Far Hills, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) - The United States Golf Association has selected Hillwood Country Club in Nashville, Tenn. as host for the 2015 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship.
The tournament will be contested Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 2015. It will be the first USGA event staged at Hillwood Country Club.
"The USGA is proud to bring the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship to Hillwood Country Club," said Daniel B. Burton, USGA vice president and chairman of the championship committee. "In welcoming Hillwood to the fold of USGA host sites, we are confident that it will provide the stern and complete test of the players' games found at all of our national championships."
Dick Wilson designed the course at Hillwood Country Club, which opened in 1957 under the direction of architect Bruce Crabtree. Bruce Hepner, of Renaissance Golf Design, oversaw renovations in 2003 and 2011.
Hillwood has hosted numerous statewide events, including the 1963, 1966 and 1971 Tennessee State Opens and the 1975, 1982 and 2004 Tennessee State Amateurs.
The U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship was first conducted in 1962.
This year's tournament will be conducted Sept. 13-18 at Hollywood Golf Club in Deal, N.J. Additionally, Wellesley Country Club in Massachusetts will host the 2016 championship, followed by Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore., in 2017.
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