Tune into this recent episode of The Drop Zone podcast, where Hall of Famer and 1980 U.S. Women’s Open champion Amy Alcott shares why the U.S Women’s Open Championship belongs at Riviera Country Club, her home course. The lifelong Riviera member shares stories from her early childhood golf memories to her world-class LPGA career, plus what it means to serve as an ambassador at the 2026 U.S Women’s Open Championship. Enjoy this entertaining conversation.

The 2026 U.S. Women’s Open Championship takes place from June 4-7 at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. The U.S. Women’s Open is always a special week for Amy, since she won the Championship in 1980, but the 2026 edition is extra special for her since Riviera is her home course. She grew up in the shadows of and eventually on the fairways of Riviera, and always dreamed of a U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera. Amy was invited to join award-winning Los Angeles-based sports journalist Ted Sobel’s “Touching Greatness” podcast to talk about all things U.S. Women’s Open, plus many more memories from Amy’s illustrious career.

Beth Ann Nichols, Golfweek senior writer and Golf Channel contributor, recently visited with Amy Alcott at the beautiful and historic Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, host site of the U.S. Women’s Open from June 4-7, 2026. Riviera served as an important backdrop to Amy’s childhood, early golf career and legendary LPGA Tour legacy. Enjoy this brief conversation, memorable stories and walk down memory lane. Click here or the image below to view it.

“It was wonderful to be in Houston to host my signature event, the Junior Legacy Pro-Am, which is a precursor to The Chevron Championship, the LPGA’s first major of the season. It was so great to bring 16 past champions of the event back to play with junior girls from the Houston area and mentor them. Special thanks to Chevron and sponsors for hosting this event with me.” – Amy Alcott, April 2026

Take a stroll down memory lane – July 28, 1975 specifically – with Amy Alcott in a recent episode of the Past Our Prime podcast. Past Our Prime is hosted by three longtime sports TV producers – Scott, Bill and Marc – who reflect back on the world of sports through the lens of old issues of Sports Illustrated from 50 years ago. Amy talks about her first of many U.S. Women’s Opens in 1975, plus highlights of her Hall of Fame career that followed. Tune in here:

What a joy! Amy Alcott joined the long list of powerful women and champions at the Chevron Championship Champion Dinner on April 21, 2025. What a wonderful celebration of great women, great golf and deep LPGA history. (Photo credit: Chevron Championship)

Tune into this Zoomers 2 Boomers episode to hear some entertaining stories from the legend herself, Amy Alcott. In this episode, Amy shares her love of golf and her journey from a golf-obsessed child hitting balls into soup cans in her front yard to becoming one of the sport’s greatest players. Hear about her 29 wins, her winner’s leap into the pond tradition at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, golf course design, her desire to play golf, the love and support of her parents with her early golf obsession, and so much more. Tune in here!

Longtime golf writer Larry Bohannan of the Palm Springs Desert Sun reports on the rich history of golf in Coachella Valley and the ever-popular Palm Springs. California native Amy Alcott – who created numerous memorable and hall-of-fame-worthy golf highlights in Palm Springs during her storied career – shares some memories of her early start learning the game and her first recollections of playing golf in Palm Springs and Coachella Valley.