Kay Cockerill

Kay Cockerill, 21, of Los Gatos, California, defeated Kathleen McCarthy of Fresno, California, 9 and 7, at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, California. The margin of victory was the largest in the Women's Amateur since 1962 when JoAnne Gunderson defeated Ann Baker, 9 and 8.

Pearl Sinn of Bellflower, California, and 1985 champion Michiko Hattori of Nagoya, Japan, shared medalist honors, each shooting 151, seven over par. Sinn advanced to the third round before losing to Carol Semple Thompson, 1 up. Hattori lost in the second round to British Curtis Cupper Trish Johnson, 2 up.

Cockerill trailed in only one match. In the second round, France's Marie de Lorenzi-Toya was 1 up at the 10th, but Cockerill recovered for a 3-and-2 victory. In her semifinal, Cockerill eliminated Flori Prono of Northridge, California, 2 and 1.

McCarthy was seriously challenged in the quarterfinals, where she downed Thompson, 1 up. She eliminated Danielle Ammaccapane of Phoenix, Arizona, 1 up, in the semifinals with a 20-foot birdie putt on the l8th hole. McCarthy won the first hole of the scheduled 36-hole final but did not win another until the 22d.

In the meantime, Cockerill had won four holes on the first nine and three more on the second to lead 6 up after the morning round. Still 6 up after 26 holes, Cockerill won the 27th, 28th and 29th to close out the match. The USGA accepted a record 387 entries for the Championship.