2023 U.S. Women’s Open will start with upside down ‘broomstick’ pattern, flat pattern comes in third round

The 2023 U.S. Women’s Open will start with another Nick Hoagland special: an upside down “broomstick” lane pattern. The Open features four lane patterns: one for each of the three 8-game qualifying rounds and a fourth for the 8-game cashers round, 24 games of match play, and the stepladder finals live on CBS Sports Network at 6 p.m. Central time on Tuesday. The patterns were revealed with the practice session squads on Wednesday. The 108-player field starts qualifying Thursday ...