The U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur is one of thirteen

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national championships. First played in 1987, it provides amateur women over the age of 25 an opportunity to compete for a national championship. Entrants must have a handicap index of 9.4 or lower. The major amateur tournament in the U.S. for women, the

U.S. Women's Amateur The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers. It is played annually and is one of the 13 United States national golf championships organized by the United States Golf Association (USGA). F ...

, is dominated by women under age 25, many with hopes of becoming tournament professionals. The winner wins an invitation to the

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, and if she will turn 50 by the time of the ensuing

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, she is automatically eligible for that tournament.

Winners

Source ^ Originally scheduled for Quail Creek Country Club in

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but moved due to course damage caused by

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Multiple winners

*4 wins:

Ellen Port Ellen Fuson Port (born September 21, 1961) is an amateur golfer and former golf coach. At amateur events, Port has won over twenty combined amateur championships held by the Missouri Golf Association and Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association from 1 ...

, Meghan Bolger Stasi *3 wins:

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*2 wins:

Carol Semple Thompson Carol Semple (born October 27, 1948), also known by her married name Carol Semple Thompson, is an American golfer who participated only on the amateur circuit, and never turned pro. Semple was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She is from a pro ...

, Julia Potter

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