Christopher to Compete in 124th U.S. Women’s Amateur

TULSA, Okla. – Tennessee women’s golfer Sophie Christopher is set to compete in the 124th U.S. Women’s Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club.

This year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur runs Aug. 5-11, with the first two days featuring 18 holes of stroke play apiece, before moving into the match play portion for the remainder of the event.

Christopher qualified for the event via a 2-under 68 in a final qualifying round at Franklin Bridge Golf Club in Franklin, Tennessee.

The Germantown, Tennessee, native posted a second-place finish at the Tennessee Girls’ Junior Championship and a seventh-place showing at the Tennessee Women’s Amateur Championship this summer.

ROUND ONE TEE TIME

Monday, Aug. 5

8:25am ET

ROUND TWO TEE TIME

Tuesday, Aug. 6

1:25pm ET

Course Information

Southern Hills Country Club | Par 71 | 6,437 Yards | 79.7/141 Course/Slope Rating

Notable Events at Southern Hills Country Club

1946 U.S. Women’s Amateur (Babe Didrikson Zaharias)

1953 U.S. Junior Amateur (Rex Baxter Jr.)

1958 U.S. Open (Tommy Bolt)

1961 U.S. Senior Amateur (Dexter Daniels)

1965 U.S. Amateur (Bob Murphy)

1970 PGA Championship (Dave Stockton)

1977 U.S. Open (Hubert Green)

1982 PGA Championship (Raymond Floyd)

1987 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur (Cindy Scholefield-McConnell)

1994 PGA Championship (Nick Price)

1995 Tour Championship (Billy Mayfair)