item appeared in the social column of a New York newspaper shortly after the completion of play: “Thirteen ladies played 18 holes of golf at the Meadow Brook Club, in Hempstead, recently. Mrs. Charles S. Brown, whose husband plays at the Shinnecock Hills Club, in Southampton, L.I., made the best score and thus won the United States championship for lady golfers.” Very few early golf clubs encouraged women to play. There were exceptions, of course, most notably Shinnecock Hills, whose private property the Women’s Amateur title would become for the first four years. When Lucy Barnes Brown elected not to defend in 1896, Shinnecock came up with a replacement in Beatrix Hoyt, who would become its best-known player. Hoyt, the granddaughter of Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, won the next three championships. Although a stroke-play format was selected for the first championship, the Women’s Amateur became a match-play competition in 1896 and has remained so since.

Women’s Amateur champions seem to have a remarkable facility to repeat. Hoyt, Alexa Stirling, Vare, Virginia Van Wie and Juli Simpson Inkster have all won the Women’s Amateur three times consecutively. A noteworthy seven champions — Genevieve Hecker, Dorothy Campbell, Margaret Curtis, Betty Jameson, Kay Cockerill, Kelli Kuehne and Danielle Kang — have won twice in succession. The Women’s Amateur has long identified some of golf’s greatest women players, many of whom have gone on to successful professional careers. Along with the champions listed above, Patty Berg, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Louise Suggs, Marlene Stewart Streit, Anne Quast Sander, Barbara McIntire, Catherine Lacoste, Carol Semple Thompson, Beth Daniel and Morgan Pressel have all secured a place in women’s golf history.

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Starting Field 156 players

Schedule of Play • Monday, Aug. 5 — First round, stroke play (18 holes) • Tuesday, Aug. 6 — Second round, stroke play (18 holes) After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers, who will advance to match play. • Wednesday, Aug. 7 — First round, match play (18 holes) • Thursday, Aug. 8 — Second round, match play (18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes) • Friday, Aug. 9 — Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes) • Saturday, Aug. 10 — Semifinals, match play (18 holes) • Sunday, Aug. 12 — Final, match play (36 holes)

Sectional Qualifying 18 holes stroke play, scheduled at 18 sites, between July 1-16.

Exemptions from Sectional Qualifying • Winners of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship the last 10 years • Runners-up of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship the last three years • Semifinalists of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship the last two years • Quarterfinalists from the 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship • From the 2013 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, those returning scores for 72 holes (NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries)

• From the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, those returning scores for 72 holes • From the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, winners in 2012 and 2013 and the runner up in 2013 (NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries) • From the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, winners in 2012 and 2013 and the runner-up in 2013 (NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries) • From the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, winners in 2011 and 2012 and the runner-up in 2012 • From the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, winners in 2011 and 2012 and the runner-up in 2012 • Playing members of the two most current United States and Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup Teams (2010 and 2012) • Playing members of the two most current United States Women’s World Amateur Teams (2010 and 2012) • Playing members of the 2013 United States Women’s Copa de las Americas Team • Winner of the 2013 individual NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship • Winners of the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship the last five years (2009-2013) • Winners of the International European Ladies Championship (2012-2013) (NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries) • Winners of the most current Women’s Mexican Amateur and Royale Cup Canadian Women’s Amateur Championships (NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries) • Low eight finishers and ties from the 2012 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship • From the current Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings, the top 25 point leaders and anyone tying for 25th place as of June 26, 2013 (Players eligible under this category will be determined at the close of entries) (Must have filed an entry by June 26, 2013) • Special exemptions selected by the USGA (NOTE: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries)

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Lydia Ko

Wins 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship

ydia Ko, 15, of New Zealand, defeated Jaye Marie Green, 18, of Boca Raton, Fla., 3 and 1, to win the 2012 U.S. Women’s Amateur at the 6,512-yard, par-72 course at The Country Club.

Ko’s U.S. Women’s Amateur medal go with those for being low amateur in the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open and reaching the semifinal round of the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior.

At 15 years, three months and 18 days, Ko is the second-youngest champion in Women’s Amateur history. The record is held by Kimberly Kim, who was 14 years, 11 months and 21 days of age when she won the 2006 Women’s Amateur.

One hole down at the start of the afternoon round, Green began firing at the flagsticks but missed birdie putts of less than 10 feet on the first four holes. Her only really poor shot came at the 24th hole when her drive hit a tree on the right, ricocheted across the fairway and dropped down into a thicket of trees in high grass in the right rough.

