Exmoor Country Club Awarded 2033 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur

As the 38th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur continues in Northern California, the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Exmoor Country Club, in Highland Park, Ill., will host the 2033 edition of the championship. It will be the third USGA championship held at the club, but the first since 1965.  

“The USGA is thrilled to return to Exmoor Country Club, a venue with a rich history and deep ties to women’s amateur golf,” said Mark Hill, USGA managing director of championships. “Exmoor has been a long-standing figure in the Chicago golf community, and we look forward to providing an exceptional experience both on and off the golf course for the best female mid-amateurs in the game.”  

Located 28 miles north of Chicago, Exmoor C.C. was founded in 1896 as the third golf club in the state of Illinois. C.B. Macdonald designed the original nine holes before Donald Ross redesigned the layout in 1915, which remained largely unchanged until a restoration by Ron Pritchard in 2003.  

“Exmoor Country Club is honored to be selected as the site for the 2033 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur,” said Exmoor Country Club President Tom Van Vuren. “We are excited to welcome the USGA back to our historic course and build upon our nearly century-long history of championship golf. We are delighted to be able to continue our relationship with the USGA and look forward to an exciting future.” 

Exmoor Country Club hosted the 4th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur. That year, Loma Smith successfully defended her title, edging Charlotte Haskell by three strokes when the competition was conducted over 54 holes of stroke play.  

The club’s USGA history, however, dates to 1933, when it hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur. Virginia Van Wie claimed the second of her three consecutive Women’s Am titles with a 4-and-3 victory over Helen Hicks.  

This will be the 23rd USGA championship held in the state of Illinois, and first since 2018 when Laura Davies won the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club, in Wheaton by 10 strokes over Juli Inkster. In 2015, Bryson DeChambeau captured the U.S. Amateur at Olympic Fields Country Club (North Course) with a 7-and-6 victory over Derek Bard.  

The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur is open to female amateurs age 25 and older with a Handicap Index® not exceeding 9.4. This year’s championship at Monterey Peninsula Country Club received a record 616 entries. The championship field features 132 players who compete in two rounds of stroke play, after which the field is cut to the low 64 scorers for match play. The U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion earns an exemption into the following year’s U.S. Women’s Open, which in 2034 will be held at Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pa.  

Future U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Sites 
2026 – Montclair Golf Club, West Orange, N.J. 
2027 – Country Club of Buffalo, Williamsville, N.Y. 
2028 – Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club 
2030 – Sand Valley Resort (The Lido), Nekoosa, Wis. 
2032 – Jupiter Hills Club, Tequesta, Fla.  
2033 – Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Ill. 
2034 – The Golf Club of Tennessee, Kingston Springs, Tenn.