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Photographs first taken utilizing artificial light
Paris Metro opened
U.S. declares war on Spain over Cuba
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Beatrix Hoyt
Miss Hoyt continued to dominate, winning the medal with a 92 and her third
successive title by defeating Miss Maude Wetmore in the final, 5 and 3. Miss
Hoyt was the only player to break 100 in the qualifying. Increased interest
in women's golf was reflected by the 61 players who competed for 16 qualifiers'
places at the Ardsley Club, Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y., in October.
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U.S. Women's Amateur
HISTORY: The U.S. Women’s Amateur is one of the United States Golf Association’s original three championships. It was first conducted in 1895, shortly after the inaugural U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. The Women’s Amateur has since been conducted every year except 1917-18, when it was temporarily suspended because of World War I, and 1942-45, when it was suspended because of World War II.
PAR & YARDAGE: Old Warson Country Club will play at 6,422/6,468 yards and par of 35-36—71.
ARCHITECT: Old Warson Country Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1954.
COURSE SET-UP –The USGA Course Rating® for the Women’s Amateur Championship at Old Warson Country Club is 78.1 and USGA Slope Rating® is 140.
Tees and fairways, height of grass – 7/16 inch
Collars, height of grass – 0.2 inch
Putting greens, speed – 11.5-12 feet on USGA Stimpmeter
Intermediate Rough – 1.25 inches (3 feet width)
Primary Rough – 3 inches
FORMAT: The U.S. Women’s Amateur is conducted with 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying. The low 64 scorers then advance to match play, with the champion determined by a 36-hole match-play final.
WHO CAN PLAY: The U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship is open to female amateurs who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 5.4.
ENTRIES: A total of 955 contestants entered the 2009 championship. The record of 969 was set in 2006.
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