Welcomes the U.S. Women's Open 2015 to Lancaster County
Mike Trostel, 31, didn’t know what he wanted to be when he grew up. Teacher? Lawyer? Businessman? Indecision turned out to be not such a bad thing. Because he liked to play golf and to read history, Trostel got an internship at the USGA Museum in Far Hills, New Jersey, which later hired him. One …
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The opening round of the U.S. Women’s Open might not be until Thursday, but that did not stop legions of fans from flocking to Lancaster Country Club on Monday. As the golfers navigated the course and strategized on the first of three practice days before their scores officially count, spectators young and old took the …
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For Hershey resident Lynn Duffy and some 2,500 volunteers like her, Sunday afternoon’s party at the Lancaster Country Club was a lot of fun. Food, drink and music dominated the event, which was centered around an air-conditioned tent near the driving range and practice green. Today, the work begins. The 2015 U.S. Women’s Open week …
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DIANA PUGLIESE DPUGLIESE@LNPNEWS.COM For Kathryn Chandler, it was worth the trip north from Virginia. While most people celebrate their retirement with a party at work or with their family and friends, Chandler used the last of her accrued vacation time after 24 years of working for the U.S. Department of Education to spend a day …
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The U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club is about 16 weeks away. The United States Golf Association formally opened the event to entries Thursday. But golf-appropriate weather seems almost unimaginable at this moment near the end (it is hoped) of a hideous winter. As the snow fell and piled up on the fifth day …
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Plans to use the Goat Path for parking at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament this summer have been scuttled. Officials planning the U.S. Golf Association tournament, scheduled for July 6-12 at Lancaster Country Club in Manheim Township, said parking will be off-site, with shuttles delivering spectators to the golf course from local facilities, …
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Susquehanna Bank and the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open are coming together to support the Extraordinary Give — Lancaster County’s largest day of giving, which is held on Nov. 21. They will donate 20 percent of every 2015 U.S. Women’s Open ticket purchased between now and Nov. 20 to the Extraordinary Give. The initiative, presented by …
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Planning a major golf championship is a lot like playing with dominoes. At least that’s the view of veteran championship director Barry Deach, who is charged with organizing the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open here in Lancaster County. “When you look at the infrastructure that’s here — the engagement, the authenticity, the can-do attitude — it …
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There are few absolute, bedrock, no-exception rules of business. Here’s one: Partnering with Arnold Palmer is a good idea. Officials of the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club made that partnership happen in February by asking Palmer to be the event’s honorary chairman. They celebrated their good judgment with Lancaster’s First Swing, a free …
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A casual Sunday morning round at Lancaster Country Club is nothing unusual for members Dan Burton and Jerry Hostetter. Playing the course while trying to see it through the eyes of an LPGA tour pro, that’s something different. Burton is championship chairman for the United States Golf Association. Hostetter is general chairman for next year’s …
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PINEHURST, N.C. – After this, Lancaster Country Club figures to be easy for Ben Kimball. Kimball’s title is tournament director for the United States Golf Association. His big annual event is the U.S. Women’s Open. The job, starting today, is to prepare Pinehurst No. 2, one of the world’s toughest and most unique courses, for …
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