Lynne Cowan is a golf lifer. She has been a mainstay in USGA championships for nearly 40 years and is practically royalty in Northern California circuits, having won dozens of titles in the state.
On Sunday she added one more accolade – medalist honors in the 60th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur – bringing her one step closer to the prize she covets most: a USGA championship title.
The 59-year-old from Rocklin, Calif., shot a 1-over-par 73 in Round 2 to earn the No. 1 seed in match play. Her 147 total was two strokes better than 2021 semifinalist Shelly Stouffer, whose second-round 68 tied for third lowest in championship history. Three-time defending champion Lara Tennant, Sherry Wright and Kay Daniel were another shot back at 150.
Cowan used her length to her advantage at the 5,684-yard Anchorage Golf Course. The 2019 quarterfinalist led the field with seven birdies through 36 holes – five of them on par 5s. And she feels right at home on the narrow layout in Alaska’s largest city.
“I'm used to playing courses with a lot of trees,” said Cowan. “I live near Tahoe, so the tree-lined fairways here seem normal to me.”
Stouffer wasn’t just the only player to break par during stroke play, her 68 was five strokes better than any of the 263 other rounds played. It also set the competitive course record at Anchorage Golf Course.
The 52-year-old Canadian birdied four of her first seven holes – a polar opposite start to Saturday, when she was 4 over par through four holes. She played even par the rest of the way on Sunday, offsetting a bogey at No. 12 with a birdie at the par-4 15th.
“Everything was really working well today,” said Stouffer. “I was hitting the ball off the tee really well. I putted well; I don't think I had one 3-putt today. I had 37 putts yesterday, not sure about today, but a lot less.”
Tennant, who is eyeing her fourth consecutive title, headlined the trio at 6 over after a 76 in Round 2. Wright shot a second consecutive 75 on Sunday capped by eight consecutive pars. She birdied the par-3 eighth and par-5 ninth in both rounds. Daniel, an 11-time Louisiana Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, birdied the 18th, the hardest hole during stroke play, to join them at 150.
A 3-for-1 playoff to determine the final spot in match play was won by Leigh Klasse of Cumberland, Wis., with a par on the first playoff hole (No. 10) to oust Ulrika Belline and Shelly White, who bogeyed. Klasse will take on Cowan, with whom she was grouped during stroke play, in the Round of 64.
Other notable players to advance to match play include 2017 champion Judith Kyrinis (153), seven-time USGA champion Ellen Port (154) and USA Curtis Cup Team Captain Sarah Ingram (158). Four-time U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion Carol Semple Thompson (168) failed to qualify.
What’s Next
The first Round-of-64 match will begin at 8 a.m., with matches going off hole No. 1 every 10 minutes until 1:10 p.m.
Notable
The oldest player in the field, Robyn Puckett, 75, of Australia, advanced to match play for the second consecutive year and is a perfect 10 for 10 in her Senior Women’s Amateur career. She was the runner-up to Anna Schultz in 2007.
Lynne Cowan is looking to join Carol Semple Thompson (2002) and Lara Tennant (2021) as the only players to win the Senior Women’s Amateur after earning stroke-play medalist honors.
Two-time runner-up Sue Wooster probably wishes there were more par 3s and 5s at Anchorage Golf Course. She is 4 under on those holes and 12 over on the par 4s.
Sherry Soto, one of four first-round co-leaders, fired a 12-over 84 on Sunday but still made it to match play. After making just three bogeys in Round 1, she made 3 double bogeys and 7 bogeys in Round 2.
If a match comes down to the 18th hole over the next four days, there is a decent chance that par will be a winning score. The closing hole played as the most difficult during stroke play (4.85) yielding just six birdies (4th fewest), 38 double bogeys (2nd most) and 13 others (2nd most).
