Sunday, July 31, 2022

Cowan (147) Edges Stouffer for U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Medalist Honors in Anchorage

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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