Briggs Ranch Golf Club To Host 2012 U.S.
Women's Mid-Amateur
Far Hills, N.J. (Feb. 1) - Briggs Ranch Golf Club in
San Antonio, Texas, has been chosen by the United States Golf Association
as the site of the 2012 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. The dates of
the championship are Oct. 6-11, 2012.
Briggs Ranch was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in
2002. The course features large undulating bent grass greens, which is rare
for south Texas. Fazio's prominent bunkering is a signature feature of the
course.
This will be the first national championship
conducted at the club, which has hosted sectional qualifying for the USGA
Senior Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur and local qualifying for the U.S.
Open. In addition, Briggs Ranch hosted the 2010 Texas State Team
Championship and the 2008 Texas Grand Slam, which featured Mark Brooks,
Justin Leonard, Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw. The course has also served as
the host site of the pro-am for the Champions Tour AT&T event.
"I am very proud and excited to have the opportunity
to host the USGA and our country's top female mid-amateur golfers at Briggs
Ranch in 2012," said Gil Hodge, owner of Briggs Ranch. "The players will
experience an exceptional test of golf at Briggs Ranch and the city of San
Antonio will create a memorable experience for everyone."
First contested in 1987, the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur
is the national championship for female amateurs age 25 and older. Prior to
2012, the championship will be contested at Wichita (Kan.) Country Club
from Sept. 25-30, 2010, and at Bayville Golf Club in Virginia Beach, Va.,
from Sept. 17-22, 2011.
About the USGA The USGA is the national governing body of golf in
the USA and Mexico. The USGA annually conducts the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's
Open, U.S. Senior Open and 10 national amateur championships. It also
conducts two state team championships and helps conduct the Walker Cup
Match, Curtis Cup Match and World Amateur Team Championships.
The USGA also writes the Rules of Golf, conducts
equipment testing, provides expert course maintenance consultations, funds
research for better turf and a better environment, maintains a Handicap
System®, celebrates the history of the game, and administers an ongoing
"For the Good of the Game" grants program, which has allocated more than
$65 million over 13 years to successful programs that bring the game's
values to youths from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with
disabilities. For more information about the USGA, visit
www.usga.org.
