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1967 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Mary Lou Dill wins at Annandale G.C.

Mary Lou Dill won the 1967 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Annandale G.C. in Pasadena, California, beating Jean Ashley 5 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition
67th
Dates
August 14, 1967 to August 19, 1967
Course
Annandale G.C., Pasadena, California
Format
stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion
Mary Lou Dill · United States
Champion's title
1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up
Jean Ashley
Final
5 & 4
Losing semifinalists
Peggy Conley and unknown
Stroke-play medalist
Phyllis Preuss (148)
Defending champion
JoAnne Gunderson Carner
Entries
119

What happened at the 1967 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Mary Lou Dill was 3 down with six to play against Peggy Conley in the semifinal, won four of the next five holes, lost the 18th and won with a par on the 19th.

Defending champion JoAnne Gunderson Carner was beaten in the first round of match play by 16-year-old Marianne Cox, 2 and 1.

Final, Mary Lou Dill v. Jean Ashley. Dill went 6 up in the first 18 holes and closed out three-time finalist Ashley 5 and 4.

Semifinal, Mary Lou Dill v. Peggy Conley. Dill, 3 down with 6 to play, won four of the next five holes, lost the 18th and won the 19th with a par.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1967 U.S. Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Mary Lou Dilldef.Jean Ashley5 & 4

Semifinals, 1967 U.S. Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Mary Lou Dilldef.Peggy Conleywon on 19th hole

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.

Sources

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/2012/http://www.uswamateur.org/history/past-champions/1967.html
  2. https://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/media-resources/2026-media-guide/26WomensAmateur.pdf
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Amateur
  4. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-champions.html