August 7
Congratulations
Eun Jeong Seong!
The Championship is over and we are thrilled to congratulate Eun Jeong Seong of the People's Republic of Korea, who won the Championship on the 36th hole of match play against Italy's Virginia Elena Carta in dramatic fashion. It was a beautiful day on Sunday, as was most of the week of the Championship. The golf course was the real star of the show as it played beautifully and showed beautifully on Fox Sports live TV coverage. The membership at Rolling Green has much to be proud of. Great job to all!
Seong and Carta getting the instructions from the USGA official at the first tee.
Before the match started, just hanging.
What a terrific crowd of spectators!
The match was very close and came down to the final hole of the 36-hole contest.
In the end, Eun Jeong Seong was victorious with a fantastic final putt on the 18th green to win the Championship. Her friends were right there to cool her down with a victory dousing of water!
Seong and Rolling Green caddie Tom! Terrific that one of our own caddies was able to help Seong to the victory!
The whole crowd of spectators celebrated with her.
Fox Sports coverage was evident all over the course with many cameras in elevated positions and cameras and cameramen moving around following the match.
For the ceremony presentation, seated at the table representing Rolling Green were (l-r) Dick McElroy, club President, Matt Dupre and Dana Yermish, Co-chairs of the Championship, Mark Litrenta, General Manager/COO, and Mike Rugg, Head Golf Professional.
Matt Dupre said a few words about how fantastic the Championship was and how many, many people worked together to make it happen. Rolling Green was on the international stage, and it was impressive!
Shannon Rouillard, Director of the USGA Women's Amateur Championship, presents Seong with the winning medal, and Robert Cox Cup trophy.
Seong and her parents with the Robert Cox Cup.
Seong and Holly Sonders.
Dana Yermish, Seong and Matt Dupre.
Mike Rugg was presented with a framed Championship flag signed by all 156 players who participated. Check it out next time you are in the Golf Shop.
what a championship week!
Once again, a very special thank you to all who participated in making this Championship something that Rolling Green will never forget. Everyone's part in it made a difference. Watch for more pictures being made available on the rggc.org website for you look through and relive the Championship over and over again!
August 6
And the final 2
Virginia Elena Carta, of Italy, and
Eun Jeong Seong, of the Republic of Korea
So many pictures and so many story lines about this Championship, make it hard to know where to start. Saturday, August 6 was exciting, dramatic, suspenseful and exhilarating at Rolling Green for the Semi-finals. The victors were Virigina Elena Carter of Italy who beat Yuka Saso of the Phillipines, and Eun Jeong Seong of the Republic of Korea who beat Mathilda Cappeliez of France.
Carta and Saso with USGA officials at the start of their match.
Saso and Rolling Green caddie Kevin talking over strategy.
Many spectators were on hand to see these young ladies:
Look closely, you will see some familiar Rolling Green faces among these spectators!
And in this one too!
Carta started off strong and was victorious in the end!
In the other match, Seong also won to advance to the Championship:
Hey, there's Rolling Green caddie Tom! Congratulations!
Fox Sports interviewed her after the match.
Fox Sports announcers Shane O'Donoghue and Brad Faxon (driving) who have been commentating with Julie Inkster, who won the Women's Amateur Championship 3 consecutive times (1980-1982).
Many, many people worked hard to make this Championship happen, here are a few of them: Matt Dupre and Mark Litrenta.
Also David Staebler (l) and Karen Bogosian (r).
And Dana (and Sydney) Yermish, and many, many more. Thank you to each and every one!
championship sunday
Tomorrow, Sunday, August 7 is the final day of this Championship. Carta and Seong will be playing 36 holes of match play. The first round begins at 7:30 am and the second round at 12:30 pm.
Fox Sports coverage will be from 1:00 - 4:00 with exclusive bonus coverage streamed live on usga.org from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Members are welcome to enjoy the buffet in the Main Dining Room at the club for Breakfast and Lunch. (Charged to your Member Account).
Seating is available in the Main Dining Room and Flynn's Pub. The Members' Lounge and Upper Patio are NOT available for seating.
Plan on joining us at the club for the finale of this outstanding Championship week. See you at the club!p>
August 5
And then there were 4...
Friday's action at the US Women's Amateur Championship saw 4 exciting quarterfinal matches. In the end the winners were Virginia Elena Carta of Italy, Yuka Saso of Philipines, Mathilda Cappeliez of France, and Eun Jeong Seong of the Republic of Korea.
Also exciting to note is that Rolling Green caddies are still in the mix.
There's nothing like having the home field advantage of a Rolling Green caddie who knows this course! Good job to all the Rolling Green caddies who made it into match play rounds with their golfers! And good luck to Tom and Kevin who are still in it!
There were many spectators today watching the action, both members and non-members.
Corporate Sponsors, who were a vital part of making this Championship happen, also enjoyed the day, especially seeing the Robert Cox Cup trophy (like Baker Printing).
And a special treat today was having more than 40 girls from local LPGA-USGA Girls Golf programs participate in an Inside the U.S. Women's Amateur event. Click the image below to see the video!
Semi-final Saturday
The action continues on Saturday morning at 8:00 am as the ladies face off to decide the final 2 who will play 36 holes on Sunday. If you have not been to the club to see these ladies in action, please plan on coming out Saturday morning, and Sunday morning or afternoon. You'll be glad you did!
August 4
Down to 8
After 2 separate rounds of 18 holes today, the field was narrowed to 8 players. It was a suspenseful day to watch these ladies go head to head in match play twice in one day; but the weather was perfect! Here are some pictures from the day.
