National Championships Conducted by the USGA

The U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship is only one of many national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association.  Below is the complete list of the thirteen national championships conducted each year:

U.S. Open
U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Women's Open
U.S. Amateur Public Links
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Girls' Junior
U.S. Junior Amateur
U.S. Women's Amateur
U.S. Amateur
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
U.S. Mid-Amateur
USGA Senior Amateur
USGA Senior Women's Amateur

Two other events, the Men's and Women's State Team Championships, are conducted every other year.

The USGA also helps conduct three international competitions -- the Walker Cup and Curtis Cup matches, and the World Amateur Team Championships.

For more information about future USGA championships or on how you can participate in a national championship, be sure to visit the USGA's web site at www.usga.org and select "Championships" from the menu.

  

U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links

PAR AND YARDAGE – Walking Stick Golf Course will play at 6,263 yards and a par of 36-36—72.

HOLE BY HOLE – Holes 1-9 will play at 3,114 yards and par 36.

Holes 10-18 will play at 3,149 and par 36.

COURSE SETUP –
Teeing ground – Height of grass – ½ inch
Fairways and approaches – Height of grass – ½ inch
Putting green collars – Height of grass – one mower width at ½ inch
Putting greens – Height of grass – 5/32 of an inch with a speed of 9.5-10 feet on USGA Stimpmeter
Primary rough – Height of grass – approximately 2½ to 3 inches

The championship setup results in a USGA Course Rating of 74.4 and a Slope Rating of 132.

ARCHITECT – Arthur Hills designed Walking Stick Golf Course, which opened in 1991. This is the second consecutive year a Hills-designed course will be a venue for a USGA public links championship. Shaker Run in Lebanon, Ohio, hosted the 2005 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.

 
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