The match was hard-fought and both players made very few mistakes. Ko, the No. 1 player in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, took a 1-up lead to the lunch break. Then, with the aid of one shot she had never used in competition, took a 4-up lead after 26 holes and held on to win. “I’ve won a medal at each of the three USGA tournaments I played in (this summer),” Ko said. “So it’s pretty good.”

“I should have stepped away from it,” Green said. “I just flubbed it. It was the biggest shot I missed in all 11 rounds of golf this week.” Green took two swipes at the ball in the rough. When it didn’t come out, she conceded the hole, giving her opponent a 2-up lead. She would lose three straight holes. On the 25th, Ko showed off her great touch around the greens on a 60-foot chip. Her ball rolled, broke to the left and fell into the hole. She was now 3 up.

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Ko’s approach on the par-5 26th cut through the wind and stopped within 1 foot of the hole. She made a birdie to Green’s par and went 4 up. But Green had discovered a slight flaw in her golf swing during the lunch break and she began to play aggressively. “I was really excited,” Green said. “So, starting at the 27th, I started going for the stick.” On that par-3 hole, Green’s ball sailed over the flagstick, dropped and settled within 6 feet of the hole. Ko’s ball landed in a greenside bunker. Ko faced a difficult 20-yard shot. She had a downhill lie on damp sand and would have to carry the high lip of the bunker. She had only 12 feet of green to work with. “I told my dad, if Lydia got that up and down, I would be so impressed,” Green said. As Ko surveyed the shot, her mother, Tina, said, “Try that flop bunker shot that you practice for fun. Be aggressive. Pretend it’s a practice shot.” Ko hit her ball out in a spray of sand. It rolled over the edge of the hole. From deep in the bunker, Ko could not see the results but when she heard applause, she knew her ball would be close. It was 3 feet from the hole. Green’s birdie putt lipped out, and Ko tapped in for a par. She had preserved her 4-up lead with nine holes to play. Green cut into the lead on the 29th hole. Ko threeputted, made bogey and her lead was reduced to 3 up. At the 31st, Green rolled another 20-foot birdie putt over the edge of the hole and Ko nearly made a 12-footer. Three holes down with five holes to play, Green desperately needed some magic. When Ko missed her 18-foot birdie putt, Green faced a 10-footer for a winning birdie. Once again, Green’s putt rolled over the edge and stayed out. “When those putts at the 31st and 32nd holes lipped out, I wanted to cry,” Green said. Green finally won another hole when she hit the green of the 454-yard, par-5 34th with a

tremendous second shot that rolled to within 25 feet of the hole. Green two-putted for a birdie. Ko could only muster a par. But Ko was now dormie-2. She played a safe 3-wood shot down the middle of the fairway on the par-4 35th hole. Green’s 3-wood skipped down a hill, leaving her with a 60-yard approach shot to a green high above. Ko hit safely on but Green was in a muddy spot and her wedge stuck in the turf and the shot was short. When Green couldn’t get down in two from high grass next to a bunker, Ko two-putted for a par to win the hole and the match. Despite the loss, Green was thrilled by the final match and a responsive gallery of several hundred spectators. “Oh my gosh, I don’t want this day to end,” she said. “I’ve never had that people be so supportive. Lydia has such a great attitude, in that she laughs at everything and she’s fun to play with.” Ko, inspired by her most recent successes in amateur golf, is in no hurry to change her life. “I want to go to college, so turning professional isn’t a priority,” she said. “There are so many things to learn as an amateur.” And there’s an added bonus. “My mom said, if I won, she would arrange for me to meet my favorite Korean movie star (Ji Sub So),” Ko said.

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By Evan Rothman

This is news to the many golfers who think that grass is, well, grass. If only it were that simple. Warm-season grasses and cool-season grasses are very different. When temperatures rise, warm-season varieties such as bermudagrass and zoysiagrass are more efficient at taking carbon from the atmosphere and turning it into food. A cool-season type, such as bentgrass, burns through more carbohydrates than it can make during prolonged warm temperatures and is prone to wilting, like a marathoner who skipped breakfast. Warmseason grasses, meanwhile, are more prone to winterkill. They also turn brown during a winter dormancy period, which many golfers view negatively.

