Carol Semple Thompson ’66 Thompson ’66 was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania to a prominent golfing family; her father served as president of the United States Association (USGA) in 1974 and 1975 and her mother played competitive golf and served on various USGA committees. Ms. Semple Thompson was active in athletics during her time at Miss Porter’s School, competing on the school’s field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse teams and playing golf at the Farmington Country Club in the spring. She competed in national amateur golf championships during the summer, winning her first tournament at the age of 16 when she defeated her mother in the finals of the Western Pennsylvania Women's Championship. Ms. Semple Thompson is a graduate of Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. She won her first national championship, the U.S. Women’s Amateur, in 1973 and the British Women’s Amateur Championship in 1974 and is still one of only 11 golfers to hold both titles. Her other accomplishments include winning the 1976 and 1987 North and South Women's Amateur, two U.S. Women's Mid- Amateurs, and the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur, which she won four years in a row (1999 to 2002). Ms. Semple Thompson was part of the American team that won four Espirito Santo Trophys at the World Amateur Golf Team Championships and has been on more teams and scored more victories than any competitor in the history of the Curtis Cup. She is one of only five people to have won three different USGA individual championship events, in good company alongside JoAnne Carner, , , and . In 2003, Ms. Semple Thompson received the , the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. In 2005, she was named recipient of the PGA "First Lady of Golf Award," and in 2008, she was elected to the in the Lifetime Achievement category. Ms. Semple Thompson broke gender barriers in 2015, when she was one of the first 14 women admitted as members into the Royal & Ancient of St. Andrews.

Notable Statistics 62 Amateur wins Awards & Honors: 2003 Bob Jones Award 2005 PGA of America First Lady of Golf 2008 National Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame