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| Championship Venue |
The Omni Homestead (Cascades Course), Hot Springs, Va. |
| Opened |
1923 |
| Architect |
William Flynn |
| Dates of Championship |
Sept. 13-18 |
| Field Size |
132 players |
| Par/Yardage |
5,733 yards/Par 72 (Subject to change) |
| Entries Open |
April 2, 2025 |
| Entries Close |
July 9, 2025 (5 p.m. ET) |
| Eligibility |
Open to any female golfer who is 50 years of age as of Sept. 13 and whose Handicap Index® does not exceed 14.4. |
| Qualifying |
Qualifying over 18 holes will be held July 16-Aug. 21 at sites to be determined. |
| 2024 Championship |
Naden Gole, 56, of Australia, defeated 2023 champion Shelly Stouffer, 3 and 2, in the 18-hole final at Broadmoor Golf Club, in Seattle, Wash. It was her first USGA title and she became the first from Australia to win this championship. Gole came into the championship as the No. 116 golfer in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking. She also added the U.S. title to the R&A Senior Women's Amateur she claimed earlier in the summer. To read more, click here. |
| Quotable |
“It's amazing. It really is. It probably will not sink in for a while. I'm happy to be taking it back to Australia, I really am. I've just taken an R&A trophy back there, so hopefully it grows the sport and people are inspired by it and have a bit more fun with the game.” -- Nadene Gole |
| Hole by hole |
OMNI HOMESTEAD RESORT (CASCADES COURSE)
(Yardages and Par Subject to Change)
Hole 1: 365 yards (Par 4)
Hole 2: 328 yards (Par 4)
Hole 3: 294 yards (Par 4)
Hole 4: 169 yards (Par 3)
Hole 5: 532 yards (Par 5)
Hole 6: 327 yards (Par 4)
Hole 7: 333 yards (Par 4)
Hole 8: 130 yards (Par 3)
Hole 9: 423 yards (Par 5)
OUT: 2,901 yards (Par 36)
Hole 10: 315 yards (Par 4)
Hole 11: 148 yards (Par 3)
Hole 12: 463 yards (Par 5)
Hole 13: 375 yards (Par 4)
Hole 14: 324 yards (Par 4)
Hole 15: 121 yards (Par 3)
Hole 16: 472 yards (Par 5)
Hole 17: 461 yards (Par 5)
Hole 18: 153 yards (Par 3)
IN: 2,832 yards (Par 36)
TOTAL: 5,733 yards (Par 72) |
| Notable Events Held at The Homestead |
1928 U.S. Women's Amateur (Glenna Collett Vare)
1932 NCAA Championship (Team: Yale; Individual: Johnny Fischer)
1966 Curtis Cup (USA)
1967 U.S. Women's Open (Catherine Lacoste)
1980 U.S. Senior Amateur (William C. Campbell)
1988 U.S. Amateur (Eric Meeks)
1994 U.S. Women's Amateur (Wendy Ward)
2000 U.S. Mid-Amateur (Greg Puga)
2004 NCAA Championship (Team: University of California-Berkeley; Individual: Ryan Moore)
2009 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur (Sherry Herman) |
| Previous U.S. Senior Women's Amateurs Held in Virginia (2) |
1998: Golden Horseshoe, Williamsburg (Gayle Borthwick)
2009: The Homestead, Hot Springs (Sherry Herman) |
| Fast Facts |
Sam Snead spent six decades as the head golf professional at The Homestead, and in 1991, the resort was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark. |
| 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. 13 (Stroke play, Round 1, 18 holes)
Sunday, Sept. 14 (Stroke play, Round 2, 18 holes)
Monday, Sept. 15 (Round of 64, match play)
Tuesday, Sept. 16 (Round of 32/Round of 16, match play)
Wednesday, Sept. 17 (Quarterfinals/Semifinals, match play)
Thursday, Sept. 18 (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 |
2026: Portland Golf Club, Portland, Ore./Sept. 26-Oct. 1
2027: Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, Md./Sept. 25-30
2028: Belle Meade Country, Nashville, Tenn./Dates TBD |