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The South Carolina Golf Association, the South Carolina Junior Golf Association and the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation are proud to welcome the 2013 U.S. Women’s Amateur to South Carolina and the Countr y Club of Charleston. We trust your visit to our state will be a memorable one with nothing but birdies, pars and southern hospitality.

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Still, it seems simple enough. Use the warm-weather grass where it’s hot and the cool-weather stuff where it’s milder. Unfortunately, that doesn’t account for the “transition zone,” a band of the country that extends roughly from eastern Pennsylvania to the VirginiaNorth Carolina border and westward to Missouri. Maintaining a golf course in this region has generally required more chemical inputs and water usage, which is to say, more expense and more environmental impact. The ongoing goal of turfgrass research is to produce grasses that are more tolerant of environmental stress and pest problems, and require fewer inputs, while still providing a high-quality playing surface. Since 1920, the USGA has contributed $40 million to research projects at land-grant universities across the country. The association currently supports the world’s largest private turfgrass research effort, with more than $1 million earmarked annually for turfgrass and environmental study; the USGA funds some 50 to 60 projects each year at about two dozen universities. More than 35 varieties of turfgrass have been developed.

“You don’t do this kind of thing overnight — it takes 1015 years after setting a goal to go through the different breeding cycles to move the grass in the direction you want to move it,” says Dr. Michael P. Kenna, director of USGA Green Section Research since 1990. “Our grant funding got the universities to hire the faculty to do conventional plant breeding as well as molecular geneticists and physiologists. With the USGA’s support, several universities have developed really strong research teams to continue to develop grasses that will meet future needs.” Penn State’s program was born in the 1920s, when Merion superintendent Joseph Valentine, frustrated by a turfgrass problem, drove to State College, Pa., marched into the president’s office, and demanded that the university begin a program to train professional turf growers. Since then the university’s scientists have developed Penncross, a widely used strain, and created “A” and “G” series creeping bentgrasses, which have set a standard for putting greens.

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In the 1980s and 1990s, Dr. Thomas Watschke, now the school’s professor emeritus of turfgrass science, conducted pioneering research which demonstrated that dense turfgrass systems found on golf courses benefit the environment by stabilizing and improving their surroundings in several ways, from reducing water movement to enhancing chemical decomposition. Still, Watschke and associates know how important it is to keep moving forward with improved turfgrass strains. “The better the grass is, and the more tolerant it is of environmental and pest stresses, the less you have to impose corrections culturally into the ecosystem,” Dr. Watschke says. Another university that continues to make progress is Oklahoma State. Its Patriot and Riviera varieties of bermudagrass, introduced more than a decade ago, have become popular throughout the transition zone for their improved cold tolerance, better resistance to disease and insects, and reduced water needs when compared to cool-season grasses during summertime. These grasses have proven useful well beyond the golf course environment. The University of Delaware features a Riviera soccer field. The Indianapolis Colts’ practice field at Anderson (Ind.) University uses Patriot. Purdue University athletes play on a field that mixes Patriot and Riviera. “Many lawn grasses and athletic fields have come from USGA research, even though golf is our focus,” says Darin Bevard, director of the USGA Green Section’s Mid-Atlantic Region, who is based in Glen Mills, Pa., about 20 miles from Merion.

Springfield (Pa.) Country Club is even closer to Merion – about 7 miles away – but unlike its historic neighbor, this daily-fee course has struggled with poor fairway conditions for several summers. Springfield doesn’t have the sort of maintenance budget that Merion does, and it isn’t walking only, like Merion’s East Course. (Cart traffic is another grass stressor.) So in July, Springfield will convert its fairways from perennial ryegrass and Poa annua to Latitude 36, a new bermudagrass variety created by Oklahoma State researchers that improves upon the advances made by Patriot and Riviera turfgrasses. “It was time to try something new,” says Bevard, who consults with the course as part of the USGA’s Turf Advisory Service program. “Latitude 36 has a little darker green color and the density is better, with more leaves per unit area and finer texture, so the ball sits up well on it. It also seems to green up earlier.” A grass that plays better and looks better is better for the golfer; a grass that requires fewer inputs and water under summer stress is better for both the course’s bottom line and for the environment. For now, the use of warm-season grasses in the transition zone is largely limited to fairways. The USGA continues to work with the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program to develop high-quality bermudagrass putting surfaces that require fewer inputs. Of course, the association’s reach extends beyond the transition zone. One example: The USGA is beginning work to introduce drought- and salt-tolerant inland salt grasses from Colorado State University to the Western and Southwestern United States. Maybe the grass isn’t always greener, but thanks in part to the USGA, it’s always improving.

