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1982

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. Robert Ihlanfeldt, 52, of Seattle, Washington, became the first Pacific Northwest resident to win the Senior Women's Amateur Championship, shooting a 54-hole score of 232, 13 over par, at Kissing Camels Golf Club, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Mrs. Ihlanfeldt won by four strokes over Mrs. Mary Ann Morrison, of Houston, Texas, and by eight over Mrs. Betty Probasco, captain of the 1982 U.S. Curtis Cup Team, from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Mrs. Mark A. Porter, of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, the defending champion and winner of three of the last five, was unable to defend her title because of an injury.

The first round produced a three-way tie for the lead between Mrs. Ihlanfeldt, Mrs. Morrison, and Mrs. Lois Hodge, of San Jose, California, all at 77, four over par. Mrs. Ihlanfeldt took a one-stroke lead over Mrs. Morrison and a two-stroke advantage over Mrs. Hodge with 80 the second day, as winds pushed the temperature to freezing.

Mrs. Ihlanfeldt took command the third day, playing the first seven holes in one under par to open a five-stroke lead. She shot two-over-par 75 but she was never threatened. Mrs. Morrison had 78 for 236, while Mrs. Hodge, who was bothered by a bad back the entire week, shot 84 and tied for fourth, at 243, with 1978 and 1979 Champion Mrs. Paul Dye, Jr., of Delray Beach, Florida. Mrs. Probasco had 74, the lowest 18-hole score of the Championship, to finish third, at 240.

Mrs. Ihlanfeldt was the Champion of Group I (ages 50-54), and Mrs. Dye was Group II Champion (55-59). Mrs. Nancy Black, of Greenbush, Massachusetts, was Group III Champion (60-64), and Mrs. Edith Paffard, of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, was Group IV Champion (65 and older).

Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Hodge completed an unusual triple by competing in the Senior Women's Amateur. They previously competed in the U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Women's Amateur earlier in the year. The USGA received 154 entries, short of the record 186 received for the 1980 Championship at Sea Island (Georgia) Golf Club.