Soon after receiving the happy news, Amy Olson surveyed her friends on the LPGA to see how long they played while pregnant. The consensus: 28 to 30 weeks.
Olson will be 30 weeks pregnant when she competes at historic Pebble Beach Golf Links in the most anticipated U.S. Women’s Open since the men and women played in back-to-back weeks at Pinehurst No. 2 nine years ago.
Olson, who turns 31 on July 10, was six months pregnant when she qualified for the first women’s major ever held at Pebble Beach, taking medalist honors at the Minnesota qualifier with a 36-hole score of six-under 138.
“It’s one of those memories I’ll talk about forever,” said Olson of playing a major while pregnant, “and the fact that it’s at Pebble is really cool.
“The fact that there will be two of us walking down the fairway together, that’s pretty awesome.”
Olson’s only experience playing Pebble Beach so far came last winter on a simulator. The North Dakota native said she stopped by the resort with her college team once and again while on tour to experience the atmosphere of the 18th. The Women’s Open will be her last tournament before the baby arrives.
Olson led a rain-delayed Round 1 at the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open at The Broadmoor when she was a junior in college. The 2009 U.S. Girls’ Junior champion, who won an NCAA record 20 college titles at North Dakota State, said she had a carefree attitude back then and likely didn’t think much about it.
In 2020, Olson aced her way to another first-round lead at a December playing of the championship at Champions Golf Club. The week took a sorrowful turn, however, when Olson learned that her father-in-law Lee Olson, a tough West Point grad who had a soft spot for the women in his life, died unexpectedly on Saturday evening. Husband Grant flew home to be with his mother and brother and prepare for the funeral.
On Monday, a grief-stricken and gutsy Amy held the solo lead early on the back nine before being overtaken by A Lim Kim, who birdied the last three holes to win the crown jewel of women’s golf in her first attempt.
It marked the second time in Olson’s career that she’d finished tied for second in a major.
“I allowed myself to think about what I’m grateful for,” she said, tearing up after the final round. “And I’ve got a long list.”
Olson’s limited status this season has only gotten her into three events thus far and she played in two of them in June, missing the cut in each.
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