For two weeks in September, Anita Wicks was on top of the golf world.

At the 33rd Oregon Senior Amateur Championship, Wicks won her first Senior Women’s title. The Championship match went a grueling 24 holes against the defending champion, Leilani Norman. In the end, Wicks was victorious.

Then, a week later, Wicks earned her first Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) title with a win in the PNGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship.

The Roseburg native, long a fixture at OGA and Pacific Northwest events, is no stranger of winning – she won three consecutive Oregon Senior Women’s Stroke Play titles from 2013-15. She has firmly established herself as a force to be reckoned with as we reminisce on the 2016 season. We had the chance to ask Wicks a few questions as the golf season winded down:

OGA: How did it feel to win your first Oregon Senior Women's Amateur title?

WICKS: It felt absolutely wonderful. I really couldn’t believe that I won. It was very emotional for me. I have been wanting to win an OGA Amateur title ever since I started playing in the OGA Junior Golf Championships.

OGA: Your championship match at the Oregon Senior Women's Amateur lasted 24 holes. What was going through your head as your match continued into extra holes?

WICKS: I just told myself, ‘Onto the next hole’ and not to think about what had happened. However, the most important thing right now is to play this hole and try to relax. The only frustrating part about the extra holes was that I couldn’t get my putts to the hole to close out the match. I didn’t have that problem on the last hole due to my chip was straight downhill.

OGA: Shortly after your OGA win, you won your first PNGA title (PNGA Senior Women's Amateur). You were three shots back heading into the final round what changed in round two?

WICKS: Well, after the first two holes of the second round I was five shots behind. I told myself let’s not think about your standingand just play golf then let’s see at the end. So, I just started playing the holes and writing down the scores and not paying attention to my fellow competitors’ scores. There’s also a couples things that changed; one, on the 7th hole I missed a really short birdie putt which made me a little mad, then I promptly birdied the 8th and 9th holes. At that point, I had some confidence if I could play back nine well I might have a chance. The second thing was that my fellow competitors’ games started faltering after the first two holes and I wasn’t sure how poorly they had played until we finished the round and added the scores.

OGA: Where does 2016 rank for you in terms of golf success?

WICKS: Right there at the very top. The only thing that would surpass this is to win the USGA Senior Amateur title. However, only one can dream that someday it could happen if the stars were all in aligned [chuckle].

OGA: What are your golf goals for next year and beyond?

WICKS: My goals for next year is to win the [Oregon] Senior Stroke play, defend my Senior Am titles and to qualify for the USGA Senior Amateur at Waverley Country Club in Portland. Also, to continue to be on the PNGA Cup Team for Oregon as long as I can.

OGA: Any special golf plans for 2017?

WICKS: As of right now, I do not have any special golf plans but I am looking forward to the PNGA Cup in the spring. It is the one event that I want to participate in the most.             

OGA: Anything else to add?

WICKS: I would like to take this time to thank the OGA and the PNGA for all the work and time they do to conduct these tournaments. More importantly, to thank my parents. Especially my mom, because she fell in love with the game and she wanted me to learn as well, and there are many others that also helped me to get where I am today and I am very grateful for them.