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Anne Quast Sander

United States · born , Everett, Washington, U.S.

3championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1961 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1980 Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1965 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1968 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1973 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1961 U.S. Women's Amateur Tacoma Country and Golf Club · 14 & 13
  2. 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur Taconic Golf Club · 2 & 1
  3. 1980 The Women's Amateur Championship Woodhall Spa Golf Club · 3 & 1

Near misses

  1. 1965 U.S. Women's Amateur Lakewood Country Club · runner-up to Jean Ashley · 5 & 4
  2. 1968 U.S. Women's Amateur Birmingham Country Club · runner-up to JoAnne Gunderson · 5 & 4
  3. 1973 U.S. Women's Amateur Montclair Golf Club · runner-up to Carol Semple · 1 up

Results by championship

    Best day

    1961 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Tacoma Country and Golf Club · won 14 & 13

    Anne Quast Decker crushed Phyllis Preuss 14 & 13, the most lopsided final in championship history.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1961.

    Career line, 1961–1980

    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1961 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1963 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1965 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1968 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1973 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up
    Women's Amateur
    1980 Women's Amateur: won
    1965197019751980

    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Anne Quast Sander was born on August 31, 1937, in Everett, Washington, U.S. Sander won the 1961 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1980 Women's Amateur. Sander was runner-up at the 1965 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1968 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1973 U.S. Women's Amateur.

    See Anne Quast Sander in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Open, U.S. Women's Amateur and The Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (3)

    1. 1961 U.S. Women's Amateur Tacoma Country and Golf Club · 14 & 13
    2. 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur Taconic Golf Club · 2 & 1
    3. 1980 The Women's Amateur Championship Woodhall Spa Golf Club · 3 & 1

    Near misses

    1. 1965 U.S. Women's Amateur Lakewood Country Club · runner-up to Jean Ashley · 5 & 4
    2. 1968 U.S. Women's Amateur Birmingham Country Club · runner-up to JoAnne Gunderson · 5 & 4
    3. 1973 U.S. Women's Amateur Montclair Golf Club · runner-up to Carol Semple · 1 up

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Other names

    • Anne Decker
    • Anne Welts
    • Anne Sander

    Source: Wikipedia: Anne Quast

    Status

    College or club

    Hall of Fame

    • Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame
    • State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame
    • Pacific Northwest Golf Association Hall of Fame

    Source: Wikipedia: Anne Quast

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1952 Washington State Junior Girls' won
    • 1954 Washington State Junior Girls' won
    • 1954 Women's Western Junior Girls' won
    • 1955 Washington State Junior Girls' won

    Source: Wikipedia: Anne Quast

    Known for

    • Anne Quast (born August 31, 1937) is an American amateur golfer. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Anne Quast
    2. Wikidata: Q4768732
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    4. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions
    5. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur records
    6. Wikipedia: Women's Amateur Championship
    7. golfcompendium.com: british womens amateur winners
    8. Wikipedia: 全英女子アマチュア選手権
    9. usga.org: history 21474864840