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1990

Carol Semple Thompson

Carol Semple Thompson, 41, returned to her home area of western Pennsylvania and defeated Page Marsh-Lea, 3 and 1 in the final, at the Allegheny Country Club, where she had learned the game.

Mrs. Thompson won her victory on the merit of her excellent final nine. She had fallen 2 down to 27-year-old Mrs. Marsh-Lea after eight holes, but she rallied to win five of the final nine holes. She began her comeback with birdies on the ninth, 10th, and 12th holes.

The Women's Mid-Amateur is the latest in a long string of accomplishments for Mrs. Thompson, whose record includes the 1973 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1974 British Women's Championship, and playing on six Curtis Cup teams, and three U.S. Women's World Amateur teams.

This was the second consecutive year Mrs. Marsh-Lea had lost in the final. She lost in 22 holes to Robin Weiss in 1989. Mrs. Thompson was extended to the 18th hole only once in her first three matches, but she needed a miraculous finish to overtake Anne Sander in her semifinal match. Mrs. Thompson fell two holes behind through 12, but recovered and won four of the final six holes, winning 2 up.

 
 
Championship Facts

U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur

PAR AND YARDAGE – Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club will play at 6,173 yards and a par of 35-37—72 for stroke-play rounds. For match play, the course will play at 6,193 yards.

COURSE SETUP – The USGA Course Rating® for the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club is 76.5 and USGA Slope Rating® is 134.

Tees, fairways, approaches and collars, height of grass – 0.425 inches

Putting greens – 0.120 inches with a speed of 10.5 to 11 feet on the USGA Stimpmeter

Intermediate Rough – 0.75 inches (6-foot width)

First Cut, Primary Rough – 1.5 inches (15- to 20-foot width)

Second Cut, Primary Rough – 2.5 inches

ARCHITECTS – Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club was designed by Charles Pace and Lee Popple and opened in 1964. The course was redesigned by Rees Jones in 2005.

THE USGA AND FLORIDA – The 2009 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship will be the 17th USGA championship conducted in the state of Florida. It will be the seventh national women’s championship and the third U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur to be conducted in the state of Florida. In 1988, the championship was held at Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, and in 1992 it was played at Old Marsh Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens.

 

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