For the third time in a row, Lara Tennant outlasted all competition and won the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship at The Lakewood Club (Dogwood Course) in Point Clear, Alabama.
She also won in 2018 and 2019; the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19.
Tennant was the No. 1 seed going into the tournament, and took down seven time USGA champion Ellen Port in the final, 2 and 1. The match started Wednesday, but was delayed until Thursday morning due to heavy rain. One of the par 4s played as a par 3 in response to course conditions.
“I love that trophy; it’s so beautiful, and it’s been at my house for quite a while, because of COVID and winning the two previous years, so I’ve gotten kind of attached to it,” said Tennant, 54, at the post-match ceremony. “It’ll go in the front entry, where it’s been now for three years, as a beautiful reminder of how lucky I am.”
Tennant is now the 11th player in history to win a USGA event three straight times. The last time Tennant lost a match in the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur was all the way back in 2017, in the round of 64.
The next two U.S. Senior Women’s Amateurs will be played at Anchorage (Alaska) Golf Course (July 30-Aug. 4, 2022) and Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2023).