The U.S. Senior Women's Amateur was launched in 1962 as an annual tournament for female amateur

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ing competitors at least 50 years of age. The format began as a 54-hole

stroke play Stroke play is a scoring system in the sport of golf. In the regular form of stroke play, also known as medal play, the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. In a regular stroke play competition, the winner is the ...

competition over three days until 1997 when it was changed to a

match play Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 h ...

event. Sectional qualifying was first implemented for the 2000 championship. The U.S. Senior Women's Amateur operates through the auspices of the

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. In 1977 Dorothy Germain Porter became the first U.S. Women's Amateur champion to win the Seniors' title. Starting in 2018, the reigning champion and runner-up, and the preceding year's champion, will be eligible to participate in the U.S. Senior Women's Open.

Winners

Match play era winners

Stroke play era winners

Multiple winners

*5 wins: Carolyn Cudone *4 wins: Dorothy Germain Porter, Anne Quast, Carol Semple Thompson *3 wins: Marlene Streit, Diane Lang, Ellen Port, Lara Tennant *2 wins: Loma Smith, Maureen Orcutt, Alice Dye, Constance Guthrie, Gayle Borthwick

Future sites

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References

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External links

Official site
Amateur golf tournaments in the United States Women's golf tournaments in the United States Senior golf tournaments Senior Women's Amateur Recurring sporting events established in 1962 1962 establishments in Pennsylvania