2019 U.S. Senior Women's Open Fast FactsPine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, N.C.
| Championship Venue | Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, N.C. |
| Tickets | Click here to purchase tickets. |
| Volunteer | Applications available here |
| Architect | Donald Ross (Renovated in 2004 by John Fought; restored in 2017 by Kyle Franz) |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Championship Dates | May 16-19 |
| Field | 120 competitors |
| Entries Open | Feb. 20 |
| Entries Close | April 10 at 5 p.m. EDT |
| Yardage/Par | 6,016 yards/Par 71 (Subject to change) |
| Hole by Hole | (Subject to change) Hole 1: 456 yards (par 5) Hole 2: 413 yards (par 4) Hole 3: 128 yards (par 3) Hole 4: 323 yards (par 4) Hole 5: 168 yards (par 3) Hole 6: 374 yards (par 4) Hole 7: 381 yards (par 4) Hole 8: 342 yards (par 4) Hole 9: 368 yards (par 4) OUT: 2,953 yards (par 35) Hole 10: 478 yards (par 5) Hole 11: 339 yards (par 4) Hole 12: 328 yards (par 4) Hole 13: 157 yards (par 3) Hole 14: 362 yards (par 4) Hole 15: 476 yards (par 5) Hole 16: 163 yards (par 3) Hole 17: 373 yards (par 4) Hole 18: 387 yards (par 4) IN: 3,063 yards (par 36) TOTAL: 6,016 yards (par 71) |
| Eligibility | Open to any female professional or amateur who is 50 years of age on or before May 16 and whose Handicap Index does not exceed 7.4 |
| 2018 Championship | World Golf Hall of Famer Laura Davies, of England, rolled to a 10-stroke victory over Juli Inkster in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open Championship at historic Chicago Golf Club. To read more click here. |
| Quotable | “My last win was in India in 2010, so there’s the pressure you’re playing under when you’re trying to prove to yourself you can still win. So this ranks highly up there. And obviously because it’s a USGA event, it’s hard to compare tournaments, but this is very high on my list of achievements, I can assure you.” -- Laura Davies |
| Schedule of Play | Thursday, May 16 (18 holes, stroke play) Friday, May 17 (18 holes, stroke play) Saturday, May 18 (18 holes, stroke play) Sunday, May 19 (18 holes, stroke play) |
| Cut | Low 50 scorers and ties will play the final 36 holes |
| Playoff | Should there be a tie after 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will take place immediately following play |
| Notable Past Events at Pine Needles | 1989 U.S. Girls' Junior (Brandie Burton) 1991 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur (Phyllis Preuss) 1996 U.S. Women's Open (Annika Sorenstam) 2001 U.S. Women's Open (Karrie Webb) 2007 U.S. Women's Open (Cristie Kerr) |
| Notable Fact | 2019 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Peggy Kirk Bell bought Pine Needles with her husband, Warren "Bullet" Bell, in 1953. Bell, a former USA Curtis Cup competitor, became a world-class golf instructor after her playing days on the fledgling LPGA Tour. |
| Future U.S. Senior Women's Open | 2020: Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Conn./July 9-12 |
| Future Women's Open | Pine Needles was chosen by the USGA to host the 2022 U.S. Women's Open. It will be the fourth Women's Open contested on the layout. |
