1958 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Anne Quast Sander wins at Wee Burn C.C.

Anne Quast Sander won the 1958 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Wee Burn C.C. in Darien, Connecticut, beating Barbara Romack 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 58th
Dates: August 18, 1958 to August 23, 1958
Course: Wee Burn C.C., Darien, Connecticut
Format: match play
Champion: Anne Quast Sander · age 20 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Barbara Romack · age 25
Final: 3 & 2
Losing semifinalists: JoAnne Gunderson Carner and Miss Bailey
Defending champion: JoAnne Gunderson Carner · lost in the semifinals
Entries: 195

What happened at the 1958 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Anne Quast played the last seven holes of the final four under par to overturn a Barbara Romack lead and win 3 and 2.

Defending champion JoAnne Gunderson went out in 35 to lead Quast 3 up in their semifinal and lost 1 up.

Final, Anne Quast v. Barbara Romack. Romack gained a 3-up edge, but Quast played the last seven holes four under par to win 3 and 2.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1958 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anne Quast Sander	def.	Barbara Romack	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1958 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anne Quast Sander	def.	JoAnne Gunderson Carner	1 up
Barbara Romack	def.	Miss Bailey	4 & 2

Round of 128, 1958 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Marjorie Lindsay	3 & 1
Judy Frank	def.	Barbara McIntire	unknown

Round of 256, 1958 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Miss Wheeler	3 & 1

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.

Data: us-womens-amateur.json.