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History
1895 |
(Nov.) Mrs. C. S. Brown 132, runner-up Nellie Sargent 134; Meadow Brook Club, Hempstead, N.Y.; Championship at 18 holes, stroke play.
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18 Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play 1896 1952 |
1896 |
(Oct.) Beatrix Hoyt d. Mrs. Arthur Turnure, 2 & 1; Morris County G. C., Convent Station, N.J.; Medalist 95, Beatrix Hoyt; Entries: 29 |
1897 |
(Aug.) Beatrix Hoyt d. Nellie Sargent, 5 & 4; Essex County Club, Manchester, Mass.; Medalist 108, Beatrix Hoyt; Entries: 29 |
1898 |
(Oct.) Beatrix Hoyt d. Maude Wetmore, 5 & 3; Ardsley Club, Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y.; Medalist 92, Beatrix Hoyt; Entries: 61 |
1899 |
(Oct.) Ruth Underhill d. Margaret Fox, 2 & 1; Philadelphia (Pa.) C. C. (Bala Course); Medalist 97, Beatrix Hoyt; Entries: 78 |
1900 |
(Aug. Sept.) Frances C. Griscom d. Margaret Curtis, 6 & 5; Shinnecock Hills (N.Y.) G. C..; Medalist 97, Beatrix Hoyt; Entries: 62 |
1901 |
(Oct.) Genevieve Hecker d. Lucy Herron, 5 & 3; Baltusrol G. C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalists 97, Margaret Curtis, Mary B. Adams, E. A. Manice, Lucy Herron; Entries: 84 |
1902 |
(Sept. Oct.) Genevieve Hecker d. Louisa A. Wells, 4 & 3; The Country Club (Original Course) Brookline, Mass.; Medalists 89, Louisa A. Wells, Margaret Curtis; Entries: 96 |
1903 |
(Sept. Oct.) Bessie Anthony d. J. Anna Carpenter, 7 & 6; Chicago G. C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist 94, Mrs. Caleb F. Fox; Entries: 64 |
1904 |
(Oct.) Georgianna M. Bishop d. Mrs. E. F. Sanford, 5 & 3; Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford, Pa.; Medalists 93, Charlotte Dod, L. Vanderhoef, Harriot S. Curtis; Entries: 86 |
1905 |
(Oct.) Pauline Mackay d. Margaret Curtis, 1 up; Morris County G. C., Convent Station, N.J.; Medalists 87, Margaret Curtis, Georgianna Bishop; Entries: 69 |
1906 |
(Oct.) Harriot S. Curtis d. Mary B. Adams, 2 & 1; Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass.; Medalist 87, Pauline Mackay; Entries: 75 |
1907 |
(Oct.) Margaret Curtis d. Harriot S. Curtis, 7 & 6; Midlothian C. C., Blue Island, Ill.; Medalist 95, Margaret Curtis; Entries: 87 |
1908 |
(Oct.) Katherine C. Harley d. Mrs. T. H. Polhemus, 6 & 5; Chevy Chase (Md.) Club; Medalist 85, Harriot S. Curtis; Entries: 41 |
1909 |
(Oct.) Dorothy I. Campbell d. Nonna Barlow, 3 & 2; Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford, Pa.; Medalists 86, Mrs. Caleb F. (Margaret) Fox, Anita Phipps, Margaret Curtis; Entries: 70 |
1910 |
(Oct.) Dorothy I. Campbell d. Mrs. G. M. Martin, 2 & 1; Homewood C. C., Flossmoor, Ill.; Medalist 87, Dorothy I. Campbell; Entries: 57 |
1911 |
(Oct.) Margaret Curtis d. Lillian B. Hyde, 5 & 3; Baltusrol G. C. (Original Course), Springfield, N.J.; Medalist 87, Mrs. R. H. (Nonna) Barlow; Entries: 67 |
1912 |
(Sept. Oct.) Margaret Curtis d. Nonna Barlow, 3 & 2; Essex County Club, Manchester-By-The-Sea, Mass.; Medalist 88, Margaret Curtis; Entries: 62 |
