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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)
3 — Diane Lang (2005, 2006, 2008)

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 (4)
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
6 — 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
69 — Cecilia Morgue D'Algue, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2006
69 — Toni Wiesner, Sunriver (Ore.) Resort (Meadows Course), 2007
69 — Carolyn Creekmore, Tulsa (Okla.) C.C., 2008
70 — Patty Moore, Sunriver (Ore.) Resort (Meadows Course), 2007
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
142 — Carolyn Creekmore (73-69) Tulsa (Okla.) C.C., 2008 (medalist)
144 — Marianne Towersey (74-70), Allegheny C.C., 2001
145 — Sherry Bowman (75-70), Barton Creek R. & C. (Foothills Course), Austin, Texas, 2003
145 — Cecilia Mourgue D'Algue (76-69), Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2006 (medalist)
145 — Patty Moore (75-70), Sunriver (Ore.) Resort (Meadows Course), 2007 (medalist)
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 — Nancy Smith (73-73), Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2006
146 — Toni Wiesner (77-69), Sunriver (Ore.) Resort (Meadows Course), 2007

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

Largest Margin of Victory, Final
6 and 5 — Diane Lang d. Toni Wiesner, Tulsa (Okla.) C.C., 2008
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
115 — 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
43 — Carol Semple Thompson
37 — Toni Wiesner
23 — Carolyn Creekmore
22 — Diane Lang
22 — Nancy Fitzgerald
20 — Cecillia Mourgue D'Algue
19 — Liz Haines
19 — 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

Patricia French, second round of stroke play, 16th hole, Sunriver (Ore.) Resort, 2007

 

 

 
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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