Welcomes the U.S. Women's Open 2015 to Lancaster County
Atop the leaderboard, veteran Karrie Webb and second-year LPGA Tour player Marina Alex did their best to temper expectations at the U.S. Women’s Open. Both early starters opened with a 4-under-par 66 on Thursday, and that score held up through the afternoon before things turned wet and windblown. Play was suspended in the early evening …
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One eye on golf, another on the sky. That was the way thousands of golf fans went about watching the first round of the United States Women’s Open Thursday at the Lancaster Country Club. For most of the day, whatever was in the passing clouds, stayed in those clouds. True, a tornado watch was issued …
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Was strolling around Lancaster Country Club Wednesday with a swing coach I’ve gotten to know a little, a guy who works with players on both the PGA and LPGA Tours. His student on this day happened to be playing a practice round with Inbee Park. Park had recently hit several ugly, low, weak spinless shots …
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Two months after graduating from Mississippi State University, Ally McDonald, a spry 22, didn’t have many plans coming into this week. She knew, however, she was an alternate to play in the U.S. Women’s Open should someone else drop out. So McDonald booked a midweek flight to Philadelphia just in case she got a last-minute call …
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[youtube id=”3cqcxcgh810″] Sure, you got your glory volunteer jobs at the U.S. Woman’s Open: the greeters who welcome the big-name players at the airport, say, or the merchandise sellers who work in the plush air-conditioned pavilion with the fancy clothes and the Swarovski necklaces. But take a moment to consider these offbeat and …
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We all love a souvenir. At the U.S. Women’s Open, those souvenirs range from a metal ball marker for $2, all the way up to original framed artwork by local artist Liz Hess for $695. Visit the Merchandise Pavilion, not far from the 18th green and the main entrance at the Lancaster Country Club, and …
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It’s not too late to see the U.S. Women’s Open in person. Daily tickets for Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday are still available on www.2015uswomensopen.com at $45 apiece. They do not allow re-entry and cannot be swapped for other days. As of Thursday morning, the site says only 11 percent of the Saturday tickets and 7 …
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Even with the U.S.Women’s Open in Lancaster, visitors to the area should still be able to find hotel rooms in the county this weekend. They just might have to call around a bit to find them. “I’m full, just not with the U.S. Open,” said John Watts, regional manager of PA Dutch Hotels. July is …
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[youtube id=”zfNtqBMAXgU” align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no” maxwidth=”550″] The U.S Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club officially got underway on Thursday morning. First-round play began with the threesome of Breanna Elliott, Gaby Lopez and Jimin Kang taking the first swings off the tee at Hole No. 1 at 6:45 a.m. By 8 a.m. the course was already …
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There’s no home-field advantage for Gregory Johnston. Just the opportunity to be surrounded by familiar faces. Because when Johnston is done caddying each day this week for Cristie Kerr at the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club, he doesn’t head back to a hotel. No, Johnston instead takes a short drive to West Lampeter …
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Inbee Park’s focus sharpens during major championship weeks, and the South Korean is dialed in for the U.S. Women’s Open. Park is back atop the rankings for the third time in her career and leads the LPGA Tour with three victories this season. But the majors have been where she has flourished. Her first win …
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What did you do during the summer when you were 16? A lazy afternoon at the pool, working that first part-time job, or maybe driving for the first time? Playing in the U.S. Open probably wasn’t on the to-do list for most of us. It is, though, for Beth Lillie, who will be a junior …
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