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SentryWorld to host 2023 U.S. Senior Open Championship

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The United States Golf Association (USGA) on Wednesday announced SentryWorld, in Stevens Point, Wis., will host the 43rd U.S. Senior Open Championship from June 29-July 2, 2023.

The Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed course played host to its first USGA championship in 1986, playing host to the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links final.

The USGA returned to SentryWorld in 2019 with the playing of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship.

“In hosting the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship in 2019, we set out to earn the right to land other major golf championships and we’re thrilled that we could do just that,” said Mike James, general manager of SentryWorld and vice president of Sentry Services.  “The U.S. Senior Open is undoubtedly among the most prestigious golf events in the world.  With the help of state and local leaders and business and community partners, SentryWorld will provide a world-class experience and environment for players, officials and fans alike.”

The 2023 U.S. Senior Open will be the 17th USGA championship held in Wisconsin.  In 2022, Erin Hills, in Erin, and Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in Wauwatosa, will host the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship from Sept. 10-15. [Read more…]

Bay Port golfer misses cut at junior championships

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Bay Port High School standout golfer Jo Baranczyk’s stay in the U.S. Girls Junior golf Championship has come to an end at SentryWorld in Stevens Point.  After rounds of 89 and 85, Baranczyk failed to make the cut after the first two rounds.

The 16-year-old is the reigning WIAA Division 1 state champion.  She was the only Wisconsin player in the 156-player field.

17-year-old Yuka Saso, fired a 5-under par 67 in Tuesday’s second round, improving her two-day total to 12-under par, 132.  She heads to the match play competition, finishing the first two rounds with an 8-shot lead.