1913 |
(Oct.) Gladys Ravenscroft d. Marion Hollins, 2 up; Wilmington (Del.) C. C. (Original Course); Medalist 88, Gladys Ravenscroft; Entries: 80 |
1914 |
(Sept.) Katherine Harley d. Elaine V. Rosenthal, 1 up; Nassau C. C., Glen Cove, N.Y.; Medalist 85, Georgianna Bishop; Entries: 93 |
1915 |
(Sept.) Florence Vanderbeck d. Margaret Gavin, 3 & 2; Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill.; Medalist 85, Mrs. C. H. (Florence) Vanderbeck; Entries: 119 |
1916 |
(Oct.) Alexa Stirling d. Mildred Caverly, 2 & 1; Belmont Springs C. C., Waverley, Mass.; Medalist 86, Dorothy Campbell Hurd; Entries: 63 |
191718 |
No Championships: World War I. |
1919 |
(Sept. Oct.) Alexa Stirling d. Margaret Gavin, 6 & 5; Shawnee C. C., Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa.; Medalists 87, Alexa Stirling, Margaret Gavin; Entries: 114 |
1920 |
(Oct.) Alexa Stirling d. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, 5 & 4; Mayfield C. C., Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist 82, Marion Hollins; Entries: 114 |
1921 |
(Oct.) Marion Hollins d. Alexa Stirling, 5 & 4; Hollywood G. C., Deal, N.J.; Medalist 8592, Glenna Collett; Entries: 181 |
1922 |
(Sept.) Glenna Collett d. Margaret Gavin, 5 & 4; Greenbrier G. C., White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.; Medalist 81, Glenna Collett; Entries: 170 |
1923 |
(Oct.) Edith Cummings d. Alexa Stirling, 3 & 2; Westchester C. C. (Original Course), Rye, N.Y.; Medalist 84, Alexa Stirling; Entries: 196 |
1924 |
(Sept.) Dorothy Campbell Hurd d. Mary K. Browne, 7 & 6; Rhode Island C. C., Nyatt, R.I.; Medalist 79, Glenna Collett; Entries: 98 |
1925 |
(Sept. Oct.) Glenna Collett d. Alexa Stirling, 9 & 8; St. Louis C. C., Clayton, Mo.; Medalist 77, Alexa Stirling; Entries: 85 |
1926 |
(Sept. Oct.) Helen Stetson d. Elizabeth Goss, 3 & 1; Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Medalist 81, Glenna Collett; Entries: 134 |
1927 |
(Sept.) Miriam Burns Horn d. Maureen Orcutt, 5 & 4; Cherry Valley Club, Garden City, N.Y.; Medalist 77, Ada MacKenzie; Entries: 150 |
1928 |
(Sept.) Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, 13 & 12; Va. Hot Springs G. & T. C. (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va.; Medalist 80, Maureen Orcutt; Entries: 123 |
1929 |
(Sept.Oct.) Glenna Collett d. Leona Pressler, 4 & 3; Oakland Hills C. C. (South Course), Birmingham, Mich.; Medalists 79, Helen Hicks, Virginia Van Wie; Entries: 98 |
1930 |
(Oct.) Glenna Collett d. Virginia Van Wie, 6 & 5; Los Angeles C. C. (North Course), Beverly Hills, Calif.; Medalist 79, Opal S. Hill; Entries: 102 |
1931 |
(Sept.) Helen Hicks d. Glenna Collet Vare, 2 & 1; C. C. of Buffalo, Williamsville, N.Y.; Medalists 82, Maureen Orcutt, Glenna Collett Vare, Dorothy Higbie, Opal S. Hill; Entries: 90 |
1932 |
(Sept.Oct.) Virginia Van Wie d. Glenna Collett Vare, 10 & 8; Salem C.C., Peabody, Mass.; Medalists 77, Maureen Orcutt, Virginia Van Wie; Entries: 101 |
1933 |
