All In: UAlbany golf coach's U.S. Open gamble pays off

The 75th U.S. Women’s Open golf championship is being played in Texas this week, the final major on the reshuffled LPGA schedule.

It’s a remarkable achievement both in the historic significance of the U.S. championship and the tour organizers’ determination to complete the 2020 schedule. The LPGA quickly adopted and continued to evolve Covid-19 guidelines that have been proven successful in allowing players to compete professionally while also keeping participants, organizers and their families safe.

The event is the oldest of the five majors on the LPGA schedule — the only tournament recognized as a major LPGA event since the group's founding in 1950.

Colleen Cashman-McSween, head coach of the UAlbany women’s golf team, has compelling and entertaining stories to tell about her two U.S. Open appearances. Her first U.S. Open experience is an example of taking a gamble and that risk paying off.