Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria was one of 26 locations around the world to serve as a qualifying site for the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament this year. On Wednesday, May 11, the club held its qualifier, and a 19-year-old from just south of Waldorf, Maryland shot a -3 over 36 holes to advance to the championship.
Bailey Davis, a freshman at the University of Tennessee, narrowly edged out professional golfer Sarah Kemp from Australia to earn medalist honors. According to a report in the Tennessee Tribune, Davis made it to the finals of last year’s U.S. Golf Association (USGA) Girls Junior Championship and nearly became the first black woman to win a USGA championship.
Both Davis and Kemp will travel to Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina from June 2-5 to participate in the U.S. Women’s Open, which is considered the world’s premier women’s golf championship, according to the USGA.
