The Womens Amateur Championship

The Womens Amateur Championship, previously known as the British Ladies Amateur, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union (now merged into The R&A) of Great Britain. Until the dawn of the professional era in 1976, it was the most important golf tournament for women in Great Britain, and attracted players from continental Europe, North America, and the rest of the world. Along with the U.S. Women's Amateur, it is considered the highest honor in women's amateur golf.

The Womens Amateur Championship
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1893
Organized byThe R&A
FormatStroke play and match play
Month playedJune
Current champion
Emily Toy

It is a match play tournament with 18 holes per match. The first tournament was played at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire, England and was won by Lady Margaret Scott, who also won the following two years; her feat of three straight titles remains the record, matched by Cecil Leitch and Enid Wilson. In 1927, Simone de la Chaume of France, who had won the 1924 British Girls Amateur Golf Championship, became the first golfer from outside the British Isles to win the Ladies Championship. The first competitor from the United States to win the title was Babe Zaharias in 1947.

The "Pam Barton Memorial Salver" is awarded to the winner to be held for one year, as the actual Championship Cup is held by the Ladies' Golf Union. The runner-up receives The Diana Fishwick Cup.

Winners

YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreRunner-up
2019Royal County Down Golf ClubEmily Toy England1 up Amelia Garvey
2018Hillside Golf ClubLeonie Harm Germany3 & 2 Stephanie Lau
2017Pyle and Kenfig Golf ClubLeona Maguire Ireland3 & 2 Ainhoa Olarra
2016Dundonald LinksJulia Engström Sweden19 holes Dewi Weber
2015Portstewart Golf ClubCéline Boutier France4 & 3 Linnea Ström
2014Royal St George's Golf ClubEmily Kristine Pedersen Denmark3 & 1 Leslie Cloots
2013Prestwick Golf ClubGeorgia Hall England1 up Luna Sobrón
2012Carnoustie Golf ClubStephanie Meadow Northern Ireland4 & 3 Rocío Sánchez Lobato
2011Royal Portrush Golf ClubLauren Taylor  England6 & 5 Alexandra Bonetti
2010Ganton Golf ClubKelly Tidy England2 & 1 Kelsey MacDonald
2009Royal St David's Golf ClubAzahara Muñoz Spain2 & 1 Carlota Ciganda
2008North Berwick West LinksAnna Nordqvist Sweden3 & 2 Caroline Hedwall
2007Alwoodley Golf ClubCarlota Ciganda Spain4 & 3 Anna Nordqvist
2006Royal County Down Golf ClubBelén Mozo Spain3 & 1 Anna Nordqvist
2005Littlestone Golf ClubLouise Stahle Sweden3 & 2 Claire Coughlan
2004Gullane Golf ClubLouise Stahle Sweden4 & 2 Anna Highgate
2003Lindrick Golf ClubElisa Serramià Spain2 up Pia Odefey
2002Ashburnham Golf ClubRebecca Hudson England5 & 4 Lindsey Wright
2001Ladybank Golf ClubMarta Prieto Spain4 & 3 Emma Duggleby
2000Royal Troon Golf ClubRebecca Hudson England5 & 4 Emma Duggleby
1999Royal Birkdale Golf ClubMarine Monnet France1 up Rebecca Hudson
1998Little Aston Golf ClubKim Rostron England3 & 2 Gwladys Nocera
1997Cruden Bay Golf ClubAlison Rose Scotland4 & 3 Mhairi McKay
1996Royal Liverpool Golf ClubKelli Kuehne United States5 & 3 Becky Morgan
1995Royal Portrush Golf ClubJulie Wade Hall England3 & 2 Kristel Mourgue D'Algue
1994Newport Golf ClubEmma Duggleby England3 & 1 Cecilia Mourgue D'Algue
1993Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf ClubCatriona Lambert Scotland3 & 2 Kirsty Speak
