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2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open

The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open. It was a professional golf tournament organized by the United States Golf Association, open to women over 50 years of age. The championship was played at the Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, Illinois, from July 12 to 15 and was won by Laura Davies, England.[1][2]

2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJuly 12–15, 2018
LocationWheaton, Illinois, U.S.
41°50′56″N 88°06′58″W / 41.849°N 88.116°W / 41.849; -88.116
Course(s)Chicago Golf Club
Organized byUSGA
Statistics
Par73
LengthRound 1:
6,279 yards (5,742 m)
Round 2:
6,277 yards (5,740 m)
Round 3:
6,196 yards (5,666 m)
Round 4:
6,178 yards (5,649 m)
Field120 players, 55 after cut
Cut158 (+12)
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$180,000
Champion
England Laura Davies
276 (−16)
Location map
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Location in the United States
Chicago GC is located in Illinois
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Venue

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Main article: Chicago Golf Club

The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the 12th USGA Championship contested at Chicago Golf Club. The last previous championship contested here was the 2005 Walker Cup, when the U.S. team defeated Great Britain and Ireland by a single point. The club was one of the five founding members of the USGA. It was built in 1892, making it the oldest 18-hole course in the western hemisphere.

Course layout

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Preliminary length is shown. The final length came to differ between each round.

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Valley 374 4 10 Short 136 3
2 Road 445 5 11 Dogleg 354 4
3 Biarittz 167 3 12 Punchbowl 464 5
4 Long 478 5 13 Eden 148 3
5 Leven 325 4 14 Cape 347 4
6 Pope's Nose 320 4 15 Ginger Beer 321 4
7 Redan 153 3 16 Raynor's Prize 517 5
8 Narrows 346 4 17 Double Plateau 373 4
9 Pond 389 4 18 Home 425 5
Out 2,997 36 In 3,085 37
Total 6,082 73

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Format

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The walking-only tournament was played over 72 holes of stroke play, with the top 50 and ties making the 36-hole cut.

Field

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The championship was open to any professional or amateur golfer who was age 50 years or over as of July 12 and had a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. The final field of 120 players included 57 players exempt through one of the exemption categories listed below, while 63 players earned their spots in the field via sectional qualifying at sites nationwide in the spring of 2018.

Exempt from qualifying

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Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses () next to their names.[a][b][4]

1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open (ten year exemption[c]).

2. From the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, any player returning a 72-hole score.

3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who later turned professional (three year exemption[c]).

4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who did not turn professional (five year exemption[c]) and the 2017 runner-up.

5. Winners of the other LPGA majors (ten year exemption[c]). This includes Canadian Women's Open champions prior to 2000.

6. The top 150 money leaders from the 2017 LPGA Tour all-time money list.

7. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals Championship (last five years) and the top five finishers from the most recent Championship.

8. Winners of official LPGA Tour events from the last five years and the current year.

9. Top five leaders of the 2017 Ladies European Tour and 2017 LPGA of Japan Tour career money lists.

10. Playing members of the last five Solheim Cup teams.

11. Low ten and ties from the 2017 Senior LPGA Championship.

12. Top 30 points leaders from the 2016 and 2017 Legends Tour Performance Points list.

13. Winners of Legends Tour events from the last two years and the current year (36-hole minimum).

14. Winners of U.S. Senior Women's Amateur from the last two years and the 2017 runner-up.

15. Winners of the 2016 and 2017 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur.

16. Playing members of the two most current Curtis Cup and U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy teams.

17. Winner of the 2017 Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur.

18. Special exemptions granted by the USGA.

Qualifiers

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Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments which took place Jun 4–20 at sites across the United States.[4]

