What Happened

What's Next

The Round of 32 begins at 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday, followed by the Round of 16 in the afternoon as the field is cut to the quarterfinalists. 

Notable

• Leigh Klasse’s 8-and-7 win over Kim Eaton tied the largest margin of victory in the championship’s history, and was the eighth time in U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur history that a match ended with an 8-and-7 result.
• Marianne Towersey, 67, of Pebble Beach, Calif., is the oldest remaining player. She is competing in her 16th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, advancing to the semifinals in 2003 and the quarterfinals on four other occasions.
• USGA champions were 5-5 in their Round-of-64 matches. Terri Frohnmayer (2011), Judith Kyrinis (2017), and Ellen Port (2012, 2013, 2016) are the three U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champions to advance to the Round of 32.
• 2009 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion Sherry Herman earned the last spot in match play on Monday morning when she birdied the par-4 16th hole, the second hole of a 7-for-1 playoff.
• Terrill Samuel will face a fellow Canadian in a U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur match for the third consecutive time on Tuesday. She fell to countrywoman Judith Kyrinis in the championship match last year, and defeated Rhonda Orr on Monday, 7 and 5. On Tuesday she will face Helene Chartrand.

Quotable

Judith Kyrinis, of Canada (defeated Andrea Kraus in 22 holes) on her victory: “We both played solid golf considering the conditions. Andrea and I have had a little bit of a history going extra holes. I knew she was going to be a tough cookie. She’s a very good player, a strong player. I did not look at what number seed she was at all. I just told myself, ‘You don’t want to go home yet.’”

Pamela Kuong, of, Wellesley Hills, Mass. (defeated Sherry Herman, 5 and 4), on playing in the wind and on trying to close out her match: “With the exception of one hole, I think I hit every fairway. Again, my distance control and my approach shots were really solid. I’m still attributing a lot of it to the fact that I went to Scotland a couple weeks ago, just learning how to figure out how to navigate the wind. It was crazy out there and swirling. I feel like it helped me a lot.”

“Because it’s (2009 champion) Sherry Herman, you never think any lead is good enough. You could tell that from No. 10 on, she was just really dialed in. No lead is safe when you’re going up against a past champion.”

Leigh Klasse, of, Cumberland, Wis. (defeated Kim Eaton, 8 and 7) on her big margin of victory: “I made a lot of really nice putts for par and birdies. I really could do no wrong when it came to the greens. The first birdie (on No. 1) was big. It got me off to the right start and kind of set the tone. That was a big one to get rid of the nerves. I felt bad because we’re such great friends. But I was really focused on trying to play the course and hit the best shots I could into the greens and not worry at all what Kim was doing.”

Mary Jane Hiestand, of Naples Fla. (defeated Mary Cabriele, 3 and 2), on how she played down the stretch on Monday: “I didn’t really hit committed shots for a while. I started out on Nos. 10 and 11 just fine – made par, birdie. Then, all of a sudden, bogey, bogey, bogey. The wind kind of got me a little bit. I got to 3 up. I was just trying to finish.”

Maryanne Towersey, of Pebble Beach, Calif. (defeated Jen Holland, 3 and 2), on her run so far this week: “I tried to keep myself positive. One of my son’s friends was actually here in the gallery, and he kind of kept me pumped. That was helpful, too. It’s a joyful experience to be here. I think this is my 16th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, and I’m going to give it my all. But I’ve been given my money’s worth this week already.”

Ellen Port, of St. Louis, Mo. (defeated Fay Chen, 3 and 1), on having to battle down the stretch: “I was even par on the front and 2 up, then I built a 4-up lead. Then I made a couple of errant drives. She made a couple of good putts. It was a really good test to see my lead dwindle from four to I believe 1 up going into 16. I ended up sticking my approach shot to about 8 feet and she was about 12 feet. She just missed, and I made it. I went dormie there, and it was great to come back. I did good just playing the golf course and not think about a lead dwindling.”

Corey Weworski, of Carlsbad, Calif. (defeated Ginny Burkey, 3 and 2), on how she played Monday and on the windy conditions: “It was a good match. I played really consistent. I missed two greens. After that it was greens and two-putts. The thing I like about the wind is that it’s the same every day. It’s no surprises. Now if it starts switching on me, then I’ll have an issue. It’s the same so it’s the same shots.”

Scott Lipsky is the senior manager of content for the USGA. Email him at slipsky@usga.org.

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