While the mid-amateur men gather in Wisconsin, the other USGA championship of the week unfolds in Oregon. The 2026 U.S. Senior Women's Amateur runs September 26-October 1 at Portland Golf Club, and it arrives with one of the best recent storylines in senior women's golf: can anyone finally string together consecutive wins in a championship that keeps producing marathon finishes?
Woodard defends
Dawn Woodard won the 2025 title the hard way, outlasting Australia's Sue Wooster in 20 holes on the Cascades Course at The Homestead. For Wooster, it was an almost cruel addition to the resume — the runner-up finish was her fourth in this championship, following near-misses in 2019, 2022 and 2025 against three different champions.Member-only — 6 more paragraphs
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