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1977

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 2002 - Carol Semple Thompson

Mrs. Mark A. Porter, of Cinnaminson, N.J., became the first Women's Amateur Champion (1949) to win the Senior Women's Championship. Mrs. Porter shot 75-77-78-230 for 54 holes at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

She birdied the 18th hole, a par 5, to win by one stroke over Mrs. Paul Dye, Jr., of Delray Beach, Fla. Mrs. Dye had rounds of 79-77-75-231. They were the only players to break 80 for all three rounds.

Mrs. Phillip J. Cudone, of Myrtle Beach, was third with rounds 81-76-78-235. Mrs. Cudone won the Group 2 competition. Mrs. Robert MacLaurin, the defending Champion, from Savannah, Ga., finished fourth with a score of 236. The entry was 120.