▁Women ' s ▁Open ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁golf ▁course ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁tri o . ▁The ▁capt ains ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁where ▁two ▁of ▁golf s ▁greatest ▁leg ends , ▁Ted ▁Ray ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Walter ▁H agen ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁won , ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁Ry der ▁Cup ▁the ▁city ▁hosted ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁won ▁by ▁Will ie ▁Mac far lane , ▁but ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁that ▁Bobby ▁Jones ▁lost . ▁Mac far lane ▁and ▁Jones ▁where ▁tied ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁and ▁an ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁play off , ▁the ▁US GA ▁officials ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁players ▁out ▁for ▁another ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁play off ▁Mac far lane ▁won ▁ 1 4 7 – 1 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁major ▁golf ▁tournament ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁U . S . ▁Women ' s ▁Open , ▁won ▁by ▁B ets y ▁Raw ls , ▁which ▁ ▁made ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁gol fer ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Women ' s ▁Open ▁Title ▁four ▁times . ▁A ▁former ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Wor c ester . ▁It ▁was ▁held ▁under ▁various ▁names ▁at ▁Ple asant ▁Valley ▁Country