Quotable
“My son keeps me calm. I've been leaving him a lot this year and I needed a caddie. So I just said we’re going to Alaska, you’re going to come and it’s going to be cool. He drew a birdie on a golf ball this morning that was in my cart all day, and that was my inspiration.” – Shelly Stouffer on her 15-year-old son, Brett
“It's a good test of golf. The more you play it, the more you respect the course and come to appreciate the challenges. There are some holes where local knowledge of where to put the ball on the green, with this mountain effect [is crucial]. I have a better understanding of that now.” – Ellen Port
“My short game has been great this week. My iron play is a little sketchy, but I've been able to make up for it with my putting and getting up and down.” – Lynne Cowan
“Match play is more relaxing for me. Is that what you get from everybody? I love match play. Because these two first rounds stress me out.” – Corey Weworski
“I could hear my heart beating in my ears, so I was pretty nervous.” – Leigh Klasse on the 4-foot par putt she made to advance to match play from a 3-for-1 playoff
Results from Sunday's second round of play at the 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship, played at 5,762-yard, par-72 Anchorage Golf Course
1 Lynne Cowan, Rocklin, Calif. - 74-73--147
2 Shelly Stouffer, Canada - 81-68--149
T3 Lara Tennant, Portland, Ore. - 74-76--150
T3 Sherry Wright, Oxnard, Calif. - 75-75--150
T3 Kay Daniel, Covington, La. - 76-74--150
T6 Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif. - 75-76--151
T6 Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky. - 77-74--151
T6 Suzi Spotleson, Canton, Ohio - 78-73--151
9 Sue Wooster, Australia - 74-78--152
T10 Judith Kyrinis, Canada - 77-76--153
T10 Laura Webb, Northern Ireland - 77-76--153
T12 Ellen Port, St. Louis, Mo. - 79-75--154
T12 Pam Prescott, Piedmont, S.C. - 79-75--154
T12 Robyn Puckett, Australia - 76-78--154
T15 Itsuko Moridaira, Japan - 76-79--155
T15 Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Haslett, Mich. - 82-73--155
T15 Brenda Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. - 76-79--155
T15 Robin W. Donnelley, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 76-79--155
T15 Kim Keyer-Scott, Bonita Springs, Fla. - 80-75--155
T20 Terrill Samuel, Canada - 77-79--156
T20 Sally Krueger, San Francisco, Calif. - 75-81--156
T20 Akemi Nakata Khaiat, Japan - 83-73--156
T20 Lydia Shell, Danville, Calif. - 79-77--156
T20 Amy Kennedy, Naples, Fla. - 79-77--156
T20 Shelly Haywood, Huntington Beach, Calif. - 79-77--156
T26 Pamela Kuong, Wellesley Hills, Mass. - 77-80--157
T26 Kathy Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala. - 77-80--157
T26 Jackie Little, Canada - 77-80--157
T26 Tracy Welch, Winchester, Mass. - 82-75--157
T26 Marilyn Hardy, Magnolia, Texas - 78-79--157
T26 Therese Quinn, Jacksonville, Fla. - 78-79--157
T32 Terri Frohnmayer, Meridian, Idaho - 79-79--158
T32 Mary Ann Hayward, Canada - 81-77--158
T32 Lee Burton, Johns Island, S.C. - 79-79--158
T32 Christy Atencio, Reno, Nev. - 79-79--158
T32 Gigi Higgins, Cape Coral, Fla. - 80-78--158
T32 Christie Blasi, Ozark, Mo. - 80-78--158
T32 Kerry Postillion, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 81-77--158
T32 Sarah Ingram, Nashville, Tenn. - 76-82--158
T32 Aileen Greenfield, England - 76-82--158
T32 Sherry Soto, Chino Hills, Calif. - 74-84--158
T32 Andrea Miller, Keswick, Va. - 81-77--158
T43 Julie Harrison, Baton Rouge, La. - 82-77--159
T43 Cindy McConnell, Bishop, Calif. - 80-79--159
T43 Martha Linscott, Mission Hills, Kan. - 81-78--159
T43 Robin Krapfl, Peoria, Ariz. - 82-77--159
T43 Molly Steffes, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 80-79--159
T48 Tama Caldabaugh, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - 76-84--160
