Fact Sheet

2006 USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championship
Sept. 1 - 6, 2007

Sunriver Resort
Sunriver, Ore.

PAR AND YARDAGE – The Meadows Course at Sunriver Resort will be set up at 5,974 yards with a par of 35-36—71

SUNRIVER RESORT (MEADOWS COURSE) HOLE-BY-HOLE – 5,974 yards, par 35-36—71;

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 50^th birthday on or before Sept. 1, 2007, and have USGA Handicap Indexes not exceeding 18.4.

ENTRIES – The USGA accepted 497 entries for the 2007 championship, the second-highest total in the championship's history. A record 543 entries were received in 2006.

QUALIFYING – Sectional qualifying for the USGA Senior Women's Amateur was conducted from July 23-Aug. at 23 sites.

THE FIELD – The starting field will consist of 132 golfers. Each golfer will play two rounds of stroke play before the field is trimmed to the low 64 scorers, who will advance to match play.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY – Championship play will be conducted from Sept. 1-6. Following 36 holes of stroke play (Sept. 1-2), the low 64 scorers will advance to match play. Match play rounds are listed below:

Monday, Sept. 3 – First-round matches
Tuesday, Sept. 4 – Second- and third-round matches
Wednesday, Sept. 5 – Quarterfinal and semifinal matches
Thursday, Sept. 6 – Championship final match, 18 holes

ADMISSION – The public is invited. Both admission and parking are free.

USGA ON THE WEB – Log on to the USGA internet site at www.usga.org/championships for the latest and most complete Senior Women's Amateur Championship information. The site will also provide stories and downloadable photographs daily. Scores will be posted every nine holes for stroke play and hole-by-hole for all rounds of match play. Please visit www.usga.org/championships or http://www.seniorwam.org.

THE 2006 CHAMPIONSHIP – Diane Lang of Weston, Fla., won her second USGA Senior Women's Amateur with a come-from-behind 1-up victory over Anna Schultz at the Seaside Course of Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. Down three holes through eight holes and one through 10, the Jamaican-born Lang chipped in for birdie on the par-4 11th hole to square the match and propel her to back-to-back championships. She joins six other players who have won consecutive championships.

FOR THE WINNER – The champion receives:

• possession of the Senior Women's Amateur Championship trophy for the ensuing year
• an exemption for the next 10 USGA Senior Women's Amateur Championships
• an exemption for the next U.S. Women's Amateur Championship
• an exemption for the next three U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championships,
• an exemption for the next U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, if otherwise eligible.

THE TROPHY – The Senior Women's Amateur Championship Trophy was presented in 1962 by the United States Golf Association and Friends of Senior Golf. Ironically, when Marlene Streit of Canada won the 1985 championship, she declined to take possession of the trophy, fearing a hassle with Canada's custom officials when she returned home. The trophy stayed at USGA headquarters in New Jersey for the year.

MULTIPLE WINNERS – In 32 of the 45 times the USGA Senior Women's Amateur has been contested, the championship was won by a previous champion. Four multiple winners are in this year's field of 132 (see italics below). Diane Lang, who won back-to-back in 2005 and 2006, is vying to become just the sixth player to win the championship three or more times. The last player to accomplish that feat was Marlene Streit, who won for the third time in 2003. Loma Smith and Alice Dye (see below) were the last players to have that same chance.

• 5 -- Carolyn Cudone – 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 (consecutive)
• 4 -- Dorothy Porter – 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983
• 4 -- Anne Sander – 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993
• 4 -- Carol Semple Thompson – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 (consecutive)
• 3 -- Marlene Streit – 1985, 1994, 2003
• 2 -- Maureen Orcutt – 1962, 1966
• 2 -- Loma Smith – 1964, 1965
• 2 -- Alice Dye – 1978, 1979
• 2 -- Constance Guthrie – 1984, 1986
• 2 -- Gayle Borthwick – 1996, 1998
• 2 -- Diane Lang – 2005, 2006
  italics = in the field in 2007

SUNRIVER MEADOWS AND OTHER EVENTS – The 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Golf Championships were conducted at the Meadows Course. Duke won the title that year and Anna Grzebian won the individual title at 2-over-par 286. The Mountain West Conference Championships were also played there in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.

