Usga Womens Open Championship Qualifying Tournament

Plantation Bay: Aspiring women golfers play today.

Plantation Bay in Ormond Beach is hosting a USGA Women’s Open Championship Qualifying Tournament today, Tuesday, May 15.

Maria Tuohy, general manager of Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club, said the tournament is scheduled on the North and South golf courses of Club de Bonmont at Plantation Bay.

Qualifiers in the 36-hole stroke play tournament will earn a spot at the Women’s Open Championship to be played July 5-8 at Black Wolf Run in Kohler, Wis.

Plantation Bay Golf Professional Ulrika Smith has entered the tournament and hopes to qualify for the US Open for 2012.

Tuohy said tee times and pairings listings for the tournament will be available in the Planatation Bay golf shops prior to play.

Spectators are encouraged to come watch the tournament, Tuohy said, but spectator golf carts will not be permitted.

The 600-acre Plantation Bay community in Ormond Beach offers 45 holes of championship golf–more holes than any other community in the area. Townhomes are priced from $169,000 and new single-family custom homes range from the low-$200,000s to more than $1 million.

For more information, contact Maria Tuohy, General Manager, Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club, 386-437-4844.