Scoring News Players History USGA
 

Records

Entries

Largest
543 (2006)

Smallest
53 (1964)



Champions

Oldest Champion
69/6/2 — Marlene Streit, 2003

Most Victories
5 — Carolyn Cudone (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
4 — Dorothy Porter (1977, 1980, 1981, 1983)
4 — Anne Sander (1987, 1989, 1990, 1993)
4 — Carol Semple Thompson (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
3 — Marlene Streit (1985, 1994, 2003)

Most Consecutive Victories
5 — Carolyn Cudone (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
4 — Carol Semple Thompson (1999. 2000, 2001, 2002)

Most Times Runner-up
5 — Marlene Streit (1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996)

Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur & USGA Senior Women's Amateur
Dorothy Porter (1949 Women's Amateur; 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983 Senior Women's Amateur)
Anne Sarder (1958, 1961, 1963 Women's Amateur; 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993 Senior Women's Amateur)
Marlene Streit (1956 Women's Amateur; 1985, 1994, 2003 Senior Women's Amateur)
Carol Semple Thompson (1973 Women's Amateur; 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Senior Women's Amateur)

Most Times Medalist (Match Play - 1997 to present)
2 — Carol Semple Thompson (2002, 2005)



Course

Longest Course
6,225 yards — C.C. of Florida, Delray Beach, Fla., 1963

Shortest Course
5,650 yards — Ridglea C.C., Fort Worth, Texas, 1969

Most Often Host Club of Championship
5 — Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga. (1971, 1980, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006)
3 — Manufacturers’ G. & C.C., Oreland, Pa. (1962, 1972, 1987)



Scoring

Lowest Score, First Round
67 — Toni Wiesner, Golden Horseshoe G.C., Green Course, Williamsburg, Va., 1998
70 — Betty Probasco, TPC, The Woodlands, Texas, 1989
70 — Alice Dye, Hardscrabble C.C., Fort Smith, Ark., 1979
70 — Marlene Streit, Sheraton Savannah R. & C.C., Savannah, Ga., 1985

Lowest Score, Second Round
67 — Betty Probasco, Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 1991
68 — Toni Wiesner, Golden Horseshoe G.C. (Green Course), Williamsburg, Va., 1998
70 — Janice Calin, Tacoma (Wash.) C. & G.C., 1984
70 — Marianne Towersey, Allegheny C.C., 2001

Lowest Score, First 36 Holes
135 — Toni Wiesner (67-68) Golden Horseshoe G.C. (Green Course), Williamsburg, Va., 1998
144 — Marianne Towersey (74-70), Allegheny C.C., 2001
145 — Sherry Bowman (75-70), Barton Creek R. & C. (Foothills Course), Austin, Texas, 2003
146 — Marlene Streit (70-76), Sheraton Savannah R. & C.C., Savannah, Ga., 1985
146 — Rosemary Thompson (73-73), Tucson (Ariz.) C.C., 1992
146 — Phyllis Preuss (75-71), Tucson (Ariz.) C.C., 1992
146 — Patty Moore (73-73), Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2006

Lowest Score, Third Round
68 — Carol Ellis, Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 1991
70 — Muffy Marlio, at Lakewood G.C., Point Clear, Ala., 1986

Low Score, 54 Holes
220 — Rosemary Thompson, Tucson (Ariz.) C.C., 1992
221 — Phyllis Preuss, Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 1991

Largest Margin of Victory
10 — Carolyn Cudone, Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Dunes Course), Pebble Beach, Calif., 1968



Playoff

Longest Playoff
22 holes — C.C. of Florida, 1963. (Marion Choate 81-17, Maureen Orcutt 81-19)



Match Play  (Note: First year in this format was 1997.)

