The defending champion and the top seed out of stroke play advanced in the opening round of match play at the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Golf Championships on Monday.
Cowan, who had the best score in the two-day stroke play competition, defeated Leigh Klasse 3 and 2 at Anchorage Golf Course.
Lara Tennant, the three-time defending champ, won her 19th consecutive match-play victory in the Senior Women’s Amateur, according to the USGA. The 4-and-2 victory over Mary Budke gave her the longest streak in the event since Carol Semple Thompson won 28 in a row between 1999 and 2003.
The match of the day may have been between Terri Frohnmayer of Meridian, Idaho, and Canadian Mary Ann Hayward. The two had to go four extra holes before Frohnmayer prevailed. The Round of 32 is set for Tuesday morning at AGC.
2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship
Anchorage Golf Course
5,762 yards, par 72
Monday’s results
Round of 64
Lynne Cowan, Rocklin, Calif. (147) def. Leigh Klasse, Cumberland, Wis. (163), 3 and 2
Terri Frohnmayer, Meridian, Idaho (158) def. Mary Ann Hayward, Canada (158), 22 holes
Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Haslett, Mich. (155) def. Alison Bassetto, Naperville, Ill. (160), 4 and 3
Brenda Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. (155) def. Tama Caldabaugh, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (160), 3 and 2
Suzi Spotleson, Canton, Ohio (151) def. Marci DuBois, Scottsdale, Ariz. (161), 6 and 5
Shelly Haywood, Huntington Beach, Calif. (156) def. Aileen Greenfield, England (158), 2 up
Sue Wooster, Australia (152) def. Joan Gardner, Alexandria, Va. (161), 4 and 2
Amy Kennedy, Naples, Fla. (156) def. Sherry Soto, Chino Hills, Calif. (158), 4 and 2
Sherry Wright, Oxnard, Calif. (150) def. Ulrika Migliaccio, Cary, N.C. (162), 2 up
Tracy Welch, Winchester, Mass. (157) def. Gigi Higgins, Cape Coral, Fla. (158), 2 and 1
Pam Prescott, Piedmont, S.C. (154) def. Caryn Wilson, Lake Tahoe, Nev. (161), 5 and 3
Terrill Samuel, Canada (156) def. Martha Linscott, Mission Hills, Kan. (159), 6 and 4
Kay Daniel, Covington, La. (150) def. Marie Therese Torti, Canada (162), 2 and 1
Christie Blasi, Ozark, Mo. (158) def. Jackie Little, Canada (157), 1 up
Ellen Port, St. Louis, Mo. (154) def. Marianne Towersey, Pebble Beach, Calif. (161), 5 and 3
Sally Krueger, San Francisco, Calif. (156) def. Cindy McConnell, Bishop, Calif. (159), 3 and 2
Shelly Stouffer, Canada (149) def. Lisa Poritz, Portland, Ore. (162), 5 and 3
Lee Burton, Johns Island, S.C. (158) def. Therese Quinn, Jacksonville, Fla. (157), Concession
Itsuko Moridaira, Japan (155) def. Joy Robinson, Pebble Beach, Calif. (160), 1 up
Molly Steffes, Scottsdale, Ariz. (159) def. Robin Donnelley, Scottsdale, Ariz. (155), 3 and 1
Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky. (151) def. Claudia Ramirez, San Antonio, Texas (161), 2 and 1
Sarah Ingram, Nashville, Tenn. (158) def. Pamela Kuong, Wellesley Hills, Mass. (157), 1 up
Judith Kyrinis, Canada (153) def. Ran Keane, Republic of Korea (161), 5 and 3
Andrea Miller, Keswick, Va. (158) def. Lydia Shell, Danville, Calif. (156), 4 and 3
Lara Tennant, Portland, Ore. (150) def. Mary Budke, Rancho Mirage, Calif. (162), 4 and 2
Marilyn Hardy, Magnolia, Texas (157) def. Christy Atencio, Reno, Nev. (158), 4 and 3
Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati, Ohio (160) def. Robyn Puckett, Australia (154), 4 and 3
Kim Keyer-Scott, Bonita Springs, Fla. (155) def. Robin Krapfl, Peoria, Ariz. (159), 2 and 1
Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif. (151) def. Rosie Cook, Bend, Ore. (162), 2 and 1
Kathy Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala. (157) def. Kerry Postillion, Scottsdale, Ariz. (158), 3 and 2
Ellen Weaver, Alpharetta, Ga. (161) def. Laura Webb, Northern Ireland (153), 19 holes
Julie Harrison, Baton Rouge, La. (159) def. Akemi Nakata Khaiat, Japan (156), 1 up
Tuesday’s matchups
Round of 32
7 a.m. - Lynne Cowan, Rocklin, Calif. (147) vs. Terri Frohnmayer, Meridian, Idaho (158)
7:10 a.m. - Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Haslett, Mich. (155) vs. Brenda Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. (155)
7:20 a.m. - Suzi Spotleson, Canton, Ohio (151) vs. Shelly Haywood, Huntington Beach, Calif. (156)
7:30 a.m. - Sue Wooster, Australia (152) vs. Amy Kennedy, Naples, Fla. (156)
7:40 a.m. - Sherry Wright, Oxnard, Calif. (150) vs. Tracy Welch, Winchester, Mass. (157)
7:50 a.m. - Pam Prescott, Piedmont, S.C. (154) vs. Terrill Samuel, Canada (156)
8 a.m. - Kay Daniel, Covington, La. (150) vs. Christie Blasi, Ozark, Mo. (158)
8:10 a.m. - Ellen Port, St. Louis, Mo. (154) vs. Sally Krueger, San Francisco, Calif. (156)
8:20 a.m. - Shelly Stouffer, Canada (149) vs. Lee Burton, Johns Island, S.C. (158)
8:30 a.m. - Itsuko Moridaira, Japan (155) vs. Molly Steffes, Scottsdale, Ariz. (159)
8:40 a.m. - Martha Leach, Hebron, Ky. (151) vs. Sarah Ingram, Nashville, Tenn. (158)
8:50 a.m. - Judith Kyrinis, Canada (153) vs. Andrea Miller, Keswick, Va. (158)
9 a.m. - Lara Tennant, Portland, Ore. (150) vs. Marilyn Hardy, Magnolia, Texas (157)
9:10 a.m. - Lynn Thompson, Cincinnati, Ohio (160) vs. Kim Keyer-Scott, Bonita Springs, Fla. (155)
9:20 a.m. - Corey Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif. (151) vs. Kathy Hartwiger, Birmingham, Ala. (157)
9:30 a.m. - Ellen Weaver, Alpharetta, Ga. (161) vs. Julie Harrison, Baton Rouge, La. (159)