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1986

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

Constance Guthrie, 52, of Spokane, Washington, shot 225 for 54 holes to win at Lakewood Golf Club in Point Clear, Alabama. Guthrie won her second Senior Women's Amateur win in three years.

Marlene Streit of Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, the 1985 champion; Ceil Maclaurin of Savannah, Georgia, the 1976 winner; and Barbara Young of Westport, Connecticut, were tied for second, six strokes back.

Guthrie took the first round lead by shooting 73, one over par, three better than Maclaurin and Mary Jones of Champaign, Illinois. Guthrie faltered early in the second round, playing the first nine in 41. She came back in 35 and retained her three-stroke lead. Barbara Mclntire's 72 gave her a 36-hole total of 152 and second place.

June Mayson of nearby Mobile was alone in third, one stroke behind McIntire. No one challenged Guthrie on the final day. The 1984 champion shot another 76 to win the championship. Mclntire's 83 left her 10 strokes back. Streit, who opened with an 83, rebounded with rounds of 75 and 73 to finish in the second-place tie.

Guthrie was the winner for Group 1 (ages 50-54); Lois Hodge won Group 2 (ages 55-59); Maclaurin won Group 3 (ages 60-64); and Virginia Jarvis won Group 4 (ages 65 and above). The USGA received 137 entries for the championship.