Kathy Powers’ name was synonymous with women’s golf in Nova Scotia. Throughout her career she has won the Nova Scotia Ladies Amateur title 14 times and was runner-up eight times. She holds 10 Nova Scotia course records.

Powers has been a member of Nova Scotia’s Ladies amateur golf team 11 times, consecutively for 10 years from 1975 to 1985, and again in 2002 when she was named NSLGA Player of the Year. As a junior, Powers won the provincial title in 1973 and 1974 as well as the New Brunswick junior championship in 1975. She was also a member of the Nova Scotia Junior Team from 1973 to 1975.