SAN JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 11, 2014) – CordeValle Golf Club has announced that club member Carol Kaufman has been appointed to serve as general chairman for the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, to be contested July 7-10. The championship is conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).
Kaufman is the executive vice president and chief administrative officer for The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO), a medical device company based in Pleasanton, Calif., and a director of Insperity, a Houston-based provider of human resources solutions. She is a passionate golfer with a USGA Handicap Index® of 14 and has played golf around the world. Besides CordeValle, Kaufman is a member at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, The Renaissance Club in Scotland and other clubs in Scotland.
Having been named to the list of “Most Influential Women in Business in the Bay Area” by the San Francisco Business Times, Kaufman is dedicated to serving others through golf. She served as a director of The Olympic Club Foundation for many years and is a member of the board of directors for both The First Tee of San Francisco and the Bay Area Sports Hall Of Fame.
“It is an honor to be selected as general chairman of the U.S. Women’s Open Championship as it returns to California for the first time in more than 30 years,” Kaufman said. “I have built wonderful friendships through the game, with more surely on the horizon, and I am committed to giving back to the game. As a member of CordeValle, I am very proud to be hosting this national championship that will allow us to test and celebrate the best women golfers in the world.”
A native of Newark, N.J., Kaufman is a graduate of Boston University and completed her post-graduate studies in accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Kaufman currently lives in San Mateo, Calif.
Considered the world’s premier women’s golf championship, the U.S. Women’s Open is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA. It is open to professional female golfers and amateur females with a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 4.4. The championship was first conducted in 1946 and boasts an impressive list of winners, including Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Betsy Rawls, Mickey Wright, Hollis Stacy, Amy Alcott, Meg Mallon, Annika Sorenstam, Se Ri Pak, Juli Inkster, Inbee Park, Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer.
CordeValle is a secluded 1,700-acre sanctuary blended into the harmony of the natural mountainside landscape that stretches along the inland foothills of Northern California’s scenic Santa Cruz Mountains. Featuring an award-winning Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course, CordeValle provides an intimate experience for golf purists, but also is recognized as a world-class championship venue that hosted the Frys.com Open on the PGA Tour, the 2011 and 2015 PGA Cup, the 2013 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship and the Gifford Invitational, an elite men’s collegiate event.
CordeValle guests enjoy world-class amenities that extend beyond golf, including a 35,000 square-foot clubhouse with a variety of meeting space, the signature Sense Spa, a separate clubhouse at the tennis center, intimate swimming and fitness areas, three distinctive dining options, onsite vineyard and Tuscan- style winery. These amenities are ideal for entertaining family, friends and business guests. Service levels are impeccable and set an industry standard.
For additional information about CordeValle, please visit www.cordevallegolf.com
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