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Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship was founded in 1969 by the Ladies' Golf Union (now merged into The R&A) of Great Britain.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Established | 1969 |
| Organised by | The R&A |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 2017 |
| Final champion | |
| Linn Grant | |
A stroke play tournament over 72 holes, it was discontinued by the R&A after the 2017 tournament won by Linn Grant[1] in favour of a new Girls U16 Amateur Championship.[2]
Notably, in 2000 Rebecca Hudson won the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship match play title as well as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.[3] Leona Maguire, at age 16, was the youngest player to win the event.
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Linn Grant | 288 | 3 strokes | Hannah Screen Annabel Wilson | North Berwick Golf Club | [4] |
| 2016 | Sophie Lamb | 291 | 2 strokes | Chloe Williams | Knock Golf Club | [5] |
| 2015 | Aditi Ashok | 285 | 5 strokes | Olivia Mehaffey | Moortown Golf Club | [6] |
| 2014 | Meghan MacLaren | 292 | 1 stroke | Sarah-Jane Boyd | Ashburnham Golf Club | [7] |
| 2013 | Jing Yan | 282 | 2 strokes | Gemma Dryburgh | Prestwick Golf Club | [8] |
| 2012 | Sarah-Jane Boyd | 294 | 2 strokes | Amy Boulden | Shandon Park Golf Club | [9] |
| 2011 | Leona Maguire | 288 | 6 strokes | Laurence Herman | Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club | [10] |
| 2010 | Pamela Pretswell | 218 | 3 strokes | Amy Boulden | Tenby Golf Club | [11] |
| 2009 | Danielle McVeigh | 304 | 1 stroke | Hannah Turland | Royal Aberdeen Golf Club | [12] |
| 2008 | Roseanne Niven | 288 | Playoff | Kylie Walker | Malone Golf Club | [13] |
| 2007 | Melissa Reid | 290 | 1 stroke | Florentyna Parker | Conwy Golf Club | [14] |
| 2006 | Anna Rossi | 290 | 1 stroke | Rachel Bell | Prince's Golf Club | [15] |
| 2005 | Heather MacRae | 288 | Playoff | Nicole Gergely | Nairn Golf Club | [16] |
| 2004 | Clare Queen | 294 | Playoff | Stephanie Evans Shelley McKevit | Alwoodley Golf Club | [17] |
| 2003 | Shelley McKevitt | 306 | 1 stroke | Lynn Kenny | Royal Portrush Golf Club | [18] |
| 2002 | Becky Brewerton | 291 | 3 strokes | Clare Queen | Hunstanton Golf Club | [19] |
| 2001 | Rebecca Hudson | 300 | 2 strokes | Alison Coffey | Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club | [20] |
| 2000 | Rebecca Hudson | 294 | 5 strokes | Heather Stirling | Royal County Down Golf Club | [21] |
| 1999 | Becky Brewerton | 294 | Playoff | Niloufar Azam | Huddersfield Golf Club | [22] |
| 1998 | Nienke Nijenhuis | 297 | 1 stroke | Becky Morgan | Stirling Golf Club | [23] |
| 1997 | Karen Margrethe Juul | 293 | 3 strokes | Elaine Ratcliffe | Silloth on Solway Golf Club | [24] |
| 1996 | Christina Kuld | 289 | 4 strokes | Elaine Ratcliffe | Conwy Golf Club | [25] |
| 1995 | Maria José Pons | 289 | 3 strokes | Elaine Ratcliffe | Prince's Golf Club | [26] |
| 1994 | Kirsty Speak | 297 | 2 strokes | Eileen Rose Power | Woodhall Spa Golf Club | |
| 1993 | Julie Hall | 290 | 6 strokes | Lynnette Brooky | Gullane Golf Club | [27] |
| 1992 | Joanne Hockley | 287 | 3 strokes | Rachel Bolas | Frilford Heath Golf Club | |
| 1991 | Joanne Morley | 297 | 2 strokes | Janice Moodie | Long Ashton Golf Club | [28] |
| 1990 | Vicki Thomas | 287 | 1 stroke | Claire Hourihane | Strathaven Golf Club | |
| 1989 | Helen Dobson | 298 | 2 strokes | Nadene Hall | Southerness Golf Club | [29] |
| 1988 | Karen Mitchell | 317 | 2 strokes | Mary McKenna Julie Wade | Royal Porthcawl Golf Club | [30] |
| 1987 | Linda Bayman | 297 | 2 strokes | Jill Thornhill Nicola Way | Ipswich Golf Club | [31] |
| 1986 | Claire Hourihane | 298 | Playoff | Trish Johnson | Blairgowrie Golf Club | [32] |
| 1985 | Belle Robertson | 305 | 4 strokes | Cindy Scholefield | Formby Golf Club | [33] |
| 1984 | Claire Waite | 285 | 2 strokes | Mary McKenna | Conwy Golf Club | [34] |
| 1983 | Alison Nicholas | 292 | 2 strokes | Jane Connachan | Moortown Golf Club | [35] |
| 1982 | Jane Connachan | 294 | 5 strokes | Barbara Bunkowsky Claire Waite | Downfield Golf Club | [36] |
| 1981 | Janet Soulsby | 300 | 2 strokes | Jane Connachan | Royal Norwich Golf Club | [37] |
| 1980 | Maureen Madill | 304 | Playoff | Pamela Wright | Brancepeth Castle Golf Club | [38] |
| 1979 | Mary McKenna | 305 | 2 strokes | Vicki Rawlings | Moseley Golf Club | [39] |
| 1976–1978: Contested as Women's British Open | ||||||
| 1975 | Julia Greenhalgh | 298 | 3 strokes | Suzanne Cadden | Northumberland Golf Club | [40] |
| 1974 | Julia Greenhalgh | 302 | 3 strokes | Tegwen Perkins | Seaton Carew Golf Club | [41] |
| 1973 | Anne Stant | 298 | 3 strokes | Mary Everard | Ipswich Golf Club | [42] |
| 1972 | Belle Robertson | 296 | 1 stroke | Michelle Walker | Silloth on Solway Golf Club | [43] |
| 1971 | Belle Robertson | 302 | 3 strokes | Mary Everard | Ayr Belleisle Golf Club | [44] |
| 1970 | Mary Everard | 313 | 2 strokes | Frances Smith | Royal Birkdale Golf Club | [45] |