(Aug.Sept.) Virginia Van Wie d. Helen Hicks, 4 & 3; Exmoor C.C., Highland Park, Ill.; Medalist 76, Enid Wilson; Entries: 120 |
1934 |
(Oct.) Virginia Van Wie d. Dorothy Traung, 2 & 1; Whitemarsh Valley C. C., Chestnut Hill, Pa.; Medalists 82, Leona Pressler, Lucile Robinson, Glenna Collett Vare; Entries: 157 |
1935 |
(Aug.) Glenna Collett Vare d. Patty Berg, 3 & 2; Interlachen C. C., Hopkins, Minn.; Medalist 79, Jean Bauer; Entries: 94 |
1936 |
(Sept. Oct.) Pamela Barton d. Maureen Orcutt, 4 & 3; Canoe Brook C. C. (South Course), Summit, N.J.; Medalist 78, Estelle Lawson Page; Entries: 188 |
1937 |
(Oct.) Estelle Lawson Page d. Patty Berg, 7 & 6; Memphis (Tenn.) C. C.; Medalist 79, Estelle Lawson; Entries: 136 |
1938 |
(Sept.) Patty Berg d. Estelle Lawson Page, 6 & 5; Westmoreland C. C., Wilmette, Ill.; Medalists 80, Dorothy Traung, Estelle Lawson; Entries: 118 |
1939 |
(Aug.) Betty Jameson d. Dorothy Kirby, 3 & 2; Wee Burn Club, Darien, Conn.; Medalist 74, Beatrice Barrett; Entries: 201 |
1940 |
(Sept.) Betty Jameson d. Jane S. Cothran, 6 & 5; Del Monte G. & C. C. (Pebble Beach Golf Links), Pebble Beach, Calif.; Medalist 78, Dorothy Traung; Entries: 163 |
1941 |
(Sept.) Elizabeth Hicks d. Helen Sigel, 5 & 3; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Medalists 76, Grace Amory, Alice O. Belanger, Jean Bauer, Betty Jameson; Entries: 124 |
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No Championships: World War II. |
1946 |
(Sept.) Babe Didrikson Zaharias d. Clara Sherman, 11 & 9; Southern Hills C. C., Tulsa, Okla.; Medalist 152 (36), Dorothy Kirby; Entries: 60 |
1947 |
(Sept.) Louise Suggs d. Dorothy Kirby, 2 up; Franklin Hills C. C., Franklin, Mich.; Medalist 78, Louise Suggs; Entries: 83 |
1948 |
(Sept.) Grace S. Lenczyk d. Helen Sigel, 4 & 3; Del Monte G. & C. C. (Pebble Beach Golf Links), Del Monte, Calif.; Medalist 77, Bettye Mims White; Entries: 116 |
1949 |
(Sept.) Dorothy Porter d. Dorothy Kielty, 3 & 2; Merion G. C. (East Course), Ardmore, Pa.; Entries: 171 |
1950 |
(Sept.) Beverly Hanson d. Mae Murray, 6 & 4; Atlanta A. C. (East Lake), Atlanta, Ga.; Entries: 110 |
1951 |
(Aug.) Dorothy Kirby d. Claire Doran, 2 & 1; Town & C. C., St. Paul, Minn.; Medalists 74, Carol Diringer, Barbara Romack; Entries: 79 |
1952 |
(Aug.) Jacqueline Pung d. Shirley McFedters, 2 & 1; Waverley C. C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist 76, Dorothy Kirby; Entries: 159 |
All Match Play 195363 |
1953 |
(Aug.) Mary Lena Faulk d. Polly Riley, 3 & 2; Rhode Island C. C., West Barrington, R.I.; Entries: 158 |
1954 |
(Sept.) Barbara Romack d. Mickey Wright, 4 & 2; Allegheny C. C., Sewickley, Pa.; Entries: 151 |
1955 |
(Aug.) Patricia A. Lesser d. Jane Nelson, 7 & 6; Myers Park C. C., Charlotte, N.C.; Entries: 112 |
1956 |
(Sept.) Marlene Stewart d. JoAnne Gunderson, 2 & 1; Meridian Hills C. C., Indianapolis, Ind.; Entries: 116 |
1957 |
(Aug.) JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Casey Johnstone, 8 & 6; Del Paso C. C., Sacramento, Calif.; Entries: 100 |
