Wallace First Buff To Qualify For US Women’s Open

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ATLANTA – There’s not much quite like the life of a Symetra Tour professional.

Former Buff Jess Wallace, in her third year on the tour, knows this all too well. That’s why, after finishing the Friends of Mission Charity Classic in Asheville, N.C., she drove to Atlanta’s Dunwoody Country Club to try and qualify for the 2014 United States Women’s Open. After becoming the first player in program history to successfully qualfy for the Open, she immediately returned to the Tar Heel state for this week’s Symetra Classic in Charlotte.

Qualify she did, and in dramatic fashion. After driving through the night, her 12 hour day began at 8 a.m. in dense fog on a course she’d never seen before and it happened to be the longest course (6,800 yards) she’s ever played.

“It’s a really nice course,” Wallace said. “The longest I’ve ever played. I drove down from Asheville Sunday night, and if it wasn’t for my caddie, Darcy Donaldson, there’s no way I could’ve done it without him, that’s for sure.”

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