SENIOR WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Fast Facts for 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
| Championship Venue | Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle, Wash. |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Architect | A. Vernon Macan |
| Dates of Championship | Sept. 21-26 |
| Field Size | 132 players |
| Par/Yardage | 5,611 yards/Par 70 (Subject to change) |
| Entries Accepted | 492 |
| Eligibility | Open to any female golfer who is 50 years of age as of Sept. 21 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 14.4. |
| Qualifying | Qualifying over 18 holes will be held at 27 sites between July 25 and Aug. 29 |
| 2023 Championship | Sarah Gallagher, 50, of Canton, Ga., held off past USA Curtis Cup competitor Brenda Corrie Kuehn, 1 up, in the 18-hole final at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Gallagher won in her first year of eligibility. This was Kuehn's second USGA final, having reached the championship match of the 1995 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur before losing to Ellen Port, a 3-time Senior Women's Amateur champion. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable | “I’m going to put it on the island in my kitchen. Actually no, I can’t do that, my kids will put stuff in it. I’ll have to put [the trophy] some place where they can’t fill it with who knows what.” -- Sarah Gallagher |
| Exempt Players (32) | Christi Blasi (2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur semifinalist) Susan Cohn (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Jackie Foster (Winner of 2023 R&A Senior Women's Amateur Championship; Runner-up in 2024 R&A Senior Women's Amateur Championship; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Sarah Gallagher (2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion) Karen Garcia (2015 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion) Nadene Gole (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur; Winner of 2024 R&A Senior Women's Amateur Championship; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 3; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Marilyn Hardy (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Kathy Hartwiger (Semifinalist in 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 3; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Shelly Haywood (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Linda Jeffery (Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Tara Joy-Connelly (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Kim Keyer-Scott (Semifinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of Apri 3; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Stephanie Kiefer (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Leigh Klasse (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Brenda Corrie Kuehn (Runner-up in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Pamela Kuong (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Judith Kyrinis (2017 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 3; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Martha Leach (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Sarah Lebrun Ingram (Quarterfinalist in 2023 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Jackie Little (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Karin Luxon (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Louise Mullard (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 3; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Ellen Port (2013 and 2016 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion; Runner-up in 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur) Annick Riff (Winner of 2024 European Senior Ladies' Championship) Terrill Samuel (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Suzi Spotleson (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Cath Stolz (Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Gof Ranking as of April 3; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Shelly Stouffer (2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Lara Tennant (2018, 2019 and 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur champion; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Silvia Wilms (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Dawn Woodard (Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) Sue Wooster (Runner-up in 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur; Top 10 age-eligible points leaders in Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of April 3; Top 30 age-eligible points leaders in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking as of July 17) |
| Hole by Hole (Yardages subject to change) | BROADMOOR GOLF CLUB Hole 1: 448 yards (Par 5) Hole 2: 360 yards (Par 4) Hole 3: 147 yards (Par 3) Hole 4: 353 yards (Par 4) Hole 5: 118 yards (Par 3) Hole 6: 342 yards (Par 4) Hole 7: 160 yards (Par 3) Hole 8: 311 yards (Par 4) Hole 9: 375 yards (Par 4) OUT: 2,614 yards (Par 34) Hole 10: 325 yards (Par 4) Hole 11: 165 yards (Par 3) Hole 12: 354 yards (Par 4) Hole 13: 387 yards (Par 4) Hole 14: 150 yards (Par 3) Hole 15: 468 yards (Par 5) Hole 16: 327 yards (Par 4) Hole 17: 349 yards (Par 4) Hole 18: 472 yards (Par 5) IN: 2,997 yards (Par 36) TOTAL: 5,611 yards (Par 70) |
| Notable Events Held at Broadmoor Golf Club | 1952 LPGA Women's Weathervane Tournament (Betsy Rawls) 1961 U.S. Girls' Junior (Mary Lowell) 1974 U.S. Women's Amateur (Cynthia Hill) 1984 U.S. Women's Amateur (Deb Richard) 1989 Pac-10 Conference Championship (Team: Arizona State; Individual, Christian Cevaer, Stanford) 1996 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur (Gayle Borthwick) 1999 Pac-10 Conference Championship (Team: Arizona State; Individual: Paul Casey, ASU) 2007 Pac-10 Conference Women's Championship (Team: Arizona State; Individual: Tiffany Joh, UCLA) Numerous Seattle Opens: Champions included Byron Nelson (1945), Dave Marr (1961), Jack Nicklaus (1962) and Billy Casper (1964) |
| Previous U.S. Senior Women's Amateurs Held in Washington (2) | 1984: Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood (Constance Guthrie) 1996: Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle (Gayle Borthwick) |
| Fast Facts | This will be the third consecutive U.S. Senior Women's Amateur to be contested in the Western part of the U.S., joining Alaska (2022) and Arizona (2023). |
| Notable U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Champions | Maureen Orcutt (1962, 1966); Carolyn Cudone (1969-72); Dorothy Porter (1977, 1980-81, 1983); Alice Dye (1978-79); Marlene Stewart Streit (1985, 1994, 2003); Anne Sander (1987, 1989-90, 1993); Carol Semple Thompson (1999-2002); Diane Lang (2005-06, 2008); Ellen Port (2012-13, 2016), Lara Tennant (2018, 19, 2021) |
| Notable U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Runners-Up | Glenna Collett Vare (1962); Ann Gregory (1971); Carolyn Cudone (1974-75); Alice Dye (1977, 1981, 1989); Cecile Maclaurin (1978-80); Marlene Stewart Streit (1986, 1988, 1990, 1995-96); Anne Sander (1991-92); Toni Wiesner (1997, 2000, 2008); Mina Hardin (2011), Sue Wooster (2018-19, 2022), Ellen Port (2021), Brenda Corrie Kuehn (2023) |
| Schedule of Play | Saturday, Sept. 21 (Stroke play, Round 1, 18 holes) Sunday, Sept. 22 (Stroke play, Round 2, 18 holes) Monday, Sept. 23 (Round of 64, match play) Tuesday, Sept. 24 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play) Wednesday, Sept. 25 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play) Thursday, Sept. 26 (Championship Match, 18 holes) |
| Match-Play Cut | The low 64 scorers following stroke play will qualify for match play. If necessary, a playoff will be conducted to determine the final spots in the draw. |
| Future Sites | 2025: The Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va./Sept. 13-18 2026: Portland Golf Club, Portland, Ore./Sept. 26-Oct. 1 2027: Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, Md./Sept. 25-30 |
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