1958 |
(Aug.) Anne Quast d. Barbara Romack, 3 & 2; Wee Burn C. C., Darien, Conn.; Entries: 195 |
1959 |
(Aug.) Barbara McIntire d. Joanne Goodwin, 4 & 3; Congressional C. C., Washington, D.C.; Entries: *128 |
1960 |
(Aug.) JoAnne Gunderson d. Jean Ashley, 6 & 5; Tulsa (Okla.) C. C.; Entries: 109 |
1961 |
(Aug.) Anne Quast Sander d. Phyllis Preuss, 14 & 13; Tacomac (Wash.) & G. C.; Entries: 107 |
1962 |
(Aug.) JoAnne Gunderson d. Ann Baker, 9 & 8; C. C. of Rochester, (N.Y.); Entries: *128 |
1963 |
(Aug.) Anne Quast Sander d. Peggy Conley, 2 & 1; Taconic G. C., Williamstown, Mass.; Entries: *128 |
36 Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play (1964 1972) |
1964 |
(Aug.) Barbara McIntire d. JoAnne Gunderson, 3 & 2; Prairie Dunes C. C., Hutchinson, Kans.; Medalists 151, JoAnne Gunderson, Barbara McIntire, Polly Riley; Entries: 93 |
1965 |
(Aug.) Jean Ashley d. Anne Quast Sander, 5 & 4; Lakewood C. C., Denver, Colo.; Medalist 148, Lida Fee Matthews; Entries: 88 |
1966 |
(Aug.) JoAnne Gunderson d. Marlene Stewart Streit, 1 up, 42 holes; Sewickley Heights G. C., Sewickley, Pa.; Medalist 143, Shelley Hamlin; Entries: 115 |
1967 |
(Aug.) Mary Lou Dill d. Jean Ashley, 5 & 4; Annandale G. C., Pasadena, Calif.; Medalist 148, Phyllis Preuss; Entries: 119 |
1968 |
(Aug.) JoAnne Gunderson Carner d. Anne Quast Sander, 5 & 4; Birmingham (Mich.) C. C.; Medalist 143, Catherine Lacoste; Entries: 110 |
1969 |
(Aug.) Catherine Lacoste d. Shelley Hamlin 3 & 2; Las Colinas C. C., Irving, Texas; Medalist 147, Barbara Fay White; Entries: 103 |
1970 |
(Aug.) Martha Wilkinson d. Cynthia Hill, 3 & 2; Wee Burn C. C., Darien, Conn.; Medalist 150, Martha Wilkinson; Entries: 139 |
1971 |
(Aug.) Laura Baugh d. Beth Barry, 1 up; Atlanta (Ga.) C. C.; Medalists 150, Connie Day, Jane Bastanchury; Entries: 102 |
1972 |
(Aug.) Mary Budke d. Cynthia Hill, 5 & 4; St. Louis (Mo.) C. C.; Medalist 148, Carol Sorenson; Entries: 134 |
18 Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play 1973 1979 |
1973 |
(Aug.) Carol Semple d. Anne Quast Sander, 1 up; Montclair (N.J.) G. C.; Medalist 74, Kaye Potter; Entries: 142 |
1974 |
(Aug.) Cynthia Hill d. Carol Semple, 5 & 4; Broadmoor G. C., Seattle, Wash.; Medalist 70, Deborah Massey; Entries: 121 |
1975 |
(Aug.) Beth Daniel d. Donna Horton, 3 & 2; Brae Burn C. C., West Newton, Mass.; Medalist 71, Nancy Roth; Entries: 154 |
1976 |
(Aug.) Donna Horton d. Marianne Bretton, 2 & 1; Del Paso C. C., Sacramento, Calif.; Medalist 70, Beth Daniel; Entries: 157 |
1977 |
(Aug.) Beth Daniel d. Cathy Sherk, 3 & 1; Cincinnati (Ohio) C. C.; Medalist 72, Mary Lawrence; Entries: 162 |
1978 |
(Aug.) Cathy Sherk d. Judith Oliver, 4 & 3; Sunnybrook G. C., Plymouth Meeting, Pa.; Medalist 72, Mrs. Ian (Belle) Robertson; Entries: 207 |
1979 |
(Aug.) Carolyn Hill d. Patty Sheehan, 7 & 6; Memphis (Tenn.) C. C.; Medalist 71, Kathy Baker; Entries: 273 |
36 Hole Stroke Play Qualifying Before Match Play 1980 |
1980 |