| 1969 | Ann Irvin | 295 | 9 strokes | Dinah Oxley | Northumberland Golf Club | [46] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2017 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship". Golfbox. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "R&A scraps Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play; new U16 Girls Open". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Hudson on course to double up". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Linn Grant (Sweden) is British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Champion". KirkwoodGolf. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Sophie Lamb wins stroke-play title by two shots from Chloe Williams". KirkwoodGolf. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Ailsa top Scot behind impressive Indian winner of British open amateur strokeplay". KirkwoodGolf. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Hewison, Lyndsey (22 August 2014). "England's Meghan MacLaren charges to British stroke-play title win". KirkwoodGolf. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Farquharson, Colin (23 August 2013). "Scot Gemma is gallant Prestwick runner-up to Jing". KirkwoodGolf. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Farquharson, Colin (24 August 2012). "Jane Turner is top Scot in Belfast as Boyd is surprise winner". KirkwoodGolf. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Leona Maguire leaves them standing over last two rounds". KirkwoodGolf. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Pamela is British champion after an exciting finish at Tenby". KirkwoodGolf. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Danielle pips faltering Hannah for title". KirkwoodGolf. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Roseanne beats Kylie for British title play-off". KirkwoodGolf. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Heather sixth behind title winner Melissa in British amateur stroke-play". KirkwoodGolf. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Farquharson, Colin (25 August 2006). "Carly Booth (14) takes sixth place at Sandwich". GillianKirkwood. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Blooming Heather keeps British golf title in Scotland". GillianKirkwood. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Clare wins British Open Stroke-play". GillianKirkwood. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "British Ladies' Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship". GillianKirkwood. 11 August 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "British Women's Open Strokeplay Ch'ship". The Daily Telegraph. 14 September 2002. p. 121 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "British Women's Open Amateur Ch'ship". The Daily Telegraph. 15 September 2001. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women's British Open Amateur Strokeplay Ch'ship". The Daily Telegraph. 2 September 2000. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "British Women's Open Amat Ch'ship". The Daily Telegraph. 21 August 1999. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women's British Open Amat Stroke-Play Ch'ship". The Daily Telegraph. 22 August 1998. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mair, Lewine (23 August 1997). "Juul takes the crown". The Daily Telegraph. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "British Women's Amateur Stroke-Play Ch-ship". The Daily Telegraph. 24 August 1996. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "British Women's Amateur Strokeplay Ch-ship". The Daily Telegraph. 26 August 1995. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hall provides a fitting finale". The Daily Telegraph. 21 August 1993. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morley's treble is assured". The Daily Telegraph. 24 August 1991. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Giles, Karen (26 August 1989). "Helen charges to a unique double". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17.
- ^ "Michell wins first major open title". The Daily Telegraph. 27 August 1988. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bayman at last". The Glasgow Herald. 29 August 1987. p. 22.
- ^ "Claire's title after play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 25 August 1986. p. 10.
- ^ "Belle is recalled after victory". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1985. p. 18.
- ^ "Extra-hole victory for Weir". The Glasgow Herald. 25 August 1984. p. 18.
- ^ "6 costs Scot her title". The Glasgow Herald. 27 August 1983. p. 18.
- ^ "5-shot win for Miss Connachan". The Glasgow Herald. 28 August 1982. p. 18.
- ^ "Record breaking winner". The Glasgow Herald. 29 August 1981. p. 18.
- ^ "Pamela Wright (16) beaten in title play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1980. p. 14.
- ^ "Mary is champion - after ten years". The Glasgow Herald. 25 August 1979. p. 16.
- ^ "Julia wins but titles for Suzanne". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1975. p. 15.
- ^ "Sandra Needham top Scot". The Glasgow Herald. 31 August 1974. p. 4.
- ^ "Title win for Mrs Stant". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1973. p. 2.
- ^ Wilson, Enid (2 September 1972). "Holder retains her title". The Daily Telegraph. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs Robertson's British title". The Glasgow Herald. 4 September 1971. p. 4.
- ^ "Miss Everard wins after hole in one". The Glasgow Herald. 5 September 1970. p. 4.
- ^ "Nine-stroke win for Miss Irvin". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1969. p. 4.
External links edit
- Ladies Golf Union 2016 Yearbook - Past Winners 1996–2015