Minikahda Club to host 2018 USGA event

The Minikahda Club, in Minneapolis, Minn., has been chosen by the United States Golf Association to host the 2017 USGA Senior Amateur Championship. This will be the sixth USGA championship held at The Minikahda Club. The dates of the championship are Aug. 26-31.

“The USGA is thrilled to be bringing our Senior Amateur Championship to a venue so rich in tradition and championship history,” said Ben Kimball, director of the U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Amateur Championships.  “The Minikahda Club has always been a great supporter of amateur golf and we look forward to challenging the best senior amateur players in the world on this classic venue come 2017.”

The club has previously hosted the 1916 U.S. Open, won by Charles “Chick” Evans Jr.; the 1927 U.S. Amateur, one of nine USGA championships garnered by the legendary Robert T. Jones Jr.; and the 1988 U.S. Women’s Amateur, which was captured by Pearl Sinn, the first woman to win two USGA titles in the same year. In 1957, Minikahda hosted the Walker Cup, which brings together male amateurs from the United States and Great Britain and Ireland in a biennial team competition. In 1998, the club held the Curtis Cup Match, a biennial amateur team event for women that is conducted in a similar format to the Walker Cup. The USA won both competitions.

“The Minikahda Club is proud to continue its support of amateur golf as the host of the 2017 USGA Senior Amateur,” said Jim Jennings, general manager of The Minikahda Club. “The Senior Amateur will mark 101 years since Minikahda hosted the 1916 U.S. Open.  Players today will find the course challenging and enjoyable and the hospitality of the membership unsurpassed.”