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If at some point during the upcoming U.S. Women's Open you wonder who was the last player to attain a achievement, then we might have some answers.
> Yuka Saso: last international winner (2024)
> Karrie Webb: last to defend title (2001)
> A Lim Kim: last champion to win Women’s Open on first attempt (2020)
> Catherine Lacoste: last amateur to win Women’s Open (1967)
> Annika Sorenstam: last start-to-finish winner (2006 – playoff)
> So Yeon Ryu: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to force playoff (2011)
> A Lim Kim: last winner to birdie the 72nd hole to win by one stroke (2020)
> Allisen Corpuz: last to win with four sub-par rounds (2023)
> Hilary Lunke: last player to win after competing in local qualifying (2003)
> Meg Mallon, 41: last winner over age 40 (2004)
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The Wisconsin beauty has hosted the best men players, so now it's the women's chance. The 2025 U.S. Women's Open takes on the test of slopes, wind and bunkers that architects Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten pieced together in 2006.
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Florida’s Wycliffe reopens its East course after a Kipp Schulties renovation; California’s El Macero gets a Golfplan –Dale & Ramsey refresh
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The First Call readers were "meh" about the 2025 edition, which saw Scottie Scheffler hold off Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau down the stretch.
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Heritage Resorts and Golf: Introduces 2012 European Ryder Cup member Nicolas Colsaerts as its newest brand ambassador. ... Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco, The Club at Castiglion del Bosco: Partnering to host an exclusive tournament for amateurs and international club players, Oct. 3-5.
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"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers."
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North Carolina’s Starmount Forest gets a Kris Spence renovation; Vietnam’s Vinpearl Golf Leman opens the first of its two Golfplan designs
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MAY
27 – June 3: Women's Golf Day | Info
28: AGM, webinar, 4 p.m. ET, "The Real Impact of One." Speaker: Rita Goodroe, Business coach | Info
JUNE
17-19: North America Golf Tourism Convention, Birmingham, Alabama | Info
24-25: NGCOA Multi-Course & Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
JULY
28-30: PGA Buying Summit, Frisco, Texas | Info
OCTOBER
6-7: Golf Business Network Instructing Summit, Palm Desert, California | Info
14-15: Golf Business TechCon 2025, Frisco, Texas | Info
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