Date Location Venue Qualifiers[a][b]
Jun 4 Mesa, Arizona Alta Mesa Golf Club Lori Atsedes, Anne Marie Palli, Yuko Saito, Liz Waynick (a)
Jun 4 Newport Beach, California Newport Beach Country Club Akemi Nakata Khaiat (a), Kathy Kurata (a), Cindy McConnell (a), Evelyn Orley (a), MK Thanos-Zordani (a)
Jun 5 Marietta, Georgia Atlanta Country Club Margaret Leef (a), Brenda Pictor (a)
Jun 6 Southern Pines, North Carolina Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club Sally Austin, Suzy Green-Roebuck, Luanne Cherney
Jun 6 Springfield, Virginia Springfield Golf & Country Club Joy Bonhurst, Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore, Amy Ellertson (a)
Jun 12 San Francisco, California Olympic Club (Ocean Course) Tina Barker (a), Dana Dormann, Kathryn Imrie, Suzy Whaley, Julie Wirth (a)
Jun 12 Aurora, Colorado Commonground Golf Course Sherry Andonian-Smith, Patricia Beliard, Marilyn Hardy (a), Janet Moore (a)
Jun 12 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Bent Creek Golf Club Leigh Klasse (a), Susan West (a)
Jun 12 Armonk, New York Whippoorwill Club Angela Aulenti, Dana Bates, CJ Reeves, Maggie Will
Jun 14 Middleton, Massachusetts Ferncroft Country Club Helene Chartrand (a), Catherine Panton-Lewis, Laura Shanahan Rowe
Jun 14 Renton, Washington Fairwood Golf & Country Club Patricia Ehrhart (a), Debby King, Lara Tennant (a)
Jun 18 Daytona Beach, Florida LPGA International (Jones Course) Barb Bunkowsky, Laura Carson (a), Laurel Kean, Therese Quinn (a), Nancy Taylor
Jun 18 Lake Forest, Illinois Conway Farms Golf Club Elaine Crosby, Annette Deluca, Jamie Fischer, Eriko Gejo, Maureen Sheehan (a), Kaori Shimura
Jun 18 Columbus, Ohio Scioto Country Club Missie Berteotti, Marlene Davis, Cheryl Fox, Martha Leach (a)
Jun 18 Easton, Pennsylvania Northampton Country Club Debby Murphy, Janie Sirmons, Marie-Therese Torti (a), Holly Vaughn
Jun 18 Austin, Texas Onion Creek Club Laurie Brower, Lisa DePaulo, Susie Kirk, Kelley Nittoli (a), Loretta Young
Jun 20 Nashville, Tennessee Richland Country Club Sue Ginter, Suzanne Strudwick

Results

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The championship was won by 54-year-old Laura Davies, England, with a 16 under par score of 276, 10 strokes ahead of runner-up Juli Inkster, United States.

Marta Leach, United States, finished law amateur tied 10th with a 6 over par score of 298.[2]

Davies won both of the two senior ladies major championships in 2018, the U.S. Senior Women's Open and, three months later, the Senior LPGA Championship, completing the "senior slam".

Final leaderboard

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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1   Laura Davies 71-71-66-68=276 −16 180,000
2   Juli Inkster 73-72-68-73=286 −6 108,000
3   Trish Johnson 71-71-73-73=288 −4 68,650
4   Danielle Ammaccapane 75-71-71-74=291 −1 48,110
5   Yuko Saito 76-71-73-74=294 +2 40,071
T6   Helen Alfredsson 72-79-73-71=295 +3 33,782
  Liselotte Neumann 71-76-76-72=295
T8   Tammie Green Parker 76-75-79-67=297 +5 26,192
  Rosie Jones 77-73-71-76=297
T10   Suzy Green-Roebuck 75-75-74-74=298 +6 23,849
  Martha Leach (a) 78-75-72-73=298 0

Sources:[6][7]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b (a) – denotes amateur
  2. ^ a b Players in italics did not play.
  3. ^ a b c d For the first three editions of the championship (2018–2021), players eligible in categories that required them to be 50 to 52, 54 or 59, were eligible regardless of age provided they were 50 or older.

References

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  1. ^ "Wow: Chicago Golf Club To Host First U.S. Senior Women's". geoffshackelford.com. February 6, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Driscoll, Ron (July 15, 2018). "Davies Dominates in 10-Stroke Inaugural Victory". USGA. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship: Fact Sheet". USGA. 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship – Entry Form" (PDF). USGA. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Pine, Julia (March 21, 2018). "Blalock, Hiestand Receive Special Exemptions". USGA.
  6. ^ "U.S. Senior Women's Open, Full leader board". USGA. July 15, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 US Senior Women's Open final leaderboard, results and prize money payouts". Golf News Net. July 15, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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