Strolling down memory lane: 1980 U.S. Women’s Open Championship

With the U.S. Women’s Open Championship on the horizon, it is fun to reflect on my career and the many great memories I have had with the USGA, from the 1973 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship title to my second major championship trophy at the 1980 U.S. Women’s Open Championship and many more opportunities in the decades that followed. History will be made mid-summer when the best golfers compete at Pebble Beach for the first time in its history. I look forward to cheering them on, watching tee to green with anticipation of who will hoist the trophy at the end.

Check out this early broadcast clip from the 1980 U.S. Women’s Open Championship courtesy of the USGA: 1980 U.S. Women’s Open (Final Round): Amy Alcott Dominates at Richland | Full Broadcast – YouTube

Alcott, LPGA legends join in The Chevron Championship celebrations

Amy Alcott and a star-studded line-up of fellow LPGA legends helped to kick off The Chevron Championship, the LPGA’s first major of 2023, with the Champions Dinner on April 18 and the Junior Legacy Pro-Am hosted by Amy Alcott on April 19. The Junior Legacy Pro-Am is a signature program for The Chevron Championship. This special event provides local junior female golfers and invited guests the unique experience to play alongside some of the greatest players in LPGA history. A good time was had by all! Visit www.thechevronchampionship.com to follow all of the tournament action.

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Alcott to host Legacy Junior Pro-Am at The Chevron Championship

LPGA Legends Sandra Palmer, Pat Bradley, Hollis Stacy, Donna Caponi, Patty Sheehan, Amy Alcott with junior participants in 2022 Junior Legacy (photo courtesy of The Chevron Championship)

Amy Alcott will serve as host and be joined by a legendary line-up of players in the upcoming Junior Legacy Pro-Am, a signature program for The Chevron Championship. This special event provides local junior female golfers and invited guests the unique experience to play alongside some of the greatest players in LPGA history. This Junior Legacy Program will take place on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at The Woodlands Country Club (Player Course) in The Woodlands, Texas, and is included as part of an exciting tournament week schedule for The Chevron Championship, one of the LPGA’s five major championships.

The Junior Legacy program furthers Chevron’s commitment to creating access and opportunities for junior female golfers. The nearby Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, is the host venue for the 2023 Chevron Championship that will be played from April 20-23. To learn more about The Chevron Championship, visit thechevronchampionship.com.

Tune in to Part 2 of FORE the Good of the Game podcast featuring Amy Alcott

Tune in to Part 2 of a fabulous in-depth interview with Amy Alcott that is part of an episode of FORE the Good of the Game podcast hosted by Bruce Devlin and Mike Gonzalez. Amy shares memories of playing with Mickey Wright, her road to wins, life on Tour, her many impressions of Hollywood stars and various sports broadcasters and so much more. Listeners will hear great stories from one of golf’s legendary players and enjoy a few laughs along the way!

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In case you missed it, here is the link to PART 1.

Amy Alcott named 2023 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Captain

Alcott will lead 12 US girls next year at The Old Course at La Zagaleta in Spain

Pictured left: 2023 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Captain Amy Alcott (photo credit Amy Alcott)
Pictured right: 2021 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup team photos (photo credit: AJGA)

BRASELTON, Ga. – PING and the American Junior Golf Association named World Golf Hall of Famer Amy Alcott as the PING Junior Solheim Cup’s United States team captain for the 13th edition of the biennial competition.

“This is a wonderful honor. When I got the call from John Solheim, I was very flattered,” Amy Alcott said. “I have always believed that junior golf is the lifeblood of the game. I grew up chipping and putting into soup cans in my front yard in Southern California and competed in junior tournaments from the age of 9 to 17.”

The Old Course at La Zagaleta, located in southern Spain, is set to host the all-girls event, September 18 – 19, 2023.

Modeled after the Solheim Cup, the PING Junior Solheim Cup biennially features the 12 best female junior golfers (ages 12-18) from the United States against their counterparts from Europe. The team match play event includes foursomes, four-ball and singles matches played over two days and rotates between U.S. and European host sites coinciding with the Solheim Cup. The event includes both teams watching the final days of the Solheim Cup matches at Finca Cortesin, September 18-24, 2023.

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Amy Alcott takes you inside the ropes on FORE the Good of the Game

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Amy Alcott is the featured guest on a recent episode of FORE the Good of the Game podcast hosted by Bruce Devlin and Mike Gonzalez. Amy shares stories of her early years in golf, global successes on Tour, her lasting impact on and off the golf course, her many connections and friendships in business and entertainment and so much more. So many stories to hear. Tune in now as Amy takes you behind the scenes and inside the ropes of her amazing life and career.

Amy Alcott plays the U.S. Senior Women’s Open

Amy Alcott, winner of 29 LPGA Tour titles, including 5 majors, is playing in this week’s U.S. Senior Women’s Open at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio. To follow all of the action this weekend, check out live scoring on the USGA’s website and tune into live coverage on Peacock starting at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday and 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Amy Alcott throws out first pitch at Dodgers Stadium

LPGA Tour Hall of Famer Amy Alcott was among a trio of legends and superstars who threw out the ceremonial first pitches before the Los Angeles Dodgers game on Sunday, Aug. 21 as part the team’s Women’s Day celebrations.

The legendary Maybelle Blair and young pitcher Jillian Albayati joined Alcott for the festivities. Blair is a 95-year-old retired professional baseball player from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the inspiration for “A League of Their Own.” Albayati is a superstar right-handed pitcher/infielder from nearby Anaheim and a member of USA Baseball Women’s National Team.

Left photo montage: LA Dodgers

Land O’Lakes Legends Classic to feature five hall of famers

Amy Alcott will join fellow World Golf Hall of Fame members Nancy Lopez, Juli Inkster, Hollis Stacy and Jan Stephenson in the Land O’Lakes Legends Classic presented by The Meadows at Mystic Lake on August 13-14 in Prior Lake, Minnesota, 25 minutes southwest of Minneapolis/Saint Paul.

(pictured clockwise L-to-R: Hollis Stacy, Nancy Lopez, Juli Inkster, Jan Stephenson and Amy Alcott in the center)

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For tickets and event information, visit LegendsClassicMN.com.