58th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur – Meet the Quarterfinalists

Tina Barker, 60, of Fairfield, Calif. 
-Born April 9, 1959 in Marion, Va. 
-Competing in her 15th USGA championship and sixth U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur 
-Won the California Senior Women’s Amateur in 2010 and 2011 
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 79-79—158 in stroke play to earn the No. 1 seed and medalist honors
-R64: Def. Jackie Little, 3 and 1 
-R32: Def. Suzi Spotleson, 2 and 1 
-R16: Def. Martha Leach, 2 and 1 

Lynne Cowan, 56, of Rocklin, Calif.
-Born November 11, 1962 in San Pablo, Calif.
-Competing in her fifth consecutive U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur; has reached the Round of 16 three times
-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2008 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Four-time winner of the California Women’s Amateur 
-Three-time winner of the California Senior Women’s Amateur
-Won the 2019 Northern California Golf Association Senior Women’s Amateur title in July
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 75-75—150 in stroke play to earn the No. 13 seed 
-R64: Def. Lin Culver, 5 and 4
-R32: Def. Julie Massa, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Sarah Ingram, 4 and 3 

Patricia Ehrhart, 53, of Honolulu, Hawaii
-Born Sept. 8, 1965 in Sioux Falls, S.D.
-Competing in her 11th USGA championship and fifth U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
-Advanced to the quarterfinals for the third consecutive year in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur (2017-19)
-Was a semifinalist in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
-Tied for 23rd in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open 
-Leading money winner on the LPGA’s Futures Tour (now Symetra Tour) in 1996, and played on the LPGA Tour in 1997 before regaining her amateur status in 2014
-Travel and event manager for Margaritaville Surf Team and her three daughters, Scarlett, Lola and Mason, are all team members
-Margaritaville captain is award-winning singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 77-76—153 in stroke play to earn the No. 24 seed
-R64: Def. Marianne Towersey, 5 and 3
-R32: Def. Rhonda Orr, 4 and 3 
-R16: Def. Cheryl Grigg, 6 and 5 

Mary Ann Hayward, 59, of Canada
-Born March 10, 1960 in Lachine, Quebec
-Four-time Canadian Women’s Amateur champion and has been inducted into the Canada, Ontario and Quebec Golf Halls of Fame
-Won the 2005 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur 
-Eight-time member of Team Canada in the World Amateur Team Championship; served as the team’s captain in 2008 
-Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
-Finished tied for 33rd in the 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open
-She is the manager of sports performance for the Golf Association of Ontario
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 73-72—145 in stroke play to earn the No. 3 seed 
-R64: Def. Monica Townsend, 3 and 2
-R32: Def. Karen Garcia, 5 and 4
-R16: Def. Jane Fitzgerald, 4 and 2 

Lara Tennant, 52, of Portland, Ore.
-Born Dec. 12, 1966 in Portland, Ore.
-Is the defending champion of the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, after claiming last year’s title at Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club in Vero Beach, Fla., with a 3-and-2 victory over Sue Wooster.
-Co-medalist in 2017 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, which was conducted at her home course, Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore.
-Competing in her 15th USGA championship
-Recorded the first hole-in-one in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open when she aced the seventh at Chicago Golf Club in 2018
-In 2017 and 2018, she won both the Oregon Golf Association Women’s Mid-Amateur and OGA Senior Women Amateur
-Has five children, two boys and three girls, ages 17 to 22
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 70-78—148 in stroke play to earn the No. 5 seed 
-R64: Def. Susan West, 1 up
-R32: Def. Maggie Leef, 3 and 2 
-R16: Def. Pamela Kuong, 4 and 3 

Laura Webb, 56, of the Republic of Ireland
-Born February 17, 1963 in Northern Ireland
-Two-time winner of the British Senior Women’s Amateur
-The only player who has swept Ireland’s Girls’ (1979), Women’s (1988 and 1984) and Senior Women’s (2014) Amateur titles
-Was selected to play on the Irish team in the European Senior Ladies’ Team Championship in Bulgaria in September
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 74-74—148 in stroke play to earn the No. 7 seed 
-R64: Def. Noreen Mohler, 5 and 4
-R32: Def. Mary Jane Hiestand, 2 and 1
-R16: Def. Kim Keyer-Scott, 1 up  

Caryn Wilson, 58, of Rancho Mirage, Calif.
-Born March 14, 1961 in San Gabriel, Calif.
-One of only two women to compete in the U.S. Open in both golf and tennis, joining 11-time Grand Slam winner Althea Gibson. 
-Three-time All-American in tennis at Stanford University 
-Was introduced to golf by her husband, Stan
-Played in the 1999 and 2009 U.S. Women’s Opens 
-Advanced to the semifinals in the 2013 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and quarterfinals in 2016
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 76-77—153 in stroke play to earn the No. 22 seed 
-R64: Def. Susan Cohn, 2 and 1
-R32: Def. Leslie Folsom, 6 and 5
-R16: Def. Judith Kyrinis, 3 and 2 

Sue Wooster, 57, of Australia
-Born April 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia
-Runner-up to Lara Tennant in last year’s U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur 
-Competing in her 12th USGA championship and seventh U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur
-Wooster has advanced to match play in every U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in which she has competed
-Tied for 40th in the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club
-In 2018, she won the Canadian Women’s Mid-Amateur, the Canadian Women’s Amateur, the Australian Senior Women’s Amateur and the North & South Senior Women’s Amateur
-Has four children and started playing golf at age 25
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 79-77—156 in stroke play to earn the No. 34 seed 
-R64: Def. Kim Eaton, 4 and 3
-R32: Def. Ellen Port, 1 up 
-R16: Def. Tara Fleming, 2 and 1