U.S. SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR

Meet the 2019 Quarterfinalists August 27, 2019 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa By Amy Morton, USGA

Tina Barker defeated medalist Martha Leach in the Round of 16 to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. (USGA/Steven Gibbons)

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Tina Barker, 60, Fairfield, Calif.
- Born April 9, 1959 in Marion, Va.
- Competing in her 16th USGA championship and sixth U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
- Won the California Senior Women’s Amateur in 2010 and 2011
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 79-79—158 in stroke play to earn the No. 48 seed in match play
- R64: Def. Jackie Little, 3 and 1
- R32: Def. Suzi Spotleson, 2 and 1
- R16: Def. Martha Leach, 2 and 1
Lynne Cowan, 57, Rocklin, Calif.
- Born November 11, 1962 in San Pablo, Calif.
- Competing in her fifth consecutive U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur; has reached the Round of 16 three times
- Advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
- Four-time winner of the California Women’s Amateur
- Three-time winner of the California Senior Women’s Amateur
- Won the 2019 Northern California Golf Association Senior Women’s Amateur title in July
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 75-75—150 in stroke play to earn the No. 13 seed
- R64: Def. Lin Culver, 5 and 4
- R32: Def. Julie Massa, 3 and 2
- R16: Def. Sarah Ingram, 4 and 3
Patricia Ehrhart, 53, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Born Sept. 8, 1965 in Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Competing in her 11th USGA championship and fifth U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
- Advanced to the quarterfinals for the third consecutive year in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur (2017-19)
- Was a semifinalist in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
- Tied for 23rd in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open
- Leading money winner on the LPGA’s Futures Tour (now Symetra Tour) in 1996, and played on the LPGA Tour in 1997 before regaining her amateur status in 2014
- Travel and event manager for Margaritaville Surf Team and her three daughters, Scarlett, Lola and Mason, are all team members
- Margaritaville captain is award-winning singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 77-76—153 in stroke play to earn the No. 24 seed
- R64: Def. Marianne Towersey, 5 and 3
- R32: Def. Rhonda Orr, 4 and 3
- R16: Def. Cheryl Grigg, 6 and 5
Mary Ann Hayward, 59, Canada
- Born March 10, 1960 in Lachine, Quebec
- Four-time Canadian Women’s Amateur champion and has been inducted into the Canada, Ontario and Quebec Golf Halls of Fame
- Won the 2005 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
- Eight-time member of Team Canada in the World Amateur Team Championship; served as the team’s captain in 2008
- Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
- Finished tied for 33rd in the 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open
- She is the manager of sports performance for the Golf Association of Ontario
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 73-72—145 in stroke play to earn the No. 3 seed
- R64: Def. Monica Townsend, 3 and 2
- R32: Def. Karen Garcia, 5 and 4
- R16: Def. Jane Fitzgerald, 4 and 2
Lara Tennant, 52, Portland, Ore.
- Born Dec. 12, 1966 in Portland, Ore.
- Is the defending champion of the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, after claiming last year’s title at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club in Vero Beach, Fla., with a 3-and-2 victory over Sue Wooster.
- Co-medalist in 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, which was conducted at her home course, Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore.
- Competing in her 15th USGA championship
- Recorded the first hole-in-one in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open when she aced the seventh at Chicago Golf Club in 2018
- In 2017 and 2018, she won both the Oregon Golf Association Women’s Mid-Amateur and OGA Senior Women Amateur
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 70-78—148 in stroke play to earn the No. 5 seed
- R64: Def. Susan West, 1 up
- R32: Def. Maggie Leef, 3 and 2
- R16: Def. Pamela Kuong, 4 and 3
- Has five children, two boys and three girls, ages 17 to 22
Laura Webb, 56, Republic of Ireland
- Born February 17, 1963 in Northern Ireland
- Two-time winner of the British Senior Women’s Amateur
- The only player who has swept Ireland’s Girls’ (1979), Women’s (1988 and 1984) and Senior Women’s (2014) Amateur titles
- Was selected to play on the Irish team in the European Senior Ladies’ Team Championship in Bulgaria in September
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 74-74—148 in stroke play to earn the No. 7 seed
- R64: Def. Noreen Mohler, 5 and 4
- R32: Def. Mary Jane Hiestand, 2 and 1
- R16: Def. Kim Keyer-Scott, 1 up
Caryn Wilson, 58, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
- Born March 14, 1961 in San Gabriel, Calif.
- One of only two women to compete in the U.S. Open in both golf and tennis, joining 11-time Grand Slam winner Althea Gibson.
- Three-time All-American in tennis at Stanford University
- Was introduced to golf by her husband, Stan
- Played in the 1999 and 2009 U.S. Women’s Opens
- Advanced to the semifinals in the 2013 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and quarterfinals in 2016
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 76-77—153 in stroke play to earn the No. 22 seed
- R64: Def. Susan Cohn, 2 and 1
- R32: Def. Leslie Folsom, 6 and 5
- R16: Def. Judith Kyrinis, 3 and 2
Sue Wooster, 57, Australia
- Born April 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia
- Runner-up to Lara Tennant in last year’s U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
- Competing in her 12th USGA championship and seventh U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
- Wooster has advanced to match play in every U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in which she has competed
- Tied for 40th in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club
- In 2018, she won the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur, the Canadian Women’s Amateur, the Australian Senior Women’s Amateur and the North & South Senior Women’s Amateur
- Has four children and started playing golf at age 25
Road to the Quarterfinals
- Shot 79-77—156 in stroke play to earn the No. 34 seed
- R64: Def. Kim Eaton, 4 and 3
- R32: Def. Ellen Port, 1 up
- R16: Def. Tara Fleming, 2 and 1