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1966

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

Miss Maureen Orcutt, of Englewood, N.J., became the second repeat winner at the Lakewood County Club, New Orleans, when she scored 242. Miss Orcutt won the first Senior Women's Amateur in 1962.

Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite of River Crest, Texas, was second with 248 and Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, of Philadelphia, was third with 250. Mrs. Hulet P. Smith, of Pebble Beach, Calif., did not defend her title. She had won the two previous years.

The three leaders represented different age classes. Miss Orcutt represented the 55-59-year-old division, Mrs. Goldthwaite the 50-54-year-old division, and Mrs. Vare the 60-and-over division.