Largest Margin of Victory
8 and 7 — Anne Sander d. Arleene Wilkolaski, third round, Golden Horseshoe G.C. (Green Course), Williamsburg, Va., 1998
8 and 7 — Marlene Streit d. Mary Jane Barnes, first round, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000
8 and 7 — Elizabeth Haines d. Roberta Bolduc, second round, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons, Island, Ga., 2000
8 and 7 — Connie Shorb d. Mary Gale, second round, Mid Pines Inn and G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2002
8 and 6 — Marianne Towersey d. Valeta Pittman, first round, Mid Pines Inn and G.C., Southern Pines, N.C. , 2002
8 and 6 — Karen Mabli d. Lynne Jones, first round, Mid Pines Inn and G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2002
8 and 6 — Diane Lang d. Annette Gaiotti, semifinal round, The Apawamis Club, Rye, N.Y., 2005
7 and 6 — Nancy Fitzgerald d. Nancy Smith, quarterfinal round, Yeamans Hall Club, Charleston, S.C., 1997
7 and 6 — Patty Moore d. Patricia Ehret, quarterfinal round, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000
7 and 6 — Carol Semple Thompson d. Brigid Shanley Lamb, first round, Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa., 2001
7 and 6 — Anne Carr d. Mary Lou Henderson, first round, Mid Pines Inn and G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2002
7 and 6 — Carol Semple Thompson d. Marilyn Nolan-Johnson, first round, Mid Pines Inn and G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2002
7 and 6 — Sally Wessels d. Ann Probert, second round, Barton Creek R. & C. (Foothills Course), Austin, Texas, 2003
7 and 6 — Carolyn Creekmore d. Ann Lahey, quarterfinal round, Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif., 2004
7 and 6 — Toni Weisner d. Joni Wexler, first round, Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif., 2004
7 and 6 — Karen Ferree d. Chris Spive, second round, The Apawamis Club, Rye, N.Y., 2005

Largest Margin of Victory, Final
5 and 4 — Carol Semple Thompson d. Toni Wiesner, Sea Island G.C., (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000

Longest Match
24 holes — Marlene Streit d. Marianne Towersey, semifinals, Barton Creek R. & C. (Foothills Course), Austin, Texas, 2003

Longest Final Match
23 holes — Marlene Streit d. Nancy Fitzgerald, Barton Creek R. & C. (Foothills Course), Austin, Texas, 2003

Most Extra-Hole Matches, Championship
13 — Golden Horseshoe G.C. (Green Course), Williamsburg, Va., 1998
10 — Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000

Fewest Match-Play Holes Needed by Champion
87 — Carol Semple Thompson, Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa., 2001

Most Match-Play Holes Needed by Champion
105 — Marlene Streit, Barton Creek R. & C. (Foothills Course), Austin, Texas, 2003
102 — Carol Semple Thompson, Desert Mountain Club (Cochise Course), Scottsdale, Ariz., 1999

Fewest Extra Hole Matches, Championship
2 — Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa., 2001

Most Match Play Victories
38 — Carol Semple Thompson
33 — Toni Wiesner
22 — Nancy Fitzgerald
19 — Liz Haines
18 — Cecillia Mourgue D'Algue
18 — Marianne Towersey



Miscellaneous

Holes-In-One

Sally Wessels, first round of stroke play qualifying, 3rd hole, Seaside Course at Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000

Caroline Ramsey, second round of stroke play qualifying, 12th hole, Seaside Course at Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000

Ouida Cunningham, second round of stroke play qualifying, 6th hole, Seaside Course at Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000

Christine Malmgren, second round of stroke play qualifying, 17th hole, Seaside Course at Sea Island G.C., St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000

Sharon Kiel, second round of stroke play qualifying, 8th hole, Mid Pines Inn and G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2002

Nancy Smith, second round of match play, 15th hole, Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif., 2004

 
Championship Facts

COURSE ARCHITECT – John Fought, an Oregonian who won the 1977 U.S. Amateur, made revisions to the Meadows course in 1999. The redesign resembles great American courses from the 1920s and 30s with its use of directional and fore-bunkers. The original Meadows Course opened in 1969.

COURSE SETUP – The USGA Course Rating/Slope Rating® for Sunriver's Meadow Course during the USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship is: 74.4/141.

Heights of grass:
Teeing ground – .275"
Fairways and driving range tee -- .450-.475"
Collars around greens – .300", approximately 30 inches wide, or one mower width
Putting greens – no height prescribed; speed: 10-10 ½ feet on the Stimpmeter.
Primary rough – 2-2 ½ "
Intermediate rough – 1 ¼", approximately 6' wide or one mower width

WHO CAN ENTER -- Open to female amateur golfers who will have reached their 50th birthday on or before Sept. 1, 2007, and have USGA Handicap Indexes not exceeding 18.4.

 

USGA Senior Women's Amateur and United States Golf Association are registered service marks of the United States Golf Association (USGA) Copyright © 2007. United States Golf Association. All Rights Reserved. Use of this Web site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Visit The USGA