Far Hills, N.J. (May 5, 2010) – CordeValle in San Martin, Calif., has been selected by the United States Golf Association as the site of the 2013 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. The dates of the championship are Sept. 21-26.
CordeValle was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 1999. The course, which is situated on 1,700 acres of gently rolling terrain in a northern California valley, utilizes the natural elevation changes of its peaks and canyons and is enhanced by broad meadows, streams, and striking sycamore and mature California oak trees.
This will be the first national championship conducted at the club, which hosted U.S. Open local qualifying in 2001, 2005 and 2008 and sectional qualifying for the U.S. Amateur in 2003 and 2006. The course has also hosted the CordeValle Collegiate since 2005. The PGA Tour Frys.Com Open will be contested at CordeValle from Oct. 11-17, 2010, and the 2011 PGA Cup will be played at the club.
“CordeValle is honored to be selected by the USGA, and we look forward to hosting the best female senior amateur players in the United States,” said Travis Skeesick, director of golf at CordeValle. “The course sets up well for exciting match play, and the players’ abilities will be tested on all levels. We hope this is the first of many USGA championships played at CordeValle.”
First contested in 1962, the USGA Senior Women’s Amateur is the national championship for female amateurs age 50 and older. Prior to 2013, the championship will be contested at Fiddlesticks Country Club in Fort Myers, Fla., from Oct. 9-14, 2010; at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn., from Sept. 10-15, 2011; and at Hershey (Pa.) Country Club from Sept. 8-13, 2012.
About the USGA
The USGA is the national governing body of golf in the USA and Mexico. The USGA annually conducts the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and 10 national amateur championships. It also conducts two state team championships and helps conduct the Walker Cup Match, Curtis Cup Match and World Amateur Team Championships.
The USGA also writes the Rules of Golf, conducts equipment testing, provides expert course maintenance consultations, maintains a Handicap System® and celebrates the history of the game. Since 1983, the USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program has awarded more than $31 million to more than 400 research projects for better turf and a better environment at universities across the country. The USGA also funds an ongoing “For the Good of the Game” grants program, which has allocated more than $65 million over 13 years to programs that bring the game’s values to youths from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with disabilities.
Contact:
Beth Murrison
bmurrison@usga.org
www.usga.org
(908) 234-2300