T48 Alison Bassetto, Naperville, Ill. - 79-81--160
T48 Joy Robinson, Pebble Beach, Calif. - 81-79--160
T48 Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati, Ohio - 83-77--160
T52 Caryn Wilson, Lake Tahoe, Nev. - 82-79--161
T52 Marianne Towersey, Pebble Beach, Calif. - 81-80--161
T52 Ellen Weaver, Alpharetta, Ga. - 78-83--161
T52 Ran Keane, Republic of Korea - 80-81--161
T52 Joan Gardner, Alexandria, Va. - 80-81--161
T52 Marci DuBois, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 81-80--161
T52 Claudia Ramirez, San Antonio, Texas - 80-81--161
T59 Rosie Cook, Bend, Ore. - 84-78--162
T59 Marie Therese Torti, Canada - 78-84--162
T59 Ulrika Migliaccio, Cary, N.C. - 84-78--162
T59 Mary Budke, Rancho Mirage, Calif. - 82-80--162
T59 Lisa Poritz, Portland, Ore. - 81-81--162
T64 Ulrika Belline, Sweden - 82-81--163
T64 Leigh Klasse, Cumberland, Wis. - 84-79--163
T64 Shelly White, Atlanta, Ga. - 82-81--163
T67 Christine Gagner, North Oxford, Mass. - 83-81--164
T67 Susan West, Tuscaloosa, Ala. - 84-80--164
T69 Susie Keane, Orlando, Fla. - 83-82--165
T69 Adrienne MacLean, Tequesta, Fla. - 85-80--165
T69 Liz Scaggs, Dallas, Texas - 81-84--165
T69 Cheung Ching Ng, Washougal, Wash. - 83-82--165
T69 America Leal, Mexico - 82-83--165
T69 Julie Massa, Holt, Mich. - 81-84--165
T75 Jen Holland, Guilford, Conn. - 84-82--166
T75 Kim Eaton, Mesa, Ariz. - 86-80--166
T75 Leslie Folsom, Seattle, Wash. - 84-82--166
T75 Andrea Kellar-Luther, Wayzata, Minn. - 80-86--166
T75 Dawn Swit, Chagrin Falls, Ohio - 83-83--166
T75 Carol Sarkissian, Chino Hills, Calif. - 80-86--166
T75 Cindy Gilkeson, Sugarland, Texas - 85-81--166
T82 Tara Fleming, Jensen Beach, Fla. - 85-82--167
T82 Rosalie Kubesheski, Dubuque, Iowa - 84-83--167
T82 Teresa Cleland, Syracuse, N.Y. - 86-81--167
T82 Kim Kaul, Buffalo, N.Y. - 80-87--167
T82 Mary Cabriele, Vienna, Va. - 82-85--167
T82 Kathia Gonzalez, Mexico - 84-83--167
T82 Pam Simpson, Kansas City, Mo. - 84-83--167
T82 Jennifer Douglas, Granite Bay, Calif. - 85-82--167
T82 Lin Culver, Palm Coast, Fla. - 84-83--167
T91 Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley, Pa. - 84-84--168
T91 Fay Chen, People's Republic of China - 86-82--168
T91 Marlene Summers, Montgomery, Texas - 86-82--168
T91 Deborah Pearson, Colorado Springs, Colo. - 84-84--168
T95 Annette Gaiotti, Park City, Utah - 84-85--169
T95 Lisa Fern-Boros, Shelton, Conn. - 88-81--169
T95 Nicoll Keeney, Wilmington, Del. - 87-82--169
T98 Young Hwa Kim, Kaneohe, Hawaii - 87-83--170
T98 Leslie Elkins, Roswell, Ga. - 86-84--170
T98 Julie Robichaux, Kingwood, Texas - 89-81--170
T98 Brenda Williams, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 86-84--170
T102 Christie Austin, Denver, Colo. - 86-85--171
T102 Minna Kaarnalahti, Finland - 85-86--171
T102 Debbie Friede, Ormond Beach, Fla. - 82-89--171
T105 Jo Rasmussen, Westport, Conn. - 82-90--172
T105 Hui Chong Dofflemyer, Pikeville, N.C. - 88-84--172
T107 Diane Cardano-Casacio, Flourtown, Pa. - 88-85--173
T107 Miki Young, Japan - 85-88--173
T107 Susan Sardi, Skillman, N.J. - 84-89--173
T107 Sarah Phillips-Durst, Pinehurst, N.C. - 85-88--173
T111 Marilyn Hays, Durham, N.C. - 86-88--174
T111 Tina Barker, Fairfield, Calif. - 91-83--174
T111 Janet Moore, Greenwood Village, Colo. - 87-87--174
T111 Andrea Kroll, San Francisco, Calif. - 89-85--174
T111 Michelle Klein, Jesup, Iowa - 90-84--174
116 Judy Miller, Tucson, Ariz. - 84-91--175
T117 Marcela Coghlan, Mexico - 86-90--176
T117 Agnes Yamauchi, Hilo, Hawaii - 90-86--176
T117 Soran Lim, Villa Park, Calif. - 84-92--176
T120 Betsy Aldrich, Minnetonka, Minn. - 92-85--177
T120 Pennie Carlo, Rome, N.Y. - 91-86--177
T122 Temple Mitchell, Marion, Mass. - 90-88--178
T122 Gretchen Gordon, Worthington, Ohio - 92-86--178