(Aug.) Juli Simpson Inkster d. Patti Rizzo, 2 up; Prairie Dunes C. C., Hutchinson, Kans.; Medalist 147, Dorothy Laske; Entries: 281 |
1981 |
(Aug.) Juli Simpson Inkster d. Lindy Goggin, 1 up; Inkster Waverley C. C., Portland, Ore.; Medalists 147, Patti Rizzo, Heather Farr; Entries: 240 |
1982 |
(Aug.) Juli Simpson Inkster d. Cathy Hanlon, 4 & 3; Inkster Broadmoor G. C., (South Course), Colorado Springs, Colo.; Medalist 143, Penny Hammel; Entries: 262 |
1983 |
(Aug.) Joanne Pacillo d. Sally Quinlan, 2 & 1; Canoe Brook C. C. (North Course), Summit, N.J.; Medalist 147, Mary Anne Widman; Entries: 259 |
1984 |
(Aug.) Deb Richard d. Kimberly Williams, 1 up, 37 holes; Broadmoor G.C., Seattle, Wash.; Medalist 145, Claire Waite; Entries: 290 |
1985 |
(Aug.) Michiko Hattori d. Cheryl Stacy, 5 & 4; Fox Chapel C. C., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Medalists 151, Michiko Hattori, Cheryl Stacy; Entries: 329 |
1986 |
(Aug.) Kay Cockerill d. Kathleen McCarthy, 9 & 7; Pasatiempo G. C., Santa Cruz, Calif.; Medalists 148, Pearl Sinn, Michiko Hattori; Entries: 387 |
1987 |
(Aug.) Kay Cockerill d. Tracy Kerdyk, 3 & 2; Rhode Island C. C., Barrington, R.I.; Medalists 147, Michiko Hattori, Tracy Kerdyk; Entries: 359 |
1988 |
(Aug.) Pearl Sinn d. Karen Noble, 6 & 5; Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn.; Medalist 140, Pearl Sinn; Entries: 384 |
1989 |
(July Aug.) Vicki Goetze d. Brandie Burton, 4 & 3; Pinehurst (N.C.) C. C. (No. 2); Medalist 143, Pat Hurst; Entries: 376 |
1990 |
(Aug.) Pat Hurst d. Stephanie Davis 1 up, 37 holes; Canoe Brook C. C. (North Course), Summit, N.J.; Medalist 144, Vicki Goetze; Entries: 384 |
1991 |
(Aug.) Amy Fruhwirth d. Heidi Voorhees, 5 & 4; Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kan.; Medalist 144, Amy Fruhwirth; Entries: 391 |
1992 |
(Aug.) Vicki Goetze d. Annika Sorenstam, 1 up; Kemper Lakes G.C. Long Grove, Ill.; Medalists 143, Debbie Parks, Emilee Klein; Entries: 441 |
1993 |
(Aug.) Jill McGill d. Sarah LeBrun Ingram, 1 up; San Diego C.C. Chula Vista, Calif.; Medalist 146, Heidi Voorhees; Entries: 442 |
1994 |
(Aug.) Wendy Ward d. Jill McGill, 2 up; The Homestead (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va.; Medalists 143, Lori Teague, Erika Wicoff, Leta Lindley; Entries: 451 |
1995 |
(Aug.) Kelli Kuehne d. AnneMarie Knight, 4 & 3; The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.; Co-Medalists 144, Virginia Derby-Grimes, Erica Wicoff; Entries: 452 |
1996 |
(Aug.) Kelli Kuehne d. Marisa Baena, 2 & 1; Firethorn G.C., Lincoln, Neb.; Medalists 141, Kellee Booth, Jenny Lee, Grace Park; Entries: 495 |
1997 |
(Aug.) Silvia Cavalleri d. Robin Burke, 5 & 4; Brae Burn C.C., W. Newton, Mass.; Medalist 142 Virginia Derby Grimes; Entries: 557 |
1998 |
(Aug.) Grace Park d. Jenny Chuasiriporn, 7 & 6; Barton Hills C.C., Ann Arbor, Mich.; Medalist - 138, Kellee Booth; Entries: 620 |
1999 |
(Aug.) Dorothy Delasin d. Jimin Kang, 4 & 3; Biltmore Forest C.C., Asheville, N.C.; Medalist - 137, Natalie Gulbis; Entries: 676 |
2000 |
