Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship

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Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1973
Course(s)Royal Troon
(Portland and Old courses)
Par75
Organised byScottish Golf
FormatStroke play
Month playedApril
Current champion
Australia

The Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship is the national women's amateur stroke play golf championship in Scotland (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually at Royal Troon since 1973 and is organised by the Scottish Golf.[1]

The format is 54-hole stroke play contested over three days. It is played at Royal Troon with the first two rounds played on the Portland course and the final round on the Old course.[2] Originally it was played over two days, with 36 holes on the first day.[3]

The tournament is named after Helen Holm, a Scottish amateur golfer who was Scottish champion five times.[4]

Winners[]

Year Champion Score Ref
2021 Australia 70-68-66=204
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
2019 Slovenia Pia Babnik 66-69-66=201 [5]
2018 England Lily May Humphreys 71-68-68=207 [6]
2017 Sweden Linn Grant 71-66-72=209 [7]
2016 England 73-72-72=217 [8]
2015 Ireland Olivia Mehaffey 72-73-75=220 [9]
2014 England Annabel Dimmock 70-71-73=214 [10]
2013 England 70-72-78=220 [11]
2012 Wales Amy Boulden 70-72-73=216 [12]
2011 England 73-69-71=213 [13]
2010 Republic of Ireland 70-71-74=215 [14]
2009 Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire 69-77-73=218 [15]
2008 France 74-70-70=214 [16]
2007 England Melissa Reid 70-63-78=211 [17]
2006 England Melissa Reid 71-69-72=212 [18]
2005 Republic of Ireland 70-70-75=215 [19]
2004 England Emma Duggleby 71-69-71=211 [20]
2003 France 76-74-77=227 [21]
2002 Scotland 70-71-74=215 [22]
2001 England 215
2000 England Rebecca Hudson 213
1999 Scotland 222
1998 Denmark Karen Margrethe Juul 225
1997 England 219
1996 England 219
1995 Sweden Maria Hjorth 219
1994 England 223
1993 England 224
1992 Scotland Mhairi McKay 227
1991 England 224
1990 Scotland Catriona Lambert 225
1989 England 75-73-77=225 [23]
1988 Scotland 78-73-82=233 [24]
1987 Scotland 76-73-78=227 [25]
1986 Scotland Belle Robertson 77-75-75=227 [26]
1985 Scotland Pamela Wright 80-84-80=244 [27]
1984 Scotland Gillian Stewart 73-70-74=217 [28]
1983 Scotland Jane Connachan 69-75-84=228 [29]
1982 Scotland 231
1981 Scotland Gillian Stewart 79-77-75=231 [30]
1980 Scotland 73-73-79=225 [31]
1979 Scotland Belle Robertson 77-81-76=234 [32]
1978 Scotland 74-76-80=230 [33]
1977 England Beverly Huke 76-82-81=239 [34]
1976 Scotland Muriel Thomson 77-79-77=233 [35]
1975 Scotland Muriel Thomson 72-85-78=235 [36]
1974 Scotland 78-80-78=236 [37]
1973 Scotland Belle Robertson 80-77-81=238 [3]

Source:[38][2]

See also[]

References[]

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  33. ^ "Wilma Aitken outstrips her rivals". The Glasgow Herald. 24 April 1978. p. 16.
  34. ^ "Beverly breaks Scots' grip". The Glasgow Herald. 25 April 1977. p. 16.
  35. ^ "Muriel keeps Holm trophy". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1976. p. 16.
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  37. ^ "Miss Needham boosts chances". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1974. p. 5.
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