This will be a historic week at Pebble Beach, as the United States Golf Association will conduct the U.S. Women’s Open at the legendary seaside course. The storylines coming out of the competition are numerous: Can Minjee Lee defend her title? How do the women navigate this course that most golfers know so well from watching past men’s Opens and annual PGA Tour events on TV? Can Rose Zhang stay hot and compete for a major title in her rookie year? What will Annika Sörenstam do?
One storyline, personal to me, is that Emily Crisp, universally known as Missy, will be making her final walk at a USGA Open Championship as a rules official. Crisp has decided that the time has come for her to turn in her rules armband, and she will do so at the end of the 2023 USGA competitive calendar.
Crisp’s career in golf and her contributions to the game are not all that well known outside of golf’s inner sanctum. That’s a shame, because she has had a remarkable career on and off the course. She is one of the greatest USGA volunt...
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