Australian Women's Amateur
The Australian Women's Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It was first played in 1894 and is organised by Golf Australia. Having traditionally been a match play event, it became a 72-hole stroke play event in 2021, having last been played as a stroke play event in 1927.
History[]
The Australian Golf Union was formed in 1898 and organised their first championship meeting at Royal Sydney in 1899, the main event being the Australian Amateur.[1] The 1899 championship meeting did not include a ladies event but in 1900, when it was held at Adelaide Golf Club, a ladies championship was arranged before the men's event. It took the form of a 36-hole stroke-play event, played over two days. won with a score of 209, 23 strokes ahead of the runner-up, some sources referring to her as "the first lady champion of Australia".[2] The championship meeting returned to the Sydney area in 1901, being played at The Australian Golf Club. There was a separate ladies' championship meeting, held at Royal Sydney, starting immediately after the men's meeting with a mixed foursomes event.[3] Miss Guthrie won the ladies championship with a score of 199.[4] The 1902 championship meeting was held at Royal Melbourne for the first time, with the ladies championship following the men's events. The championship was extended to 54 holes and was won by Evelyn Calder.[5] In 1903 the meeting returned to Adelaide Golf Club with the ladies championship played immediately before the men's event. won with a score of 282.[6]
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Venue | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | ![]() |
285 | −3 | 7 strokes | ![]() |
Kooyonga | [7] |
Year | Venue | Winner | Country/State |
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2020 | Royal Queensland & Brisbane Golf Clubs, Qld | England | |
2019 | Woodlands Golf Club & Spring Valley Golf Club, Vic | South Korea | |
2018 | Lake Karrinyup Country Club & Wanneroo Golf Club, WA | Japan | |
2017 | Yarra Yarra Golf Club & Peninsula Kingswood CGC, Vic | Choi Hye-jin | South Korea |
2016 | Metropolitan Golf Club & Peninsula Kingswood CGC, Vic | South Korea | |
2015 | The Australian Golf Club & The Lakes Golf Club, NSW | New South Wales | |
2014 | Grange Golf Club, SA | Minjee Lee | Western Australia |
2013 | Commonwealth & Woodlands Golf Clubs, Vic | Minjee Lee | Western Australia |
2012 | Woodlands & Huntingdale Golf Clubs, Vic | Lydia Ko | New Zealand |
2011 | Victoria & Huntingdale Golf Clubs, Vic | Ashlee Dewhurst | Tasmania |
2010 | Lake Karrinyup & Cottesloe Golf Clubs, WA | Stacey Keating | Victoria |
2009 | Royal Queensland & Brisbane Golf Clubs, Qld | Justine Lee | New South Wales |
2008 | Royal Adelaide & Glenelg Golf Clubs, SA | Kristie Smith | Western Australia |
2007 | New South Wales & Terrey Hills Golf Clubs, NSW | Sunny Park | New South Wales |
2006 | Lake Karrinyup Country Club, WA | Helen Oh | New South Wales |
2005 | Rydges Capricorn Resort, Qld | Sarah Oh | New South Wales |
2004 | Tasmania Golf Club, Tas | Marousa Polias | New South Wales |
2003 | Kooyonga Golf Club, SA | Katy Jarochowicz | New South Wales |
2002 | Royal Sydney Golf Club, NSW | Nikki Campbell | New South Wales |
2001 | Metropolitan Golf Club, Vic | Helen Beatty | Western Australia |
2000 | Mount Lawley Golf Club, WA | Sandy Grimshaw | Queensland |
Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
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1927 | ![]() |
249 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [65] |
1926 | ![]() |
241 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Adelaide | [66] |
1925 | ![]() |
253 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
The Australian | [67] |
1924 | ![]() |
251 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [68] |
1923 | ![]() |
273 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Royal Adelaide | [69] |
1922 | ![]() |
268 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Royal Sydney | [70] |
1921 | ![]() |
259 | 14 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [71] |
1920 | ![]() |
261 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
The Australian | [72] |
1914–1919 No tournament due to World War I | ||||||
1913 | ![]() |
269 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [73] |
1912 | ![]() |
280 | Playoff | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [74][75] |
1911 | ![]() |
5 and 3 | ![]() |
Royal Sydney | [76][77] | |
1910 | ![]() |
7 and 5 | ![]() |
Royal Adelaide | [78][79] | |
1909 | ![]() |
258 | 11 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [80] |
1908 | ![]() |
268 | 12 strokes | ![]() |
The Australian | [81] |
1907 | ![]() |
268 | 12 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [82] |
1906 | ![]() |
282 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Sydney | [83] |
1905 | ![]() |
299 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [84] |
1904 | ![]() |
272 | 10 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Sydney | [85] |
1903 | ![]() |
282 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Adelaide | [6] |
1902 | ![]() |
299 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [5] |
1901 | ![]() |
199 | 7 strokes | ![]() |
Royal Sydney | [4] |
1900 | ![]() |
209 | 23 strokes | ![]() |
Adelaide | [2] |
Ladies' Championship | ||||||
1899 | ![]() |
1 up | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [86][87] | |
1898 | ![]() |
3 and 1 | ![]() |
Geelong | [88][89][90] | |
1897 | ![]() |
square | 11 holes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [91][92] |
1896 | ![]() |
6 down | 12 holes | ![]() |
Geelong | [93][94] |
1895 | ![]() |
1 up | 5 holes | ![]() |
Royal Melbourne | [95] |
1894 | ![]() |
9 down | 2 holes | ![]() |
Geelong | [96][97] |
Source[98]
See also[]
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External links[]
- Amateur golf tournaments in Australia
- Women's golf in Australia