Weather has lined up for a near perfect azalea bloom this year. It’s been several seasons since that happened.
This is also the inaugural Women’s Amatuer event. Play starts today at a very nice local course (Champion’s Retreat). Second round there tomorrow as well, then practice at the National Friday and the final round at the National Saturday. I’m sure it’s televised somewhere.
Champion’s Retreat, btw, has 27 holes — nine designed by Nicklaus, nine by Palmer, and nine by Gary Player. Not sure which sets of nine are being used.