In setting up how Pebble Beach will play this week for the first US Women’s Open held on the famed links, USGA senior director of championships Shannon Rouillard would be perfectly happy to have a winning score that resembles those that the men have recorded in recent majors here.
With Olympic Club hosting the US Women’s Open for the first time this week, Kay Cockerill, has become a “course whisperer” to many with questions about the iconic venue ahead of the championship.
For nearly three months the USGA has worked on the new qualifying conditions for the 2020 US Women’s Open, announcing extensive exemption categories – 20 in total – for this year’s championship.