1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Vicki Goetze wins at Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2)

Vicki Goetze won the 1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2) in Pinehurst, North Carolina, beating Brandie Burton 4 & 3 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 89th
Dates: July 31, 1989 to August 5, 1989
Course: Pinehurst (N.C.) C.C. (No. 2), Pinehurst, North Carolina
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Vicki Goetze · age 16 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Brandie Burton · age 17
Final: 4 & 3
Losing semifinalists: Carol Semple Thompson and unknown
Stroke-play medalist: Pat Hurst (143)
Defending champion: Pearl Sinn
Entries: 376

What happened at the 1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Two down with three to play against Terri Thompson, Vicki Goetze won with three consecutive birdies, the last a 30-foot putt from off the 18th green.

Brandie Burton won three of the first four holes of the final, but the short-hitting Goetze went ahead for good at the 13th and won five of the nine par 5s played.

Final, Vicki Goetze v. Brandie Burton. Burton won three of the first four holes, Goetze led from the 13th on, holed six birdie putts and finished one under par in a 4-and-3 win.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Vicki Goetze	def.	Brandie Burton	4 & 3

Semifinals, 1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Vicki Goetze	def.	Carol Semple Thompson	unknown

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.