Six @SunDevilWGolf Alums to Play in Inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open

TEMPE, Ariz. – This week, the USGA will hold the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill., marking the first time such competition has been held on the women's side.
 
Joanne Gunderson Carner, Arizona State's first-ever individual national champion in 1960, has been bestowed the honor of hitting the opening shot of the tournament on July 12 at 7 am ET. She is the only player to ever win the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles.

8-time USGA Champion JoAnne Gunderson Carner will hit the first ball at the #USSeniorWomensOpen Thursday at 7 a.m. CDT. pic.twitter.com/TVsfXW6HgN

— USGA PR (@USGA_PR) July 7, 2018

JoAnne Gunderson Carner is the first player to win three different USGA championships and the only one to win the #USGirlsJunior, the #USWomensAm and the #USWomensOpen championships. Her eight USGA championships are the most all time by a female #WomenInGolf pic.twitter.com/vkamTTsisk

— USGA (@USGA) May 26, 2018

 
Carner will be joined by fellow Sun Devils 1985 NCAA Champion Danielle Ammaccapane, fellow Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Famers Lauri Merten and Alice Miller, Lisa Grimes, and two-time Pac-10 All-Conference honoree Nancy Taylor.

The significance of the Inaugural @USGA US Women's Senior Open can not be understated this week! #itsabouttime #growingthegame

— Missy Kaye (@missymkaye) July 10, 2018

 
Tee times begin Thursday, July 12 and Friday, July 13 at 8 am ET/5 pm PT. For pairings and a full list of tee times, click HERE.
 
Sun Devils in 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open
Danielle Ammaccapane
Lisa Grimes
JoAnne Gunderson Carner
Lauri Merten
Alice Miller
Nancy Taylor