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Time once again for the US Women's Open, scheduled at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from July 6 - 12 with live TV coverage in the U.S. on ESPN and NBC Sports.

Watch as top women players from around the country meet to do battle against defending champ Inbee Park who, at 19, became the youngest US Women's Open winner ever in 2008.

About the U.S. Women's Open

The US Women's Amateur, the forerunner to the Women's Open, was first played in 1895, more than a half century before the current tournament was sanctioned by the USGA.

In 1938 Opal Hill and Helen Hicks were two of the very few women golf professionals in the world.

By 1946, there were enough female pro golfers to form the Women's Professional Golfers Association with the kickoff of the Women's Open held at the Spokane Country Club that year.

By 1950, the Ladies Professional Golf Association was founded by women golf pros including Louise Suggs and Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Three years later, the U.S. Women's Open was added to the championships sanctioned by the USGA.

US Women's Golf On the Web

Online, catch the latest updates on the current US Women's Open elite at top sites offering the lastest updates, pictures & videos, plus a closer look all the current champs & gifted amateurs who follow in the footsteps of the pioneers who broke the gender barrier in pro golf ...

2009 U.S. Women's Open - News & updates, event schedule, online ticket purchase, feature stories and player profiles, championship history, with an online Southern Pines NC course tour.

US Women's Open - Current updates, schedule information, plus complete reviews of the Women's Open of the recent past, with scores, course coverage and more.

United States Golf Association - Info on applying to play in the tournament and other pro related questions. Headline news on the U.S. Women's Open, qualifying results and fields, interviews, related feature articles and resources are covered on the home page during the Women's Open.

LPGA.com - The Ladies Professional Golf Association site with in-depth profiles of the players, coverage on all of the LPGA Tour events including the US Women's Open. News and videos on the tournaments and plenty of tips to improve your game.

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