Patti Lank (Madison, WI) won 7-5 over Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the USA Senior Women's National Championship, held January 25 - 29, 2017 in Beaverton, Oregon. To advance to the championship game, Lank won 7-6 over Debra Horn (Cleveland, OH) in the semifinals of the 2017 USA Senior Women's National Championship in Beaverton, Oregon;
 
Lank finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lank defeated Carol Ann Naso (Tempe, AZ) 11-4, then won 11-4 against Nadyne Krienke (Seattle, WA) and 7-2 against Smith. Lank won 11-2 against Kathryn Watson (Portland, OR) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Lank did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lank ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.