Tournament Info

Therese Hession retired after nearly 30 years as head coach and Director of Golf at The Ohio State University. In 2023, to honor Therese for her tremendous contribution to women’s collegiate golf, our sponsor, Northrop Grumman Corporation, renamed the tournament, The Therese Hession Regional Challenge presented by Northrop Grumman. Lisa Strom, the current women’s head golf coach at OSU, is the tournament organizer.

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2025 Tournament Schedule

16 Teams: 5 players competing
Low 4 scores count each day

Saturday

February 1st

Practice Round,
College-Am Tournament

SUNDAY

February 2nd

First Round

MONDAY

February 3rd

Second Round

TUESDAY

February 4th

Final Round,
Awards

2025 Competitors

The Ohio State University

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Course Overview

The golf course was designed in 1924 by the renowned team of George C. Thomas and William P. “Billy” Bell who also designed Riviera CC, Bel Air CC, Los Angeles CC North and the course at Ojai Valley Inn. Fairways and rough are Kikuyu grass. Greens, firm and fast, are composed of bent and poa annua grasses.

The course is a classic example of Thomas and Bell designs of the 1920’s with extensive use of natural hazards. The premium is on accuracy rather than length. While not long in length at 6480 yards, they used the natural terrain, barrancas, creeks, and hills while taking into account our prevailing westerly ocean breezes. The small greens, extensive bunkering, narrow fairways with strategically designed landing areas make the course a challenge for golfers of all levels. Members take pride in preserving the original design and routing of this masterpiece.

The Course

Score Card

Hole #1

Par 4 | Handicap 5

392

363

355

334

305

The par 4 first hole is a slight dogleg to the right that can play longer into a prevailing wind. A good drive avoids the fairway bunker on the left and carries the ridge. This sets up a short to medium approach shot. Your approach plays uphill to an elevated green that is bunkered to the left and right. Beware of the false front, as short shots will roll back down to the fairway.

Hole #2

Par 3 | Handicap 15

208

200

179

173

A long par 3 with a bunker just right of the green and another just to the left of the green. The green is pitched from back to front. The play is to keep the ball under the hole leaving you an uphill putt or pitch. Usually plays into the prevailing ocean breeze.

Hole #3

Par 4 | Handicap 1

413

389

374

350

298

A par 4 dog leg right. The fairway bottlenecks at the dog leg and falls off on the right side, so play your tee shot to the left side. The approach shot is to a small green, well-bunkered, with trees over hanging the left side of the green.

Hole #4

Par 3 | Handicap 13

226

210

193

182

159

A long par 3 that plays extremely downhill to a two tiered green surrounded by bunkers. The key here is getting the right yardage.

Hole #5

Par 5 | Handicap 7

522

502

474

430

373

A slight dogleg left par 5, requires an accurate drive to find the narrow landing area. The key for the layup shot is to keep it in the fairway, as the fairway is tree-lined the whole way up and plays extremely uphill. Take more club for your approach shot, not only for the uphill, but this is one of the largest greens on the course.

Hole #6

Par 4 | Handicap 9

338

330

317

309

263

A short par 4, that plays extremely uphill on the tee shot, as well as the approach shot. The difficulty on this hole is the well-bunkered two-tier green. Getting the correct yardage on your approach shot is crucial.

Hole #7

Par 5 | Handicap 11

561

531

494

460

330

The tee shot is to a sloping right-to-left fairway. If you can get your tee shot over the hill, you will pick up some extra yardage and have a chance to go for the green in two. If not, the layup is will be just over the top of the hill. Watch out for the pond on the left. The green has a narrow opening, with water on the left and bunkers on the right.

Hole #8

Par 3 | Handicap 17

155

147

137

127

110

A short par 3, plays downhill to a small well-bunkered green. Getting the right yardage and club is key.

Hole #9

Par 4 | Handicap 3

386

369

343

328

360

This uphill dogleg right par 4 demands an accurate tee shot. If you try to cut too much off the corner the trees on the right come into play. Your approach shot is slightly uphill to well-bunkered, two-tiered green.

Hole #10

Par 4 | Handicap 10

364

357

342

335

324

A slight dogleg left par 4. The tee shot is downhill and then back uphill for the approach shot. Positioning your tee shot is crucial to give you the best angle into a tree-lined well-bunkered green.

Hole #11

Par 4 | Handicap 8

362

355

347

291

A straight away par 4 with a semi-blind tee shot. Players should favor the right center of the fairway to leave the best angle into a kidney shaped well-bunkered green. The green is not very receptive, so a high soft approach shot is necessary.

Hole #12

Par 3/4 | Handicap 14

283

263

130

125

120

A short uphill dogleg right par 4 across a deep barranca, where a big hitter can go for the green. Play as a par 3 from the White, Red, and Gold tees located just across the bridge. With out of bounds on the left and trees lining the right side, positioning off the tee is crucial for your approach into the well bunkered and smallest green on the course.

Hole #13

Par 4 | Handicap 4

418

404

387

337

A downhill, slight dogleg left par 4, which normally plays into the prevailing wind. Fairway bunkers protect the corner of the dogleg, so finding the fairway is crucial. The fairway slopes from right to left as well as downhill. The approach is into a two tiered green that slopes extremely from front to back, with bunkers on both sides of the green.

Hole #14

Par 4 | Handicap 2

439

416

334

329

263

A slight dogleg left par 4, with a barranca running down the entire left side all the way to the green. An ideal tee shot is right center in the fairway. This will open up the angle into the green, which is sloped front to back and surrounded by bunkers.

Hole #15

Par 3 | Handicap 18

145

135

118

110

A par 3 with a small well bunkered green. Accuracy and choosing the correct club are crucial to making par on this hole. This hole usually plays downwind and being long on your tee shot will leave a very treacherous up and down.

Hole #16

Par 5 | Handicap 16

486

474

440

424

302

An uphill par 5 that plays a lot longer than the yardage on the scorecard indicates. Reachable in two by the long hitters, the green is another small well-bunkered green that slopes back to front.

Hole #17

Par 4 | Handicap 12

330

322

311

207

This relatively short par 4 is more about accuracy than length. Off the tee, you have a fairway bunker that come into play down the left side of the fairway and for the longer hitters wanting to hit driver, there is a bunker farther up the right side. The approach shot demands accuracy as you’re hitting to a well-bunkered green that sits at an angle with a spine running through it.

Hole #18

Par 4 | Handicap 6

405

401

380

373

343

The finishing hole is a dogleg right par 4. An ideal tee shot is to aim at the fairway bunker down the left side with a slight cut. If you try to cut too much off the corner, you can be blocked by the trees on the right. The approach shot plays more uphill than it looks, so be sure to take 1 more club. This very large green is sloped from back to front and is surrounded by big bunkers on each side and another bunker in the back right.