Greensboro, N.C. – The U.S. Golf Association selected Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C., the site of the 2010 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship July 12 to17. The course is hosting its first USGA championship.
The Champions Course at Bryan Park, which was designed by Rees Jones and opened in 1990, features 97 sand bunkers, numerous grass bunkers and hollows with seven holes bordering Lake Townsend.
The course was named after Joseph and Kathleen Bryan in recognition of their contributions to the city of Greensboro. The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation and the city of Greensboro support Bryan Park, which consists of 1,550 acres and includes two championship golf courses, a conference center, soccer fields, walking trails and a marina.
“Showcasing Bryan Park through the Amateur Public Links is a wonderful opportunity for our facility and community,” says David Taylor, president of Pinnacle Golf Properties and Bryan Park Management Group, which operates the facility. “The event allows Bryan Park to shine in a national spotlight and be recognized as a true test for these great amateur golfers. We are grateful to the USGA for our selection.”
Bryan Park has hosted many events, including the NCAA Women’s East Regional, the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Championship, and the North Carolina Mid-Amateur Championship. The annual Bryan Park National Collegiate, featuring 18 of the top women’s collegiate teams, and the J.M. Bryan Amateur, with 120 top amateur players from the East Coast are also played there.
Prior to 2010, the U.S. Amateur Public Links will be played at Gold Mountain Golf Course in Bremerton, Wash., July 10 to 15 2006; at Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill., July 9 to 14 2007; at Murphy Creek Golf Course in Aurora, Colo., July 14 to 19 2008; and at the University of Oklahoma’s Jimmie Austin Golf Course in Norman July 13 to 18 2009.
The U.S. Amateur Public Links, open to amateur golfers who are bona fide public course players and hold a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 8.4, is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA, 10 of which are solely for amateurs.