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U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship Records Age Oldest Champion (years/months/days)

2 - Genevieve Hecker (1901, 1902) 2 - Dorothy I. Campbell (1909, 1910) 2 - Margaret Curtis (1911, 1912)

41/4 - Dorothy Campbell Hurd (1924)

2 - Betty Jameson (1939, 1940)

30/0/9 - Helen Stetson (1926)

2 - Kay Cockerill (1986, 1987)

Youngest Champion

2 - Kelli Kuehne (1995, 1996)

14/11/21 - Kimberly Kim (2006)

2 - Danielle Kang (2010, 2011)

15/3/18 - Lydia Ko (2012)

Most Times in Final

16/2/21 - Laura Baugh (1971)

8 - Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935)

Youngest Semifinalist

7 - JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968)

14/6 - Aree Song Wongluekiet (2000)

Foreign–Born Champions (13)

14/8 - Roberta Albers (1961)

Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Scotland (1909, 1910, 1924)

Youngest Finalist

Gladys Ravenscroft, England (1913)

14/11/21 - Kimberly Kim (2006)

Pamela Barton, England (1936)

15/3/18 - Lydia Ko (2012)

Marlene Stewart Streit, Canada (1956)

16/2 - Peggy Conley (1963)

Catherine Lacoste, France (1969)

Youngest Competitor 10 - Latanna Stone (82-78, failed to qualify, 2012) 12 - Marlene Bauer (90–88, failed to qualify), 1946 12 - Raeanna Staples (80–86, failed to qualify), 1992 12 - Pearl Jin (second round, match play), 2007 12 - Alexis Thompson (quarterfinals, match play), 2007 12 - Gabriella Then (82-80, failed to qualify), 2008 12 - Hannah O’Sullivan (first round, match play), 2010

Cathy Sherk, Canada (1978) Michiko Hattori, Japan (1985) Pearl Sinn, Korea (1988) Silvia Cavalleri, Italy (1997) Grace Park, Korea (1998) Virada Nirapathpongporn, Thailand (2003) Maria José Uribe, Columbia (2007) Lydia Ko, Korea (2012)

12 - Lilia Khatu Vu (78-76, failed to qualify), 2010

Champion in First Attempt

12 - Angel Yin (77-73, failed to qualify), 2011

1895 - Lucy Barnes Brown, Meadow Brook Club, Hempstead, N.Y. 1896 - Beatrix Hoyt, Morris County G.C., Morristown, N.J.

Champions Most Victories 6 - Glenna Collett Vare (1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935) 5 - JoAnne Gunderson Carner (1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968)

1909 - Dorothy Campbell, Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford, Pa. 1913 - Gladys Ravenscroft, Wilmington (Del.) C.C. 1936 - Pamela Barton, Canoe Brook C.C. (South Course), Summit, N.J. 1946 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla.

Consecutive Victories

1975 - Beth Daniel, Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.

3 - Beatrix Hoyt (1896, 1897, 1898)

1985 - Michiko Hattori, Fox Chapel C.C., Pittsburgh, Pa.

3 - Alexa Stirling Fraser (1916, 1919, 1920; no championships 1917-18)

1989 - Vicki Goetze, Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2)

3 - Glenna Collett Vare (1928, 1929, 1930)

1997 - Silvia Cavalleri, Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.

3 - Virginia Van Wie (1932, 1933, 1934)

2006 - Kimberly Kim, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course),

3 - Juli Simpson Inkster (1980, 1981, 1982)

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Course Longest Course

66 - Jihee Kim, first round, Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I., 2011 66 - Lydia Ko, second round, Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I., 2011 66 - Lydia Ko, first round, The Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio, 2012

6,635 yards - Los Angeles C.C. (North Course),

67 - Carol Semple Thompson, first round, The Country Club,

Beverly Hills, Calif., 1930

Brookline, Mass., 1995

Most Times Host Site

67 - Krissie Register, first round, Biltmore Forest C.C.,

4 - Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa. (1904, 1909, 1926, 1949)

Asheville, N.C., 1999

4 - Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I. (1924, 1953, 1987, 2011)

67 - Courtney Swaim, first round, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002

Entries Largest - 1,124 (2012) Smallest - 13 (1895)