1992Saunton Golf ClubPernille Pedersen Denmark1 up Joanne Morley
1991Pannal Golf ClubValerie Michaud France3 & 2 Wendy Doolan
1990Dunbar Golf ClubJulie Wade Hall England3 & 2 Helen Wadsworth
1989Royal Liverpool Golf ClubHelen Dobson England6 & 5 Elaine Farquharson
1988Royal Cinque Ports Golf ClubJoanne Furby England4 & 3 Jule Wade Hall
1987Royal St David's Golf ClubJanet Collingham England19 holes Susan Shapcott
1986West Sussex Golf ClubMarnie McGuire New Zealand2 & 1 Louise Briers
1985Ganton Golf ClubLillian Behan Ireland1 up Claire Waite
1984Royal Troon Golf ClubJody Rosenthal United States4 & 3 Julie Brown
1983Silloth on Solway Golf ClubJill Thornhill England4 & 2 Regina Lautens
1982Walton Heath Golf ClubKitrina Douglas England4 & 2 Gillian Stewart
1981Conwy Golf ClubBelle Robertson Scotland20 holes Wilma Aitken
1980Woodhall SpaAnne Quast Sander United States3 & 1 Liv Wollin
1979Nairn Golf ClubMaureen Madill Northern Ireland2 & 1 Jane Lock
1978Notts Golf ClubEdwina Kennedy Australia1 up Julia Greenhalgh
1977Hillside Golf ClubAngela Uzielli England6 & 5 Vanessa Marvin
1976Silloth on Solway Golf ClubCathy Panton Scotland1 up Alison Sheard
1975St Andrews LinksNancy Roth Syms United States3 & 2 Suzanne Cadden
1974Royal Porthcawl Golf ClubCarol Semple United States2 & 1 Angela Bonallack
1973Carnoustie Golf LinksAnn Irvin England3 & 2 Mickey Walker
1972Hunstanton Golf ClubMickey Walker England2 up Claudine Clos-Rubin
1971Alwoodley Golf ClubMickey Walker England3 & 1 Beverly Huke
1970Gullane Golf ClubDinah Oxley England1 up Belle Robertson
1969Royal Portrush Golf ClubCatherine Lacoste France1 up Ann Irvin
1968Walton Heath Golf ClubBrigitte Varangot France20 holes Claudine Clos-Rubin
1967Royal St David's Golf ClubElizabeth Chadwick England1 up Mary Everard
1966Ganton Golf ClubElizabeth Chadwick England3 & 2 Vivien Saunders
1965St Andrews LinksBrigitte Varangot France4 & 3 Belle Robertson
1964Royal St George's Golf ClubCarol Sorenson United States37 holes Bridget Jackson
1963Royal County Down Golf ClubBrigitte Varangot France3 & 1 Philomena Garvey
1962Royal Birkdale Golf ClubMarley Spearman England1 up Angela Bonallack
1961Carnoustie Golf LinksMarley Spearman England7 & 6 Diane J. Robb
1960Royal St David's Golf ClubBarbara McIntire United States4 & 2 Philomena Garvey
1959Royal Ascot Golf ClubElizabeth Price England37 holes Belle McCorkindale
1958Hunstanton Golf ClubJessie Valentine Scotland1 up Elizabeth Price
1957GleneaglesPhilomena Garvey Ireland4 & 3 Jessie Valentine
1956Sunningdale Golf ClubWiffi Smith United States8 & 7 Mary Patton Janssen
1955Royal Portrush Golf ClubJessie Valentine Scotland7 & 6 Barbara Romack
1954Ganton Golf ClubFrances Stephens England4 & 3 Elizabeth Price
1953Royal Porthcawl Golf ClubMarlene Stewart Canada7 & 6 Philomena Garvey
1952Royal Troon Golf ClubMoira Paterson Scotland39 holes Frances Stephens
1951Broadstone Golf ClubCatherine MacCann Ireland4 & 3 Frances Stephens
1950Royal County Down Golf ClubVicomtesse de St Sauveur France3 & 2 Jessie Valentine
1949Royal St David's Golf ClubFrances Stephens England5 & 4 Valerie Reddan
1948Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf ClubLouise Suggs United States1 up Jean Donald
1947Gullane Golf ClubBabe Zaharias United States5 & 4 Jacqueline Gordon
1946Hunstanton Golf ClubJean Hetherington England1 up Philomena Garvey
1940–45: Not played due to World War II
1939Royal Portrush Golf ClubPam Barton England2 & 1 Mrs. T. Marks
