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1995

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

Jean Smith, of Boise, Idaho, who had led after the first two rounds of the 1994 USGA Senior Women's Amateur before faltering the final day, put together three excellent rounds this year to win the 34th Senior Women's Amateur played at Somerset Country Club, in Mendota Heights, Minn. With this event, Minnesota becomes the first state to serve as the host site of all 13 USGA national championships.

Smith, who runs a shop at Shadow Valley Golf Course located just outside of Boise, shies away from competing in many national events because of her desir eto spend time with her family and at her job. This decision hasn't kept her from winning many competitions in her home region, however, especially the Idaho Women's Amateur, which she has captured six times.

The mature trees and gusting winds of Somerset made it a demanding layout, and it played similarly to the way it did back in 1956 when the last USGA championship, the USGA Senior Amateur, was contested at the course. A particularly difficult stretch of four holes began at the 13th, and played to a par of 5-4-5-5.

This area spelled doom for most contestants. But Smith navigated these four holes and the final two with a cumulative total of only two over par. This prowess helped carry her to her first victory in the only USGA amateur championship contested solely at stroke play.

Defending champion Marlene Streit of Canada supplied Smith with her closest competition, finishing one stroke back at 229. Other former champions placing near the top of the leader board included: four-time winner Anne Sander, Tish Preuss, and Rosemary Thompson.