2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: Live Scoring & Championship Hub

📍 The Omni Homestead Resort (Cascades Course) • Hot Springs, Va. • 📅 September 13–18, 2025

Quarterfinals Set After Battles of Champions

Tuesday at The Homestead delivered marquee matchups and dramatic swings as the 63^rd U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur field was trimmed to the quarterfinals. In two headline duels of past winners, Nadene Gole outlasted Ellen Port, while Sarah Gallagher eliminated three-time champion Lara Tennant.

Gole, the defending champion from Australia, showed trademark resilience. After falling 2 down early, she clawed back on the inward nine and sealed her 2-up victory over Port with a steady par on the 18^th. Gallagher, the 2023 champion, edged Tennant 2 up, regaining the lead with a birdie on the 14^th and closing it out on the final green. Shelly Stouffer, the 2022 winner from Canada, also advanced, defeating Marie Arnoux of France, 1 up.

Notable from Day Three:

All quarterfinalists are now exempt into the 2026 championship at Portland Golf Club (Ore.).
With Kristin Shifflett’s exit in the Round of 32, no Virginians remain in the field.
Three nations are still represented: USA (4), Canada (2), Australia (2).
Sue Wooster of Australia, a three-time runner-up, reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2022.
Kristyl Sunderman won both her matches in extra holes, including a 20-hole victory over 2023 finalist Brenda Corrie Kuehn.

Match play continues Wednesday with the quarterfinals at 8 a.m. EDT followed by the semifinals at 1:30 and 1:45 p.m. The championship match is scheduled for Thursday morning at 9 a.m.

“Today’s been a game of patience… Ellen’s always a tough match. We started off a bit scrappy, but I just got her there on the last hole.” — Nadene Gole
“I kind of expected her to make everything… I just kept that attitude all day and tried to be really patient.” — Sarah Gallagher

Championship Overview

The 63^rd U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur gathers a world-class field of 132 players for six days at the historic Cascades Course, a William Flynn design that rewards precision, shot-making, and nerves in the mountains of Virginia. With 478 entries accepted, the championship’s reach continues to grow, attracting proven champions and first-time senior qualifiers from across the United States and abroad.

AmateurGolf.com will update this hub throughout the week with scoring, match-play brackets, and daily highlights.

Fast Facts

Field Size: 132 players
Par/Yardage: 5,758 yards • Par 72 (subject to change)
Eligibility: Women 50+ as of Sept. 13 with Handicap Index^® ≤ 14.4
Match-Play Cut: Low 64 after 36 holes of stroke play advance; playoff as needed
Venue Opened: 1923 • Architect: William Flynn
Entries Accepted: 478

Defending Champion & Storylines

Nadene Gole (Australia) became the first Australian to win this championship in 2024, then added the R&A Senior Women’s Amateur in the same summer. She returns as a confident defending champion.

Shelly Stouffer (Canada)—the 2022 champion—was runner-up last year and remains one of the toughest match-play outs in senior golf.

Lara Tennant (Portland, Ore.)—a three-time winner (2018, 2019, 2021)—arrives after earning low-amateur honors at the 2025 U.S. Senior Women’s Open.

Ellen Port (St. Louis, Mo.) stacks seven USGA titles across the Mid-Am and Senior Women’s Amateur and brings a formidable 32–8 career match-play mark in this event.

Virginia watch: Mary Cabriele (Vienna) and Amy Ellertson (Free Union) headline a group of six competitors from the host state.

Schedule of Play

Date	Format
Sat, Sept. 13	Stroke Play – Round 1 (18 holes)
Sun, Sept. 14	Stroke Play – Round 2 (18 holes)
Mon, Sept. 15	Match Play – Round of 64
Tue, Sept. 16	Match Play – Round of 32 & Round of 16
Wed, Sept. 17	Match Play – Quarterfinals & Semifinals
Thu, Sept. 18	Championship Match – 18 holes

Cascades Course Snapshot

A classic mountain layout opened in 1923, the Cascades emphasizes angles and elevation control more than raw length. Both nines crescendo with par-5s followed by par-3 finishers, a recipe for late drama in stroke play and match play alike.

Championship pedigree at The Homestead:

1967 U.S. Women’s Open (Catherine Lacoste) • 1980 U.S. Senior Amateur (William C. Campbell) • 1988 U.S. Amateur (Eric Meeks) • 2009 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur (Sherry Herman)

Inside the Field

Average age: 58.86 (oldest 81; youngest cohort at 50)
Countries (13): USA (106), Australia (4), Canada (5), plus Argentina, Belgium, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland
States (34): Led by California (13) and Florida (10); six players hail from Virginia
In the field: Past champions including Gole (2024), Stouffer (2022), Tennant (2018/2019/2021), Port (2012/2013/2016), Garcia (2015), Kyrinis (2017), Gallagher (2023)

Local notes: Virginians Mary Cabriele (Vienna) and Amy Ellertson (Free Union) are among six home-state players in the field.

More notables: Brenda Corrie Kuehn (’23 runner-up), Judith Kyrinis (’17 champ), Amber Marsh Elliott (’03 Mid-Am champ), Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll (MSU head coach and GAM standout), Sue Wooster (multiple major senior titles worldwide).

Future Championship Sites

2026: Portland Golf Club (Ore.) • 2027: Columbia Country Club (Md.) • 2028: Belle Meade Country Club (Tenn.) • 2031: Charles River Club (Mass.)

How to Follow

Track tee times, match-play brackets, and daily recaps here all week. For hole-by-hole updates, use the Live Scoring link at the top.