Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN) lost 7-5 to Patti Lank (Madison, WI) 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, Smith won 10-0 over Susan Carothers (Fairbanks, AK) in the semifinals
 
Smith finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Nadyne Krienke (Seattle, WA) 8-3, then won 9-3 against Kathryn Watson (Portland, OR). Smith went on to lose 7-2 against Lank. Smith responded with a 6-5 win over Carol Ann Naso (Tempe, AZ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.