67 - Carol Semple Thompson, second round, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002 67 - Aree Song, second round, Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa., 2003

Match Play

67 - Michelle Wie, second round, Philadelphia C.C.,

Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match

67 - Candace Schepperle, first round, Crooked Stick G.C.,

10 and 8 - Dorothy Campbell Hurd d. C.W. McKelvey, first round,

Carmel, Ind., 2007

Merion G.C. (Original Course), Haverford, Pa., 1909

67 - Jennifer Song, first round, Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel, Ind., 2007

10 and 8 - L.B. Hyde d. C.D. Barrows, first round, Homewood C.C.,

67 - Jessica Korda, second round, Old Warson C.C., St. Louis, Mo., 2009

Flossmoor, Ill., 1910

67 - Sun Gyoung Park, second round, Old Warson C.C.,

10 and 8 - Patty Berg d. Myron Davy, first round, Westmoreland C.C.,

St. Louis, Mo., 2009

Wilmette, Ill., 1938

67 - Moriya Jutanugarn, second round, Rhode Island C.C.,

10 and 8 - Mary Lena Faulk d. Mary E. Nelson, first round, Allegheny

Barrington, R.I., 2011

C.C., Sewickley, Pa., 1954

67 - Casey Grice, second round, Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I., 2011

Largest Winning Margin, Final

Lowest Score, 36 Holes

14 and 13 - Anne Quast Sander d. Phyllis Preuss, Tacoma (Wash.) C. & G.C., 1961 13 and 12 - Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, Virginia Hot Springs G. & T.C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 1928 11 and 9 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias d. Clara Sherman, Southern Hills C.C., Tulsa, Okla., 1946

Fewest Match-Play Holes Needed by Champion (since six-match format changed in 1973) 103 - Carolyn Hill, Memphis (Tenn.) C.C., 1979 107 - Amy Fruhwirth, Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan., 1991 108 - Cathy Sherk, Sunnybrook G.C., Plymouth Meeting, Pa., 1978 Most Match-Play Holes Needed by Champion 122 - Carol Semple Thompson, Montclair (N.J.) G.C., 1973 122 - Kimberly Kim, Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore., 2006 122 - Danielle Kang, Charlotte (N.C.) C.C., 2010 121 - Joanne Pacillo, Canoe Brook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J., 1983

Gladwyne, Pa., 2003

135 - Courtney Swaim, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002 (medalist) 136 - Jihee Kim, Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I., 2011 (co-medalist) 136 - Lydia Ko, Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I., 2011 (co-medalist) 136 - Hyo-Joo Kim, The Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio, 2012 (medalist) 137 - Natalie Gulbis, Biltmore Forest C.C., Asheville, N.C., 1999 (medalist) 137 - Moriya Jutanugarn, Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I., 2011

Most Times Medalist 6 - Margaret Curtis (1901*, 1902*, 1905*, 1907*, 1909*, 1912) 6 - Glenna Collett Vare (1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1931*, 1934*) 5 - Beatrix Hoyt (1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900) 3 - Maureen Orcutt (1928, 1931*, 1932*) 3 - Estelle Lawson Page (1936, 1937, 1938) 3 - Michiko Hattori (1985*, 1986*, 1987*) *coâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;medalist

Miscellaneous

121 - Becky Lucidi, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002

Most Times Runnerâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Up

120 - Pat Hurst, Canoe Brook C.C. (North Course), Summit, N.J., 1990

3 - Margaret Gavin (1915, 1919, 1922) 3 - Alexa Stirling Fraser (1921, 1923, 1925)

Stroke Play

3 - Anne Quast Sander (1965, 1968, 1973)

Lowest Score, 18 Holes

Recent Holes-In-One

65 - Rachel Rohanna, first round, Charlotte (N.C.) C.C., 2010

Moira Dunn, San Diego C.C., Chula Vista, Calif., 1993

66 - Kellee Booth, second round, Barton Hills C.C.,

Cherie Zaun, Firethorn G.C., Lincoln, Neb., 1996

Ann Arbor, Mich., 1998

Dorothy Delasin, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1998

66 - Natalie Gulbis, second round, Biltmore Forest C.C.,

Mimi Epps, Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich., 1998

Asheville, N.C., 1999

Alena Sharp, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y., 2002

66 - Amanda Blumenherst, first round, Eugene (Ore.) C.C., 2008

Jenny Shin, Old Warson C.C., St. Louis, Mo., 2009

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