Somerset Hills
The main tournaments played at Somerset Hills are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Team Events
LGU / USGA
The Curtis Cup (26th). USA vs Gt Britain & Ireland. Eight top women amateurs per team competing in 2x three foursomes and 2x six singles. Result: USA 14, GB&I 4. Non-playing captains: Leslie Shannon (USA); Jill Thornhill (Eng/GB&I). [Somerset Hills CC, Bernardsville, nr Newark, New Jersey].
SATURDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches; home player stated first): Vicki Goetz lost to Julie Hall (Eng, née Wade) 2&1; Katie Peterson bt Kathryn Imrie (Scot) 3&2; Brandie Burton bt Linzi Fletcher (Eng) 3&1; Robin Weiss bt Elaine Farquharson (Scot) 4&3; Karen Noble bt Catriona Lambert (Scot, later Matthew) 1 hole; Carol Semple Thompson lost to Vicki Thomas (Wales) 1 hole.
SUNDAY SINGLES (six 18-hole matches): Goetze bt Helen Dobson (Eng) 4&3; Burton bt Lambert 4&3; Peterson bt Imrie 1 hole; Noble bt Wade 2 holes; Weiss bt Farquharson 2&1; Thompson bt Thomas 3&1.
Anne Quast Sander (USA), Margaret Platt (USA) and Helen Wadsworth (Wales) did not play in the singles.
NOTE: This was the last of eight Curtis Cup playing appearances made by Anne Sander (née Quast, also Decker and Welts). In a total of 22 matches played, she won 11, lost seven and halved four.
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Saiki (USA) beat Buffy Klein (USA) 2 and 1 in the final. [Somerset Hills CC, Bernardsville, nr Newark, New Jersey].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship. Alcott (USA) beat Mary Lawrence (USA) by 1 hole in the final. [Somerset Hills CC, Bernardsville, nr Newark, New Jersey].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
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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