U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, a USGA Championship
Sep 26 – Oct 1, 2026
The U.S. Senior Women's Amateur is the USGA's national championship for women amateurs aged 50 and over, first played in 1962.
We cover qualifying, stroke play, and the match-play bracket that decides the champion.
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50 stories in our archive2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Live Scoring & Championship Hub
Live scoring and updates from the 2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur at The Homestead.
September 14, 2025ENTRIES OPEN: U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Qualifying for the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur will take place from July 16 to August 21 and you can enter now
April 13, 2025Gole Fulfilled: Aussie Nadene Gole claims U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Gole defeated 2022 champion and medalist Shelly Stouffer 3 and 2 after winning holes No. 14 and 15 to secure the win
September 26, 2024Shelly Stouffer and Nadene Gole to meet in U.S. Senior Women's Amateur final
The favorites have played well, as stroke play medalist Stouffer and No. 3 seed Gole are the two golfers remaining
September 25, 2024NOW PLAYING: U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
The two final USGA championships are here, with the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur heading to Seattle and Broadmoor Golf Club
September 24, 2024Canadian Shelly Stouffer earns medalist honors at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
The 2022 champion finished 4-over to win medalist honors by one shot Nadene Gole and Brenda Corrie Kuehn
September 22, 2024U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Inside the Field
Here is a full breakdown of 132 golfers teeing it up this weekend at Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle
September 21, 2024COMPLETE: 2024 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Qualifying
Qualifying is over for the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur has completed and you can find all the results here
August 29, 2024U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Sarah Gallagher holds off Brenda Kuehn to win
Sarah Gallagher made five birdies in the championship match in posting a 1-up victory
October 5, 2023U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Brenda Kuehn and Sarah Gallagher to face off in final
The field has been cut to just two golfers left, as Kuehn and Gallagher will play 36 holes to determine a champion.
October 4, 2023U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Sarah LeBrun Ingram dominates en route to Quarterfinals
LeBrun Ingram won two matches in just 24 holes in the Round of 32 and the Round of 16.
October 3, 2023U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Meet the Quarterfinalists
The field at Troon Country Club has been cut to just eight. Let's meet the women still competing for the Championship.
October 3, 2023U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Kathy Hartwiger Sets Record-Tying Pace
2002 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Champion Hartwiger registered an impressive 8-and-7 victory on Monday at Troon Country Club.
October 2, 2023U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Three-time champion Lara Tennant earns medalist honors
Tennant posted a pair of 1-over 73s to best the field in stroke play at Troon Country Club.
October 1, 2023U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Joy-Connelly, Higgins Share Round One Lead
Joy-Connelly and Higgins were the only two golfers to shoot even par in windy conditions at Troon Country Club
September 30, 2023LIVE SCORING: U.S. Senior Women's Amateur at Troon Country Club
The Championship is now underway at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
September 30, 2023USGA Announces Tee Times for 61st U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
The United States Golf Association announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 61st U.S. Senior Women's Amateur.
September 29, 2023INSIDE THE FIELD: 61st U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
A breakdown of the 132 golfers competing in the 61st U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship.
September 29, 2023U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Stouffer vs. Wooster for the title
International final set for Thursday at Anchorage Golf Course
August 3, 2022Thompson ends Tennant's 3-year run at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Day of upsets in Anchorage as medalist Cowan, Ellen Port and Brenda Kuehn also go down to defeat
August 2, 2022The victors move on at the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
Defending champ Lara Tennant and medalist Lynne Cowan are among those onto the Round of 32 in Anchorage
August 1, 2022NORTH TO ALASKA: U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Preview
The U.S. Senior Women's Amateur marks the first USGA championship conducted in Alaska
July 27, 2022Tennant three-peats at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Tennant becomes the first player since Carol Semple Thompson 20 years ago to win three-consecutive U.S. Senior Women's Amateurs
September 16, 2021Epic final at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Tennant to meet Port
Finalists Ellen Port (left) and Lara Tennant own a combined nine USGA titles. Both are shooting for history on Wednesday
September 14, 2021Semifinals are set at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Tennant, Cohn, Port and Stouffer to battle for spots in Wednesday's final
September 14, 2021Three USGA Champions still alive at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Tennant, Port and Hartwiger onto the quarterfinals at The Lakewood Course in Clear Point, Ala.
September 13, 2021Tennant runs win streak to 13 at the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Two-time defending champion Lara Tennant leads the group of 32 women who remain alive at The Lakewood Club in Alabama
September 12, 2021LIVE SCORING and Players to Watch: U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
Take a look at the 132 player field at the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship
September 8, 2021TEE TIMES: U.S. Senior Women's Amateur begins Friday
Thunder storms delayed practice round tee times two hours at The Lakewood Club’s Dogwood Course in Point Clear, AL
September 7, 2021Pairings and tee times: U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
The USGA has announced stroke-play pairings and start time for the tournament, to be played at Cedar Rapids (Iowa) CC.
August 20, 2019U.S. Senior Women's Amateur headed to Lakewood Club in 2020
Next year, the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur will become the eighth USGA championship played in Alabama
April 23, 20192018 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur qualifying roundup
Qualifying has begun at various sites around the country to fill this year's U.S. Senior Women's Amateur field
September 21, 2018Tee Times for 56th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Announced
The U.S. Senior Women's Amateur will be played from September 9-14 at Waverley CC in Portland, OR
August 31, 2017Cedar Rapids CC to Host 2019 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
This will be the third ever USGA event to be played in the state of Iowa
May 10, 2017U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Ellen Port claims Seventh USGA title
The 3&2 victory marked the third U.S. Senior Women's Amateur title for Ellen Port to go along with four U.S. Mid-Amateurs
September 22, 2016U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Karen Garcia one step closer to repeating, semifinals set
The semifinal winners will advance to Thursday championship match
September 21, 2016U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Ellen Port vs. Andrea Kraus in Title Tilt
The 18-hole final at Wellesley Country Club is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EST
September 21, 2016U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: Karen Garcia, top-three remain
Medalist Judith Kyrinis was able to advance despite an inflamed right elbow
September 20, 2016U.S. Senior Women's Amateur: On a Rainy Day Top-Seeds Advance
Rounds of 32 and 16 set for Tuesday at Wellesley Country Club
September 19, 2016Judith Kyrinis takes U.S. Senior Women's Amateur Medalist honors
Play shifts to match play and the Round of 64 on Monday at Wellesley Country Club
September 18, 2016
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U.S. Senior Women's Amateur — frequently asked
Who is eligible for the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur?
Women amateurs who are at least 50 years old with a Handicap Index of 14.4 or lower.
What is the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur format?
Stroke-play qualifying sets the match-play bracket, which is then contested as single-elimination match play.
How long has the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur been played?
Since 1962, making it one of the longest-running championships in senior women's amateur golf.