Nina Whalen of Indianapolis extended her first round lead and captured the 2009 Senior Amateur Championship at Old Oakland G.C. with an impressive round of 70 on July 22. Despite constant rain during the final day, she combined a 2-under-par round with a first day 75 to take her first Senior Am title and fend off defending champion Nancy Fitzgerald of Carmel. Fitzgerald fired a 78-75=153 to finish as runner-up, while Carla Windisch of Indianapolis shot 77-82=159 for third place.
Two front nine par-4’s that gave Whalen trouble on Tuesday when she double bogeyed gave her no trouble Wednesday as she walked off both greens with pars. Two other par 4’s on the back nine, 10 and 11, also got the best of Whalen during the opening round when she made consecutive bogeys. But during the final round she was able to make back-to-back birdies and continue her quest for a subpar round. Another birdie on the par-3, 17th hole helped her finish strong.
The Net division was won by Fran Minor of Indianapolis who posted a net 70-67=137.