Local favorite and University of Mississippi women's golf coach Meghan Bolger, 28, of Oxford, Miss., defeated Thuhashini Selvaratnam, 30, of Sri Lanka, 5 and 4, to win the 2006 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship Thursday at the 6,151-yard, par-72 Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss.
Bolger's wasn't the only victory, however. The course and golf in the state were heralded as winners too.
"Old Waverly once again proved to be an outstanding venue and superb host for championship events of national caliber,' says D. Craig Ray, the MDA's division of tourism director. "We invite people to visit Old Waverly and some of Mississippi's other top-rated golf courses and see why our great state is increasingly being recognized as a rising star golf destination. While here, visitors should sample Mississippi's other one-of-a-kind attractions, including our Southern hospitality, new casino resorts, world-famous blues music, delicious cuisine, and our history, heritage and architecture."
The Women's Mid-Amateur, for women amateurs age 25 and older, is one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association.
This is the latest distinction for Old Waverly, the much-heralded club in Northeastern Mississippi which was designed by Bob Cupp and former U.S. Open Champion Jerry Pate. Old Waverly opened in 1988 and hosted the 1999 U.S. Women's Open won by Juli Inkster. Old Waverly garnered distinction recently from Golf Digest which selected it to the magazine's elite "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses". While it is a private club, Old Waverly allows the public to play the course if golfers stay in its casually elegant cottages located on the course.
For more information about Old Waverly, visit www.oldwaverly.net , call 662-494-8780 (Golf Shop) or 662-495-5485 (Lodging).
