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Inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open to offer $1 million purse
The U.S. Golf Association is launching the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open with flair.
“It’s a classy decision,” Amy Alcott said. “One that indicates how much things have changed in women’s sports.”
Alcott, who is automatically eligible to play in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open by virtue of her status as a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and as a winner of the 1980 U.S. Women’s Open, said she’s really excited about playing. Fox Sports will televise the tournament.
“Golf doesn’t stop at 50,” she said. “We want an arena to showcase our talent and now we really have one.”
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Hal Group 2017
This picture was taken this past Tuesday at the Cipriani Wall Street. It was the 2017 world golf Hall of Fame inductions. It is always an honor to put my blazer on and welcome in a new class of inductees. My induction came in 1999 at the WGHOF in St. Augustine, Florida with the late Seve Ballesteros and Lloyd Mangrum.
The Bond Between Amy Alcott and Hollis Stacy
Future World Golf Hall of Fame members Amy Alcott and Hollis Stacy first met as competitors during the 1969 USGA Girls’ Junior Championship and formed a lasting friendship while going on to achieve great success on the LPGA Tour. Alcott remembers Stacy making the comment “where did you come from?” after taking the early lead. This was, Alcott says, the start of a “competitive friendship that would span into adulthood.”
This article is the second in a series of Highlights from The World Golf Hall of Fame Museum by Curator, Travis Puterbaugh. It can be read in its entirety on WomensGolf.com.
Gil Hanse is Interviewed by ESPN
In addition to sharing the extensive challenges that the design team faced while putting the course together, he also credited Amy for their shared success.
Hanse brought on Amy Alcott as a consultant and could not have been happier with her role.
“Her being in the room I think gave us more credibility having a women’s golf Hall of Famer up there,” Hanse said. “She talked wonderfully about how she got into the game and how much this golf course could provide an opportunity going forward.”
The women of USA GOLF plan to capitalize on their unique situation
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“My input was kind of [that] golf courses tend to be designed from the back tee forward. I wanted to make sure that after the Olympics [there would be] playable tees for all levels of golfers,” she said.
World Golf Hall of Fame Member News
We recently caught up with five-time Major Champion and Hall of Fame member Amy Alcott, who partnered with golf course architect Gil Hanse to design the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro.
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Amy Alcott Happy With Olympic Course Design
Amy Alcott is a three-time winner of the ANA Inspiration and the first champion to leap into the lake next to the 18th green to celebrate.
But this summer Alcott will be taking part in another first in women’s golf. Alcott was part of the design team led by Gill Hanse in putting together the Rio de Janeiro course that will be used for the Olympic Games in August. Alcott said the challenge was to come up with a course that could challenge the best men and the best women in the world.
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Cresa Renews Sponsorship of Amy Alcott
“Cresa, a commercial real estate advisory firm specializing in tenant representation, has renewed its sponsorship of PGA Tour professional Brendan Steele, Champions Tour professional Fred Funk, and Hall of Fame LPGA Tour professional Amy Alcott. This will be Cresa’s fourth year sponsoring the trio.”
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Exclusive Interview With Amy by ESPNW
Melanie Hauser of ESPNW had the opportunity to interview Amy about her career as a champion golfer, her current endeavor of designing golf courses for the upcoming Olympics, philanthropy and some unexpected cherished possessions.
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