(Aug.) Marcy Newton d. Laura Myerscough, 8 & 7, Waverly Country Club, Portland, Ore.; Medalist - 140 Leigh Anne Hardin; Entries: 682 |
2001 |
(July-Aug.) Meredith Duncan d. Nicole Perrot, 37 holes, Flint Hills National G.C., Wichita, Kan.; Medalists - 143 Meredith Duncan, Celeste Troche; Entries: 768 |
2002 |
(Aug.) Becky Lucidi d. Brandi Jackson, 3 & 2, Sleepy Hollow C.C., Scarborough, N.Y.; Medalist - 135 Courtney Swain; Entries 793 |
2003 |
(Aug.) Virada Nirapathpongporn d. Jane Park, 2 & 1, Philadelphia C.C., Gladwyne, Pa.; Medalist - 138 Aree Song; Entries: 814 |
2004 |
(Aug.) Jane Park d. Amanda McCurdy, 2 up, The Kahkwa Club, Erie, Pa.; Medalist - 141 Aime Cochran; Entries 868 |
2005 |
(Aug.) Morgan Pressel d. Maru Martinez, 9 & 8; Ansley G.C., (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell, Ga.; Medalist 139, In-Kyung Kim; Entries: §873 |
2006 |
(Aug.) Kimberly Kim d. Katarina Schallenberg, 1 up; Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore.; Medalist - 138, Paige Mackenzie; Entries: 696 |
2007 |
(Aug.) Maria José Uribe d. Amanda Blumenherst, 1 up; Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel, Ind; Medalists - 139, Stacy Lewis, Kristina Wong; Entries: 935 |
2008 |
(Aug.) Amanda Blumenherst d. Azahara Muρoz, 2 & 1; Eugene (Ore.) C.C.; Medalists Amanda Blumenherst, Stephanie Na, 140; Entries: 920 |
* Limited entry
Record qualifying score, 36 holes (2002)
§ Record entry (2005)
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Championship Facts |
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U.S. Women's Amateur
HISTORY: The U.S. Womens Amateur is one of the United States Golf Associations original three championships. It was first conducted in 1895, shortly after the inaugural U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open. The Womens Amateur has since been conducted every year except 1917-18, when it was temporarily suspended because of World War I, and 1942-45, when it was suspended because of World War II.
PAR & YARDAGE: Old Warson Country Club will play at 6,422/6,468 yards and par of 35-3671.
ARCHITECT: Old Warson Country Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1954.
COURSE SET-UP The USGA Course Rating® for the Womens Amateur Championship at Old Warson Country Club is 78.1 and USGA Slope Rating® is 140.
Tees and fairways, height of grass 7/16 inch
Collars, height of grass 0.2 inch
Putting greens, speed 11.5-12 feet on USGA Stimpmeter
Intermediate Rough 1.25 inches (3 feet width)
Primary Rough 3 inches
FORMAT: The U.S. Womens Amateur is conducted with 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying. The low 64 scorers then advance to match play, with the champion determined by a 36-hole match-play final.
WHO CAN PLAY: The U.S. Womens Amateur Championship is open to female amateurs who have a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 5.4.
ENTRIES: A total of 955 contestants entered the 2009 championship. The record of 969 was set in 2006.
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