1938Burnham & Berrow Golf ClubHelen Holm Scotland4 & 3 Elsie Corlett
1937TurnberryJessie Anderson Scotland6 & 4 Doris Park
1936Southport and Ainsdale Golf ClubPam Barton England5 & 3 Bridget Newell
1935Royal County Down Golf ClubWanda Morgan England3 & 2 Pam Barton
1934Royal Porthcawl Golf ClubHelen Holm Scotland6 & 5 Pam Barton
1933GleneaglesEnid Wilson England5 & 4 Diana Plumpton
1932Saunton Golf ClubEnid Wilson England7 & 6 Clem Purvis-Russell-Montgomery
1931Portmarnock Golf ClubEnid Wilson England7 & 6 Wanda Morgan
1930Formby Golf ClubDiana Fishwick England4 & 3 Glenna Collett-Vare
1929St Andrews LinksJoyce Wethered England3 & 1 Glenna Collett-Vare
1928Hunstanton Golf ClubNanette le Blan France3 & 2 S. Marshall
1927Royal County Down Golf ClubSimone de la Chaume France5 & 4 Dorothy Pearson
1926Royal St David's Golf ClubCecil Leitch England8 & 7 Marjorie Ross Garon
1925Royal Troon Golf ClubJoyce Wethered England37 holes Cecil Leitch
1924Royal Portrush Golf ClubJoyce Wethered England7 & 6 Mrs. F. Cautley
1923Burnham & Berrow Golf ClubDoris Chambers England2 up Muriel Dodd Macbeth
1922Royal St George's Golf ClubJoyce Wethered England9 & 7 Cecil Leitch
1921TurnberryCecil Leitch England4 & 3 Joyce Wethered
1920Royal County Down Golf ClubCecil Leitch England7 & 6 Molly Griffiths
1915–19: Not played due to World War I (1915–18) and a rail strike (1919)
1914Hunstanton Golf ClubCecil Leitch England2 & 1 Gladys Ravenscroft
1913Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf ClubMuriel Dodd England8 & 6 Evelyn Chubb
1912TurnberryGladys Ravenscroft England3 & 2 Stella Temple
1911Royal Portrush Golf ClubDorothy Campbell Scotland3 & 2 Violet Hezlet
1910Royal North Devon Golf ClubElsie Grant Suttie Scotland6 & 4 Lily Moore
1909Royal Birkdale Golf ClubDorothy Campbell Scotland4 & 3 Florence Hezlet
1908St Andrews LinksMaud Titterton Scotland19 holes Dorothy Campbell
1907County Down Golf ClubMay Hezlet Ireland2 & 1 Florence Hezlet
1906Burnham & Berrow Golf ClubAlice Kennion England4 & 3 Bertha Thompson
1905Royal Cromer Golf ClubBertha Thompson England3 & 2 Maud E. Stuart
1904Royal Troon Golf ClubLottie Dod England1 up May Hezlet
1903Royal Portrush Golf ClubRhona Adair Ireland4 & 3 Florence Walker-Leigh
1902Royal Cinque Ports Golf ClubMay Hezlet Ireland19 holes Elinor Neville
1901Aberdovey Golf ClubMolly Graham Scotland3 & 1 Rhona Adair
1900Royal North Devon Golf ClubRhona Adair Ireland6 & 5 Isabel Neville
1899County Down Golf ClubMay Hezlet Ireland2 & 1 Jesse Magill
1898Great Yarmouth & Caister Golf ClubLena Thomson England7 & 5 Elinor Neville
1897Gullane Golf ClubEdith C. Orr Scotland4 & 2 Theodora Orr
1896Royal Liverpool Golf ClubAmy Pascoe England3 & 2 Lena Thomson
1895Royal Portrush Golf ClubLady Margaret Scott England5 & 4 Emma M. Lythgoe
1894Littlestone Golf ClubLady Margaret Scott England3 & 2 Issette Pearson
1893Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf ClubLady Margaret Scott England7 & 5 Issette Pearson

Multiple winners

Eighteen players have won more than one Womens Amateur Championship, through 2019:

Eleven players have won both the Womens Amateur and U.S. Women's Amateur Championships, through 2019:

^ Won both in same year.

Host courses

The Women's Amateur Championship has been played at the following courses, listed in order of the most times they have hosted (as of 2019):

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