CordeValle CORDE VALLE ... a showcase for “You’ve got to keep your mind. The course requires some thinking.” – ROBERT TRENT JONES JR. THE BEST OF GOLF “No matter the sport, the pressure of competition is what athletes live for. Positioning your ball off the tee is key to scoring at CordeValle.” – JERRY RICE, NFL WIDE RECEIVER AND WINNER OF THREE SUPER BOWL RINGS SAN MARTIN, CALIFORNIA: Rosewood CordeValle is The resort hosted the PGA TOUR Frys.com Open for four located on 1,700 acres of rolling foothills of the Santa Cruz years, Golfweek rates the course No. 4 in California, and Mountains. It features 45 luxurious accommodations, a Golf Digest ranks it No. 44 in the country. Its spa received a Sense spa, three distinct restaurants, four plexicushion ten - Forbes Four-Star Award and U.S. News considers it No. 10 nis courts, meeting space, and an on-site working vineyard on its list of Best Hotels in California. It now has another and winery. Its Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course has unob - honor to boast: Site of a USGA Major. structed views of Northern California’s hillsides, canyons, The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, and meadows. one of thirteen national championships conducted by the USGA, is the oldest of the LPGA Tour's five major cham - pionships. Established 70 years ago in 1946, the U.S. Women's Open is the only event to have been recognized as a major by the LPGA since the group's founding in 1950. Rosewood CordeValle reflects the natural beauty of its surroundings with meticulously designed, California Craftsman-style rooms. Amenities “The San Francisco area has a rich history of hosting include fireplaces, leather chairs, Frette linens, and whirlpool tubs. Bungalows and villas on a hillside have private gardens or vineyard views. USGA championships, and the USGA was proud to add to that tradition with the U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle this past July,” said Thomas O’Toole Jr., VP and Chairman CordeValle... of the USGA Championship Committee. “The competi - in their own words tion was a mental test as much as it was a physical test.” I Traveling to CordeValle: The resort is 60 minutes from the “CORDEVALLE shows well and the San Francisco airport (SFO), a 45-minute drive from Pebble girls really like it .” – JULI INKSTER Brittany Lang, winner of the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open. Beach, and 35 minutes from San Jose. “The resort is a 60-mile drive from Pebble Beach,” said CordeValle’s Ultimate Golf Package includes one night in Robert Trent Jones Jr. “In my opinion, there are very few rea - a luxurious bungalow, one round of golf with cart, and conti - sons to leave the Monterey Peninsula for golf. CordeValle is nental breakfast. Rates start at $495/night (single) and “WOW! THIS IS A the exception. The setting is stirring, punctuated by hun - $640/night (double). BEAUTIFUL PLACE. “A GREAT TEST dreds of majestic old oak trees. I utilize cross hazards in the Really good vibes. OF GOLF.” fairways to keep you thinking off the tee.” For more information about CordeValle and its tourna - – BRITTANY Rosewood CordeValle’s list of accolades is impressive. ments, phone (408) 695-4500 or visit CordeValleGolf.com. I enjoy everything about it. A balanced, LINCICO ME • INTERESTING TRIVIA ABOUT THE U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN • interesting course.” Who is the only amateur to win the U.S. Women’s Open? – LYDIA KO Catherine Lacoste, a French amateur, edged Susie Maxwell-Berning and Beth Stone by two strokes in 1967. Who owns the record for the largest margin of victory in a U.S. Women’s Open? Louise Suggs won by 14 shots over Babe Zaharias in 1949. Who owns the mark for the most U.S. Women’s Open appearances? “PRETTY COOL.” “A GREAT COURSE.” Hall of Famer and current Fox Sports golf analyst Juli Inkster competed in 35 U.S. Women’s Opens, winning twice (1999 and 2002). – GERINA PILLER – LEXI THOMPSON 52 EXECUTIVE GOLFER NOVEmbER 2016 NOVEmbER 2016 EXECUTIVE GOLFER 53.