What is the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship?
The NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship, played in the month of May, is the annual competition in women’s collegiate golf for individuals and teams from universities in Division I. Golf was one of twelve women’s sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year.
What are the LPGA’s major female golf tournaments?
The U.S. Women’s Open is the oldest of the major women’s professional golf tournaments recognized by the LPGA. The U.S. Women’s Open is the second major of the LPGA season and has the highest purse in women’s golf, at $5.5 million. The tournament is open to women from around the world and international qualifiers have been in place since 2014.
What is the oldest women’s golf tournament in the world?
The Women’s Amateur Championship, aka the British Ladies Amateur, is the oldest women’s golf tournament. It was established in 1893 by the Ladies’ Golf Union, which is now part of The R&A.
What is the history of women’s golf in America?
In 1917, the Women’s Tournament Committee of the United States Golf Association (U.S.G.A.) was formed, which became the Women’s Committee of the U.S.G.A. in 1934. In 1932 the inaugural Curtis Cup match was played in England at the Wentworth Club.