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1964

Mrs. Hulet P. Smith

Mrs. Hulet P. Smith, of Pebble Beach, Calif., a former national badminton champion who took up golf in 1944, won the third Senior Women's Amateur Championship with 81-79-87-247 at the Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif. Her winning margin was one stroke over Mrs. William R. Kirkland, Jr., of New York.

The defending Champion, Mrs. Allison Choate, of Rye, N.Y., shared third place with Mrs. Maurice Glick, of Pikesville, Md., at 249. Mrs. Smith led by four strokes after 36 holes, lost the lead to Mrs. Kirkland midway of the final round, then regained the advantage with three holes to play. Mrs. Kirkland's 15-foot putt for a tie barely slipped past the hole at the final green.

In age class competition, Mrs. Smith won Class A (50-54); Mrs. Aubrey E. Babson, of Novato, Calif., won Class B (55-59) with 254; and Mrs. C.D. Lee, of El Paso, Texas, won Class C (60 and over) with 251.

 
Championship Facts
PAR AND YARDAGE – The Homestead’s Cascades Course will play at 5,515 yards and a par of 35-35—70.

ARCHITECT – The Cascades Course was designed by William Flynn and opened in 1923.

COURSE AND SLOPE RATING – The USGA Course Rating® for the Senior Women’s Amateur at The Homestead’s Cascades Course is 73.3 and USGA Slope Rating® is 130.

USGA AND VIRGINIA – The 2009 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur will be the 17th USGA championship conducted in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The most recent USGA championship played in Virginia was the 2004 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg. It will be the eighth USGA championship and first Senior Women’s Amateur hosted by The Homestead.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY – Championship competition will be in two stages: The 132 players eligible, including exempt players, will compete in 36 holes of stroke play to determine 64 qualifiers for match play.

Saturday, Sept. 12 – First round, stroke play (18 holes)

Sunday, Sept. 13 – Second round, stroke play (18 holes)

Monday, Sept. 14 – First round, match play (18 holes)

Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Second round, match play (18 holes); Third round, match play (18 holes)

Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Quarterfinals, match play (18 holes); Semifinals, match play (18 holes)

Thursday, Sept. 17 – Final, match play (18 holes)

ADMISSION – Admission and parking are free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.

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