T124 Laurie Steenrod, Aurora, Colo. - 89-90--179
T124 Sandie St. Onge, Stuart, Fla. - 86-93--179
T124 Laura Leszczynski, St. Mary's, Iowa - 88-91--179
127 Shawn McCullough, Chevy Chase, Md. - 95-86--181
128 Johanna Kung, Wilmington, Del. - 95-90--185
T129 Kathryn Katawczik, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 93-93--186
T129 Jill Rippe, Tequesta, Fla. - 94-92--186
131 Pamela Chesla, Hope, Alaska - 95-93--188
132 Karen Ford, Oak Brook, Ill. - 97-99--196
Pairings for Monday's Round-of-64 marches at the 2022 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Championship, played at 5,762-yard, par-72 Anchorage Golf Course
8 a.m. - Lynne Cowan, Rocklin, Calif. (147) vs. Leigh Klasse, Cumberland, Wis. (163)
8:10 a.m. - Terri Frohnmayer, Meridian, Idaho (158) vs. Mary Ann Hayward, Canada (158)
8:20 a.m. - Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Haslett, Mich. (155) vs. Alison Bassetto, Naperville, Ill. (160)
8:30 a.m. - Brenda Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. (155) vs. Tama Caldabaugh, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (160)
8:40 a.m. - Suzi Spotleson, Canton, Ohio (151) vs. Marci DuBois, Scottsdale, Ariz. (161)
8:50 a.m. - Shelly Haywood, Huntington Beach, Calif. (156) vs. Aileen Greenfield, England (158)
9 a.m. - Sue Wooster, Australia (152) vs. Joan Gardner, Alexandria, Va. (161)
9:10 a.m. - Amy Kennedy, Naples, Fla. (156) vs. Sherry Soto, Chino Hills, Calif. (158)
9:20 a.m. - Sherry Wright, Oxnard, Calif. (150) vs. Ulrika Migliaccio, Cary, N.C. (162)
9:30 a.m. - Tracy Welch, Winchester, Mass. (157) vs. Gigi Higgins, Cape Coral, Fla. (158)
9:40 a.m. - Pam Prescott, Piedmont, S.C. (154) vs. Caryn Wilson, Lake Tahoe, Nev. (161)
9:50 a.m. - Terrill Samuel, Canada (156) vs. Martha Linscott, Mission Hills, Kan. (159)
10 a.m. - Kay Daniel, Covington, La. (150) vs. Marie Therese Torti, Canada (162)
10:10 a.m. - Jackie Little, Canada (157) vs. Christie Blasi, Ozark, Mo. (158)
10:20 a.m. - Ellen Port, St. Louis, Mo. (154) vs. Marianne Towersey, Pebble Beach, Calif. (161)
10:30 a.m. - Sally Krueger, San Francisco, Calif. (156) vs. Cindy McConnell, Bishop, Calif. (159)
10:40 a.m. - Shelly Stouffer, Canada (149) vs. Lisa Poritz, Portland, Ore. (162)
10:50 a.m. - Therese Quinn, Jacksonville, Fla. (157) vs. Lee Burton, Johns Island, S.C. (158)
11 a.m. - Itsuko Moridaira, Japan (155) vs. Joy Robinson, Pebble Beach, Calif. (160)
11:10 a.m. - Robin W. Donnelley, Scottsdale, Ariz. (155) vs. Molly Steffes, Scottsdale, Ariz. (159)
11:20 a.m. - Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky. (151) vs. Claudia Ramirez, San Antonio, Texas (161)
11:30 a.m. - Pamela Kuong, Wellesley Hills, Mass. (157) vs. Sarah Ingram, Nashville, Tenn. (158)
11:40 a.m. - Judith Kyrinis, Canada (153) vs. Ran Keane, Republic of Korea (161)
11:50 a.m. - Lydia Shell, Danville, Calif. (156) vs. Andrea Miller, Keswick, Va. (158)
12 p.m. - Lara Tennant, Portland, Ore. (150) vs. Mary Budke, Rancho Mirage, Calif. (162)
12:10 p.m. - Marilyn Hardy, Magnolia, Texas (157) vs. Christy Atencio, Reno, Nev. (158)
12:20 p.m. - Robyn Puckett, Australia (154) vs. Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati, Ohio (160)
12:30 p.m. - Kim Keyer-Scott, Bonita Springs, Fla. (155) vs. Robin Krapfl, Peoria, Ariz. (159)
12:40 p.m. - Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif. (151) vs. Rosie Cook, Bend, Ore. (162)
12:50 p.m. - Kathy Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala. (157) vs. Kerry Postillion, Scottsdale, Ariz. (158)
1 p.m. - Laura Webb, Northern Ireland (153) vs. Ellen Weaver, Alpharetta, Ga. (161)
1:10 p.m. - Akemi Nakata Khaiat, Japan (156) vs. Julie Harrison, Baton Rouge, La. (159)
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