Salem Country Club, in Peabody, Mass., has been selected by the USGA to host three future championships, further strengthening the club\u2019s more than 125-year relationship with the Association.<\/p>\n
The 2032 U.S. Mid-Amateur, which will mark the 100th anniversary of Salem\u2019s first USGA championship, along with the 2036 U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Open and 2041 U.S. Senior Open, will bring USGA championships back to Salem for the first time since 2017. The three championships will add to the club\u2019s rich history, which includes six previous USGA events.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to continue the USGA\u2019s partnership with Salem Country Club and bring championship golf back to such a storied venue,\u201d said Mark Hill, USGA managing director of championships. \u201cSalem has been the site of many great USGA championships, and we look forward to building on that history with additional events, including the 2032 U.S. Mid-Amateur, which will mark a century-long partnership between Salem and the USGA.\u201d<\/p>\n
Founded in 1895, Salem C.C. opened in Salem, Mass., before relocating to Peabody in 1926, when Donald Ross designed the club\u2019s new course. Six years later, Salem hosted its first USGA championship, the 35th U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur. Virginia Van Wie defeated Glenna Collett Vare, 10 and 8, on Ross\u2019 historic design, beginning a remarkable run of three consecutive U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur victories. Only five players in championship history have accomplished the feat.<\/p>\n
The USGA returned to Salem in 1954 for the ninth U.S. Women\u2019s Open, where Mildred \u201cBabe\u201d Zaharias famously captured the title by 12 strokes. Her victory came just months after she underwent multiple surgeries for colon cancer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest female athletes in history, Zaharias\u2019 remarkable r\u00e9sum\u00e9 included Olympic medals in the hurdles, javelin and high jump, as well as four USGA titles and induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
Salem\u2019s championship history continued in 1977, when Dale Morey captured the U.S. Senior Amateur, giving the club its first male national champion. Less than a decade later, the U.S. Women\u2019s Open returned to Salem for the first time since 1954. In the 39th edition of the championship, Hollis Stacy won with a score of 2-over 290 and joined rare company, becoming just the fifth player to win at least three U.S. Women\u2019s Open titles. That group has since grown to six, after Annika Sorenstam\u2019s win in 2006. Dottie Pepper, who was the low amateur at the 1984 U.S. Women\u2019s Open at Salem, returned to the club this past weekend as Salem celebrated the 100th anniversary of Donald Ross\u2019 design.<\/p>\n
Salem hosted the U.S. Senior Open in 2001, when Bruce Fleisher emerged as champion at even par.<\/p>\n
Salem\u2019s most recent USGA championship came in 2017, when Kenny Perry captured the U.S. Senior Open. Perry closed with a bogey-free final round of 68 to finish two strokes ahead of Kirk Triplett and claim his second U.S. Senior Open title.<\/p>\n
\u201cSalem Country Club is honored to welcome USGA championship golf back to our course in 2032,\u201d said Club President Wayne Guyer. \u201cThe 2032 U.S. Mid-Amateur will be a particularly special occasion for our membership as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of our first USGA championship. We are equally proud to host two additional championships in the years that follow, including the 2041 U.S. Senior Open, which will mark the third time Salem has welcomed a championship that showcases many of the greatest players in the history of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Salem\u2019s course, considered one of Donald Ross\u2019 finest works, sits on the former Sanders Farm in the Peabody countryside and is anchored by a classic colonial clubhouse. Starting in 2016, the\u00a0 par-72, 18-hole layout underwent a multiyear restoration that was then led by Eric Iverson. The revitalization restored Ross\u2019 signature bunkers and sweeping fairway lines while introducing flexible teeing grounds and additional length for championship setups. He also brought back the original green shapes that had changed over time.<\/p>\n
The course can stretch to 7,024 yards in championship form, but its character is perhaps best captured by its signature hole, a \u201cshort\u201d 344-yard par 4. Considered one of the top holes among the more than 400 courses Ross designed, it asks players to drive 200 to 230 yards before facing a demanding approach to a tricky, three-tiered green. The putting surface rewards precision, particularly for those who find the correct level and leave their approach below the hole.<\/p>\n
There have been 61 USGA championships, including 10 U.S. Opens, held in the Bay State through 2026, tied for fifth most. The next USGA championship in the state will be the 2028 U.S. Women\u2019s Amateur at Brae Burn Country Club, in West Newton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Salem Country Club, in Peabody, Mass., has been selected by the USGA to host three future championships, further…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":879997,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[53377,427,99],"class_list":["post-879996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-championships","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}