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1965

Select A Year 1962 - Maureen Orcutt 1963 - Marion Choat 1964 - Loma Smith 1965 - Loma Smith 1966 - Maureen Orcutt 1967 - Marge Mason 1968 - Carolyn Cudone 1969 - Carolyn Cudone 1970 - Carolyn Cudone 1971 - Carolyn Cudone 1972 - Carolyn Cudone 1973 - Gwen Hibbs 1974 - Justine B. Cushing 1975 - Alberta Bower 1976 - Cecile Maclaurin 1977 - Dorothy Porter 1978 - Alice Dye 1979 - Alice Dye 1980 - Dorothy Porter 1981 - Dorothy Porter 1982 - Edean Ihanfeldt 1983 - Dorothy Porter 1984 - Constance Guthrie 1985 - Marlene Streit 1986 - Constance Guthrie 1987 - Anne Sander 1988 - Lois Hodge 1989 - Anne Sander 1990 - Anne Sander 1991 - Phyllis Preuss 1992 - Rosemary Thompson 1993 - Anne Sander 1994 - Marlene Streit 1995 - Jean Smith 1996 - Gayle Borthwick 1997 - Nancy Fitzgerald 1998 - Gayle Borthwick 1999 - Carol Semple Thompson 2000 - Carol Semple Thompson 2001 - Carol Semple Thompson

Mrs. Smith became the only 1964 USGA Champion to defend a title successfully when she won her second straight Senior Women's Amateur Championship. Her score was 242 at the Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Ill., an improvement of five strokes over her winning total in 1964.

In second place was Mrs. John S. Haskell, Titusville, Pa., with 245. The Champion and the runner-up, paired together on the final round, were all even with three holes to play. The critical hole was the 16th, a par-4, where Mrs. Smith made a birdie as Mrs. Haskell went one over par.

In age class competition, Mrs. Smith won Class A (50-54); Mrs. Frank D. Mayer, Glencoe, Ill., won Class B (55-59) with 249; and Mrs. E.L. Cooley, Winnetka, Ill., won Class C (60 and over) with 257