Old Warson
The main tournaments played at Old Warson are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
USGA
The US Women's Amateur Championship (109th). Jennifer Song (S Kor/USA) beat Jennifer Johnson (USA) 3 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Old Warson CC, St Louis, Missouri].
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (19th) (Sept 16-18). USA vs Great Britain. 12 top professionals per team competing over three days in a total of eight fourball matches, eight foursomes and 16 singles. Non-playing captains: Jay Hebert (USA); Eric Brown (Scot/GB). [Old Warson CC, St Louis, Missouri].
Overall result: USA 18.5, GB 13.5.
Saturday morning singles (home player stated first): Lee Trevino bt Tony Jacklin (Eng) 1 hole; Dave Stockton halved with Bernard Gallacher (Scot); Mason Rudolph lost to Brian Barnes (Scot) 1 hole; Gene Littler lost to Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) 4&3; Jack Nicklaus bt Peter Townsend (Eng) 3&2; Gardner Dickinson bt Christy O'Connor (Ire) 5&4; Arnold Palmer halved with Harry Bannerman (Scot); Frank Beard halved with Neil Coles (Eng).
Saturday afternoon singles: Trevino bt Brian Huggett (Wales) 7&6; J.C. Snead bt Jacklin 1 hole; Miller Barber lost to Barnes 2&1; Stockton bt Townsend 1 hole; Charles Coody lost to Gallacher 2&1; Nicklaus bt Coles 5&3; Palmer lost to Oosterhuis 3&2; Dickinson lost to Bannerman 2&1.
Note: Billy Casper (USA), Maurice Bembridge (Eng), Peter Butler (Eng) and John Garner (Eng) did not play in the singles.
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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