USGA Senior Women’s Amateur 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)
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 U.S. Women’s Amateur and USGA Senior Women’s Amateur (4)
Dorothy Porter (1949 Women’s Amateur; 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983 Senior Women’s Amateur)
Anne Sander (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)
Longest Span Between Victories
9 years — Marlene Streit (1985, 1994, 2003)
Course
Longest Course
6,225 yards — Country Club of Florida, Delray Beach, Fla., 1963
Shortest Course
5,515 yards — The Homestead (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 2009
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, Tournament Players Course, 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
68 — Joan Higgins, The Homestead (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 2009
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
Lowest Score, First 36 Holes
135 — Toni Wiesner (67-68), Golden Horseshoe G.C. (Green Course), Williamsburg, Va., 1998 (medalist)
142 — Carolyn Creekmore (73-69), Tulsa (Okla.) C.C., 2008 (medalist)
142 — Joan Higgins (74-68), The Homestead (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 2009 (medalist)
144 — Marianne Towersey (74-70), Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa., 2001 (medalist)
Lowest Score, Third Round
68 — Carol Ellis, Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 1991
70 — Muffy Marlio, 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 — Country Club 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, semifinals, 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 Extra-Hole Matches, Championship
2 — Allegheny C.C., Sewickley, Pa., 2001
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
Most Match-Play Victories
44 — Carol Semple Thompson
37 — Toni Wiesner
28 — Carolyn Creekmore
Miscellaneous
Holes-In-One (8)
Sally Wessels, first round, stroke play, 3rd hole, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000
Caroline Ramsey, second round, stroke play, 12th hole, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000
Ouida Cunningham, second round, stroke play, 6th hole, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000
Christine Malmgren, second round, stroke play, 17th hole, Sea Island G.C. (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga., 2000
Sharon Kiel, second round, stroke play, 8th hole, Mid Pines Inn and G.C., Southern Pines, N.C., 2002
Nancy Smith, second round, match play, 15th hole, Pasatiempo G.C., Santa Cruz, Calif., 2004
Patricia French, second round, stroke play, 16th hole, Sunriver (Ore.) Resort, 2007
Carolyn Creekmore, first round, stroke play, 11th hole, The Homestead (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va., 2009