The Year of Women’s Golf

Kathryn Tappen (from left), Samantha Boehmcke and Christian Thompson presented encouraging and engaging viewpoints on the opportunities that are available for high school and college-age females who aspire to a career in sports. Courtesy New Jersey State Golf Association
Kevin Purcell, executive director of the New Jersey State Golf Association, and some key staff were doing their usual goodwill last fall with a visit to iconic Baltusrol Golf Club to discuss how the organization could help the PGA of America with the upcoming KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
The discussions there evolved into a celebration known as the Year of Women’s Golf in New Jersey.
With four LPGA events in the Garden State and the inaugural New Jersey Women’s Open Championship in 2023, there is certainly ample reason for recognition, programming and special events.

“After finding out about all the LPGA events that are coming up to the area, we said we should focus on this somehow and make a big deal,” Purcell said. “We had already been talking about the Women’s O...