Tune in tomorrow,
Friday, August 5 on Fox Sports Coverage from 3-6
Or come by the club to watch it live; you'll be glad you did!
August 3
Wednesday, August 3 was a super exciting day at the 2016 Women's Amateur Championship!
The day started off with the completion of the playoff for the final spot in the field of 64 who would begin match play. This spot was won by Muni He, see picture below.
Muni He went on to defeat the #1 seed Mariel Galdiano in a very exciting match that went 22 holes! Click on the image below to see the read the article about their match, produced by the USGA.
The day also featured 31other matches that were a delight to watch. At the end of the day, the field was narrowed to 32 ladies.
David Staebler, Member of Rolling Green and Director, Rules Education for the USGA had some thoughts about The Importance of Hitting the Fairway:
Wednesday morning on the 11th hole, five players continued the playoff started Tuesday evening for the 64th and final spot in the Women’s Amateur match play draw. Three of the players drove their balls in the fairway, one in the right rough and one in the fairway bunker. All three players who hit the fairway, hit the green. Both players who missed the fairway failed to hit the green, one going into the front left bunker, the other coming up short of the green and rolling back down the slope to the right edge of the fairway. Neither of them got up and down for par. Two of the three players that hit the fairway and hit the green in regulation made pars. The third player who hit the fairway and the green, 17 year old Muni He from the People’s Republic of China, ran in a twenty foot birdie putt to secure the 64th spot in match play. As we all know, it’s hard to score well at Rolling Green when you miss a fairway.
You can also check out this video that David Staebler & the USGA filmed right on the Rolling Green golf course regarding Concessions in Match Play:
And finally, we hope you were able to check out Rolling Green on Fox Sports if you were not able to come to the club today. It was really neat to see how beautifully the course was showcased. Here is a reminder of the Fox Sports TV schedule.
video Recap of the day
Since the USGA is doing so many short but excellent videos of this entire Championship, we want to share this video recap with you about match play today, Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Enjoy!
August 2
Today was the most exciting day of the Championship so far! The second round was played by every golfer, the end of which resulted in the field being cut down to only 64. But before that happened there was a lot of excellent golf to be seen.
Fox Sports, which begins broadcasting tomorrow, was getting prepared with numerous vehicles carrying cameramen around the course.
The sun came out late in the afternoon as one of the last groups was finishing on Hole #14.
Many spectators were taking in the terrific golf as some of the last groups finished on Hole #9.
The crowd got thicker and thicker as the scores were posted. It was exciting!
The USGA calligrapher who writes the scores on the scoreboard was super busy!
Stacy Collins of the USGA, congratulates Mariel Galdiano of Pearl City, Hawaii for shooting a Championship-record 9-under 133. (68 Monday, 65 Tuesday). Wow! How cool!
The crowd gathered at #10 again as a 9-for-5 playoff was needed to determine the final 64 players to advance to match play on Wednesday.
The spectators enjoyed a beautiful sunset on the 10th green as the playoff was happening. But because of the lack of light, the playoff will finish tomorrow morning at 7:15.
Rolling Green Golf Course - spectacular!
If you haven't been to the Championship yet, plan to join us tomorrow for match play as the excitement and unbelievable golf continues...
August 1
(Keep scrolling to see all the pictures).Last evening was the Welcome Party hosted by Rolling Green Golf Club. And this was one terrific party! The Dining Rooms and Patios were overflowing with golfers, guests and members who all enjoyed a Taste of Philly. We were entertained by a Mummers Band, the Phillie Phanatic and the Villanova Wildcat! And the food was out of this world! Check it out!
Enjoying the patio.
Yum!
All kinds of delicious food.
The patio was packed!
USGA team enjoying the food!
Some preferred the Members' Lounge!
Kellie McClatchy and Matt Dupre enjoying some refreshments. They've earned it!
Leigh Jordan enjoying the party!
Mummers and the Phillie Phanatic!
Phanatic and the Villanove Wildcat - Love Philadelphia!
And the golfers were having a great time too.
And the Championship begins...
This morning kicked off the official Championship competition. The first group went off the 1st tee at 7:15. Check out the pictures below!
The first group is getting the rules and reminders from the USGA official.
And they're off.....
And here are some more early groups and golfers.....
Be sure to come on out to Rolling Green and see what all the excitement is about. This is excellent golf to watch and enjoy. Hope to see you there!
July 31
Last evening was the USGA Players Reception. This event was attended by approximately 300 people and the USGA officials who will be working the Championship.
Shannon Rouillard, Director of the Championship, USGA
USGA officials
Curtis Cup team members enjoying the Players Reception
Today was the second day of practice rounds, check out the pictures below. Fox Sports and other media was setting up, our wonderful grounds crew was working hard, past Rolling Green presidents, and our current president, Richard McElroy were on hand this morning.
Media Interviews and set up
Rolling Green grounds crew have been doing an excellent job!
Club President Richard McElroy
Past President Mike Rothman
Mike Rothman and our own David Staebler, a USGA official!
Past President Bob Zakian with a golfer
Volunteers and supporters relaxing on the patio
Wow, some of these girls are young!
And can they play golf!
Tomorrow morning at 7:15 am is the official beginning of the Championship! Make sure to come on out and see these lady golfers. You are sure to enjoy watching them play this game!
July 30
Exciting things are happening at Rolling Green! Day 2 of registration was completed today.
The players took to the practice range, the putting green and had Day 1 of their practice rounds. See some of the exciting action in the pictures below. Make plans to come on out to Rolling Green Golf Club on Sunday for Day 2 of player practice rounds. You'll be glad you did!
