Player record

Cindy Scholefield

Cindy Scholefield became the first U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion in 1987, winning at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 27 when the USGA launched the national competition for amateur women aged 25 and older.²

Championship results

These are the results held by AGA, not a complete career record.

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1 result

1987
U.S. Women’s Mid-AmateurU.S. Women's Mid-Amateur

WinnerScore 6 and 5

The inaugural champion

Scholefield, then living in Malibu, California, defeated Pat Cornett-Iker, 6 and 5 in the final. Her winning match-play run took 81 holes.²¹

Sources & record notes

Identity

Cindy Scholefield

USGA: 2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Record Book

Sources for this history

2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Record Book USGA
PDF pages7-8: Championship Results1987-2025. Exact winners, finalists, dates and host/course labels; also Port’s1995,1996,2000and2011 wins and Chugg’s2018and2023 runner-up results.
Consulted 2026-11-13
2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Record Book USGA
PDF page6: origins, minimum age25, first championship,320entries,135players, Cindy Scholefield’s age27 and Malibu residence. Page11:81match-play holes for Scholefield’s1987 title. Use only these supported facts; do not import the history paragraph’s erroneous Port win list.
Consulted 2026-11-13

Result sources

1987 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur WinnerScore 6 and 5USGA: 2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Record Book