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1975

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. Alberta Bower, of Pelham, N.Y. improved her score in every round and won the 14th United States Senior Women's Championship a day before her 53rd birthday. Mrs. Bower opened with 82, shot 79 in the second round, and finished with 73, for a 54-hole score of 234.

Mrs. Bower won by six strokes over Mrs. Philip Cudone, of Myrtle Beach, S.C. with 240. Mrs. Mark Porter, of Cinnaminson, N. J., was third with 243. The Championship was played at the Rhode Island C. C., West Barrington, R.I.

The defending champion, Mrs. Justine B. Cushing, from Glen Head, N.Y. finished in a tie for eighth place. Mrs. Cudone, who had won this event five times shared the first day lead with Mrs. Porter at 79, and took sole possession of first place with another 79 the second day.

Mrs. Bower was in third place, three strokes behind Mrs. Cudone. Mrs. Porter shot an 81-despite six three-putt greens-and was in second place.

In the final round Mrs. Bower picked up nine strokes on Mrs. Cudone, who could manage only an 82. Mrs. Porter added an 83. Mrs. Bower's closing 73, the only sub-par round of the Championship, included four birdies.

There were 109 entrants, representing 22 states and the District of Columbia.