SUNRIVER RESORT AND THE USGA – The 2002 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship was the first USGA championship conducted at the Meadows Course. Annie Thurman-Young defeated Hwanhee Lee, 6 and 5, in the first 36-hole championship match in the event's history. Jessica Reese was the medalist at even-par 142. The course played to par 71 and 6,189 yards.

THE USGA AND OREGON – The 2007 Senior Women's Amateur is the 28th USGA Championship to be contested in the state of Oregon. Also in 2007, the U.S. Mid-Amateur will be played at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Sept. 29-Oct. 4) for the 29th USGA championship. The Senior Women's Amateur will be making its first appearance in the state. The last USGA championships played in Oregon were the 2006 Women's Amateur at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club and the 2006 Curtis Cup Match at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Oregon has hosted every USGA championship except the U.S. Open and the Walker Cup Match.

EXEMPTIONS TO THE 2007 USGA SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR –Sixteen players, including seven USGA champions, are fully exempt from qualifying into the championship.

• Deborah Anderson of Rancho Mirage, Calif. – 2006 Senior Women's Amateur semifinalist
• Mary Budke of Eugene, Ore. – 1972 U.S. Women's Amateur winner
• Carolyn Creekmore of Dallas, Texas – 2004 Senior Women's Amateur champion; 2005 Senior Women's Amateur quarterfinalist
• Nancy Fitzgerald of Carmel, Ind. – 1997 Senior Women's Amateur champion
• Annette Gaiotti of Salt Lake City, Utah – 2005 Senior Women's Amateur semifinalist
• Diane Lang of Weston, Fla. – 2005 and 2006 Senior Women's Amateur champion
• Patty Moore of Charlotte, N.C. – 2006 Senior Women's Amateur quarterfinalist
• Cecelia Mourgue D'Algue of France – 2005 Senior Women's Amateur semifinalist
• Alison Murdoch of Canada – 2007 Royale National Senior Women’s champion (RCGA)
• Lynda Palahniuk of Canada – 2007 Royale National Senior Women’s runner-up (RCGA)
• Anne Sander of Seattle, Wash. – 1958, 1961, 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
• Anna Schultz of Rockwall, Texas – 2006 Senior Women's Amateur runner-up
• Marlene Streit of Canada – 2003 Senior Women's Amateur champion; 1956 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
• Carol Semple Thompson of Sewickley, Pa. – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Senior Women's Amateur champion; 2005 Senior Women's Amateur runner-up; 1973 U.S. Women's Amateur champion
• Marianne Towersey of Pebble Beach, Calif. – 2006 Senior Women's Amateur quarterfinalist
• Toni Wiesner of Forth Worth, Texas – 2006 Senior Women's Amateur semifinalist

Exemptions also held for 2007 Canadian Ladies Golf Association Senior Championship winner and runner-up.

HISTORY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP – The first USGA Senior Women's Amateur championship was played in 1962 at the Manufacturer's Golf and Country Club in Oreland, Pa. In its 46 years of competition, the championship has had 22 different winners. Ten golfers have won the title more than once.

The event moved to match play in 1997 and became the last of the 10 national amateur championships to adopt a match-play format. Sectional qualifying was first conducted for the 2000 championship.

FUTURE USGA SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR SITES – The 2008 Senior Women's Amateur will be played at Tulsa (Okla.) Country Club, from Sept. 20-25, and the 2009 Championship will be played at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va., from Sept. 12-17.

USGA MEDIA CONTACT – The USGA media relations staff member on site will be Pete Kowalski. He will be on site as of Aug. 30. The media center number is 908-382-6569. Prior to the championship, please call the USGA office at (908) 234-2300 or his cell phone (908) 216-8435 for information.