U.S. Women’s Amateur Coming to San Diego in 1993

The San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista will play host to the U.S. Women’s Amateur Golf Championship in 1993, Ann Beard, chairman of the U.S. Golf Assn. women’s committee, announced Thursday.

“The 1964 Women’s Open held at San Diego Country Club was one of the greatest in USGA history,” Beard said. “We anticipate that the 1993 Women’s Amateur will be just as entertaining and exciting.”

The SDCC, designed by William Park Bell, opened in 1921. Renovations were made in 1962 under the direction of Harry M. Rainville.

The 1993 tournament is scheduled for Aug. 9-14. This year’s tournament is at the Kemper Lakes Golf Course in Hawthorne Woods, Ill., in August.

BASEBALL

The Padres, in reorganizing their baseball operations department, promoted Linda Barron and Priscilla Oppenheimer and hired Oliver Goulston as an administrative assistant.

Barron was promoted to executive assistant to General Manager Joe McIlvaine and Oppenheimer to administrator of minor leagues and scouting.

Rained out Thursday, the University of San Diego and UC Riverside will try to make up their nonconference game at 2:30 p.m. today at USD, weather permitting. Also, San Diego State’s game at San Jose State today has been postponed because of wet conditions in the Bay Area.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The University of San Diego lost to Pepperdine for the second time in six days, falling to the Waves in the USD Sports Center, 70-58, Thursday. The loss dropped the Toreras to 2-6 in the West Coast Conference, 7-13 overall.

Pepperdine, in the running for a conference tournament berth, improved to 5-4 and 13-9. The Waves, who pulled away from a 30-all halftime, began the evening tied for fourth. The top four teams in the WCC advance to the postseason tournament.

Lynda Jones, who led the Toreras with 16 points and nine rebounds, moved into third place in USD career scoring and fifth in rebounding. Melissa Sortino added 11 points.

Aimee McDaniel led Pepperdine with 18 points.