1974 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Cynthia Hill wins at Broadmoor G.C.

Cynthia Hill won the 1974 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Broadmoor G.C. in Seattle, Washington, beating Carol Semple Thompson 5 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 74th
Dates: August 12, 1974 to August 17, 1974
Course: Broadmoor G.C., Seattle, Washington
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Cynthia Hill · age 26 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Carol Semple Thompson · age 25
Final: 5 & 4
Losing semifinalists: Debbie Massey and Peggy Conley
Stroke-play medalist: Debbie Massey (70)
Defending champion: Carol Semple Thompson · lost in the final
Entries: 121

What happened at the 1974 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Cynthia Hill, twice a runner-up, went 6 up with a birdie on the 315-yard 8th of the afternoon and closed out defending champion Carol Semple 5 and 4 on the 14th.

Medalist Debbie Massey's 70 (two under par) was a record 18-hole qualifying score.

Final, Cynthia Hill v. Carol Semple. Hill, 3 up at lunch, won the first afternoon hole when Semple three-putted, birdied the 5th and 8th to go 6 up and ended it on the 14th.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1974 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Cynthia Hill	def.	Carol Semple Thompson	5 & 4

Semifinals, 1974 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Cynthia Hill	def.	Debbie Massey	4 & 2
Carol Semple Thompson	def.	Peggy Conley	3 & 1

Round of 16, 1974 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Peggy Conley	def.	Anne Quast Sander	won on 20th 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.