{"id":4383,"date":"2012-02-23T12:26:38","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=4383"},"modified":"2012-02-23T12:26:38","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:26:38","slug":"california-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/california-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open &#8211; California Wins Some, Loses Some in 2012 Tournaments and Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/uspens.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a big world out there when it comes to the US Open, and California has hosted its fair share of them&#8211;US Open of Golf, US Open of Tennis, US Open of Surfing, US Open of\u00a0 Sandcastles and US Open of Volleyball, to name a few. When preparing for coverage of one of our annual favorites, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/imperial-beach-sandcastle-usopen.html\">US Open of Sandcastles<\/a> at San Diego&#8217;s Imperial Beach, we had to choke and nearly shed a tear. The official website lists the event&#8217;s obituary&#8211;after 31 years and millions of sandcastle guests, the event is dead in 2012, never to return again!<\/p>\n<p>Following on the heels of the disbandment of the Association of Volleyball Professions (AVP) Pro Beach Volleyball US Open Tournament, things were looking a little dreary for the US Open in California. However, those two events that will be fondly remembered, aren&#8217;t going to stop the biggest US Open events to hit our Pacific Shores. In fact, 2012 is a stellar year for US Open games.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>US Open of Golf<\/strong> &#8211; The most prestigious golf event in America is being hosted in California this year in San Francisco June 11-17, 2012. Location: The Olympic Club, 1860. Tickets:\u00a0 (800) 698-0661 or via email to ticketquestions@usga.org<\/li>\n<li><strong>US Open of Golf\u00a0 Girls&#8217; Junior<\/strong>\u00a0 will be held at Daly City, CA, July 16 &#8211; 21, 2012 at\u00a0 Lake Merced Golf Club<\/li>\n<li><strong>US Open of Tennis<\/strong>&#8211; 3 of the 11 tournaments are being held in California (emiratesusopenseries.com)\n<ol>\n<li>CARLBAD &#8211; Mercury Insurance Open July 14-22, 2012 at La Costa Resort &amp; Spa. Box Office: 760.930.7032 mercuryinsuranceopen.com<\/li>\n<li>LOS ANGELES\u00a0 Farmers Classic July 23-29, 2012\u00a0 Tickets:\u00a0 (310) 824 -1010 ext. 251.\u00a0 farmersclassic.com<\/li>\n<li>STANFORD &#8211; Bank of the West Classic July 9 &#8211; 15, 2012 Stanford University. Tickets: 866-982-8497 bankofthewestclassic.com<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>US Open of Soccer<\/strong> &#8211; Carson&#8217;s Home Depot Center is hosting games in the U.S. Soccer series U.S. March 23-27, 2012\u00a0\u00a0 ussoccer.com . Call: (310) 630-2000 or ticketmaster.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/festivals\/huntington-beach-usopen-surfing-festival.html\"><strong>US Open of Surfing<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Huntington Beach July 28-August 5, 2012\u00a0 usopenof surfing.com. This annual, free event on the beach includes free concerts, free activities and a variety of beach games and contests ranging from surfing to skateboarding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a big world out there when it comes to the US Open, and California has hosted its fair share of them&#8211;US Open of Golf, US Open of Tennis, US Open of Surfing, US Open of\u00a0 Sandcastles and US Open of Volleyball, to name a few. 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