Kelsey Chugg initially was so excited about earning a berth in the U.S. Women’s Open that she told her friends she wouldn’t even care if she finished last.
That’s not exactly true. Chugg, a Salt Lake City resident and former Weber State golfer, remains thrilled to be playing this week at Shoal Creek in Alabama, but she clearly is hoping for a decent showing.
Teeing off Thursday morning, the Utah Golf Association staff member will become the first golfer with Utah ties to compete in the Women’s Open since 2007, when Lone Peak High School graduate Annie Thurman Young qualified while playing the developmental Futures Tour.