This Day in Golf History: July 12

Salem (Mass.) Country Club, the Donald Ross-designed course, has had six national championships, the first being the 1932 U.S. Women's Amateur. It was followed by the 1954 Women's Open, 1977 Men's Senior Amateur, 1984 Women's Open, and the 2001 and 2017 Men's Senior Open. The '84 Women's Open began on July 12 and I recall attending the championship on the weekend with my wife. We had moved to the East Coast earlier in the year to work for Golf Digest, and in June had watched the men play the U.S. Open at Winged Foot. It was quite the introduction to National Open golf.