The course at San Diego Country Club dates back to 1921 and it's an old William Watson design which has hosted the US Women’s Open Championship in 1964 and the US Women’s Amateur Championship in 1993 and 2017.





San Diego Country Club
The course at San Diego Country Club dates back to 1921 and it's an old William Watson design which has hosted the US Women’s Open Championship in 1964 and the US Women’s Amateur Championship in 1993 and 2017.





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William Watson began designing golf courses during a time period when most people in the United States knew nothing about the game of golf, much less how to play or gain access to golf clubs.
William Watson was born in his family’s Dura Den Cottage, outside Cupar in Fife, in 1860. He was the first of seven children – three boys and four girls – brought into the world by Mary and John Cobb Watson. His father operated farms and mills in the local area, spending his leisure time playing golf on the links at St Andrews, where he was a member of the R&A.
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