1963 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Anne Quast Sander wins at Taconic G.C.

Anne Quast Sander won the 1963 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Taconic G.C. in Williamstown, Massachusetts, beating Peggy Conley 2 & 1 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 63rd
Dates: August 19, 1963 to August 24, 1963
Course: Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Massachusetts
Format: match play
Champion: Anne Quast Sander · age 25 · United States
Champion's title: 3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Peggy Conley · age 16
Final: 2 & 1
Losing semifinalists: JoAnne Gunderson Carner and Carol Sorenson
Defending champion: JoAnne Gunderson Carner · lost in the semifinals
Entries: 128

What happened at the 1963 U.S. Women’s Amateur

On the 9th of her semifinal against JoAnne Gunderson, Anne Quast Welts struck her moving ball a second time and conceded the hole, then settled down to win 3 and 2.

Sixteen-year-old Peggy Conley, the youngest finalist, led 1 up at lunch (76 to 77) before Mrs. Welts won the 26th, 27th, 29th and 30th and holed a 15-foot par putt on the 35th to win 2 and 1.

Final, Anne Quast Welts v. Peggy Conley. Conley, 16, led 1 up at lunch and 2 up after 19, but Welts won four of five holes from the 26th and finished with a 15-foot par putt on the 35th for a third title.

Semifinal, Anne Quast Welts v. JoAnne Gunderson. 1 up on the 9th, Welts hit her two-foot putt a second time while it was moving and cried 'I concede!'; square again, she won on the 16th with a par to Gunderson's bogey.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1963 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anne Quast Sander	def.	Peggy Conley	2 & 1

Semifinals, 1963 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anne Quast Sander	def.	JoAnne Gunderson Carner	3 & 2
Peggy Conley	def.	Carol Sorenson	1 up

Quarterfinals, 1963 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Anne Quast Sander	def.	Janis Ferraris	unknown
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Mrs. Wilson	5 & 4
Peggy Conley	def.	unknown	unknown
Carol Sorenson	def.	unknown	unknown

Round of 128, 1963 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Mrs. Warren	6 & 5

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.