1964 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Barbara McIntire wins at Prairie Dunes C.C.

Barbara McIntire won the 1964 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Prairie Dunes C.C. in Hutchinson, Kansas, beating JoAnne Gunderson Carner 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 64th
Dates: August 17, 1964 to August 22, 1964
Course: Prairie Dunes C.C., Hutchinson, Kansas
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Barbara McIntire · age 29 · United States
Champion's title: 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: JoAnne Gunderson Carner · age 25
Final: 3 & 2
Losing semifinalists: Mrs. Paul Dye Jr. and Robbye King
Stroke-play medalist: JoAnne Gunderson Carner (151)
Defending champion: Anne Quast Welts (Anne Quast Sander) · missed match play
Entries: 93

What happened at the 1964 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Barbara McIntire was 4 down early in the afternoon of the 36-hole final, took off her sweater on the 21st tee and won four of the next five holes, and Gunderson then forfeited the 26th for playing a wrong ball from the rough.

Defending champion Anne Quast Welts played while nearly six months pregnant and missed match play after two rounds of 81 (162).

Final, Barbara McIntire v. JoAnne Gunderson. Three down after 21 holes (Gunderson had a 72 in the morning), McIntire won four of the next five holes, Gunderson lost the 26th for playing a wrong ball, and the match ended on the 34th green when Gunderson missed a 12-foot putt.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1964 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Barbara McIntire	def.	JoAnne Gunderson Carner	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1964 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Mrs. Paul Dye Jr.	5 & 4
Barbara McIntire	def.	Robbye King	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.