Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1969
Organised byThe R&A
FormatStroke play
Month playedSeptember
Final year2017
Final champion
Sweden Linn Grant

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.

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

YearWinnerScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
2017Sweden Linn Grant2883 strokesEngland Hannah Screen
Northern Ireland Annabel Wilson
North Berwick Golf Club[4]
2016England Sophie Lamb2912 strokesWales Chloe WilliamsKnock Golf Club[5]
2015India Aditi Ashok2855 strokesRepublic of Ireland Olivia MehaffeyMoortown Golf Club[6]
2014England Meghan MacLaren2921 strokeEngland Sarah-Jane BoydAshburnham Golf Club[7]
2013China Jing Yan2822 strokesScotland Gemma DryburghPrestwick Golf Club[8]
2012England Sarah-Jane Boyd2942 strokesWales Amy BouldenShandon Park Golf Club[9]
2011Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire2886 strokesBelgium Laurence HermanRoyal Ashdown Forest Golf Club[10]
2010Scotland Pamela Pretswell2183 strokesWales Amy BouldenTenby Golf Club[11]
2009Republic of Ireland Danielle McVeigh3041 strokeEngland Hannah TurlandRoyal Aberdeen Golf Club[12]
2008Scotland Roseanne Niven288PlayoffScotland Kylie WalkerMalone Golf Club[13]
2007England Melissa Reid2901 strokeEngland Florentyna ParkerConwy Golf Club[14]
2006Italy Anna Rossi2901 strokeEngland Rachel BellPrince's Golf Club[15]
2005Scotland Heather MacRae288PlayoffAustria Nicole GergelyNairn Golf Club[16]
2004Scotland Clare Queen294PlayoffWales Stephanie Evans
England Shelley McKevit
Alwoodley Golf Club[17]
2003England Shelley McKevitt3061 strokeScotland Lynn KennyRoyal Portrush Golf Club[18]
2002Wales Becky Brewerton2913 strokesScotland Clare QueenHunstanton Golf Club[19]
2001England Rebecca Hudson3002 strokesNorthern Ireland Alison CoffeyKilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club[20]
2000England Rebecca Hudson2945 strokesScotland Heather StirlingRoyal County Down Golf Club[21]
1999Wales Becky Brewerton294PlayoffSwitzerland Niloufar AzamHuddersfield Golf Club[22]
1998Netherlands Nienke Nijenhuis2971 strokeWales Becky MorganStirling Golf Club[23]
1997Denmark Karen Margrethe Juul2933 strokesEngland Elaine RatcliffeSilloth on Solway Golf Club[24]
1996Denmark Christina Kuld2894 strokesEngland Elaine RatcliffeConwy Golf Club[25]
1995Spain Maria José Pons2893 strokesEngland Elaine RatcliffePrince's Golf Club[26]
1994England Kirsty Speak2972 strokesRepublic of Ireland Eileen Rose PowerWoodhall Spa Golf Club
1993England Julie Hall2906 strokesNew Zealand Lynnette BrookyGullane Golf Club[27]
1992England Joanne Hockley2873 strokesEngland Rachel BolasFrilford Heath Golf Club
1991England Joanne Morley2972 strokesScotland Janice MoodieLong Ashton Golf Club[28]
1990Wales Vicki Thomas2871 strokeRepublic of Ireland Claire HourihaneStrathaven Golf Club
1989England Helen Dobson2982 strokesAustralia Nadene HallSoutherness Golf Club[29]
1988England Karen Mitchell3172 strokesRepublic of Ireland Mary McKenna
England Julie Wade
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club[30]
1987England Linda Bayman2972 strokesEngland Jill Thornhill
England Nicola Way
Ipswich Golf Club[31]
1986Republic of Ireland Claire Hourihane298PlayoffEngland Trish JohnsonBlairgowrie Golf Club[32]
1985Scotland Belle Robertson3054 strokesUnited States Cindy ScholefieldFormby Golf Club[33]
1984England Claire Waite2852 strokesRepublic of Ireland Mary McKennaConwy Golf Club[34]
1983England Alison Nicholas2922 strokesScotland Jane ConnachanMoortown Golf Club[35]
1982Scotland Jane Connachan2945 strokesCanada Barbara Bunkowsky
England Claire Waite
Downfield Golf Club[36]
1981England Janet Soulsby3002 strokesScotland Jane ConnachanRoyal Norwich Golf Club[37]
1980Northern Ireland Maureen Madill304PlayoffScotland Pamela WrightBrancepeth Castle Golf Club[38]
1979Republic of Ireland Mary McKenna3052 strokesWales Vicki RawlingsMoseley Golf Club[39]
1976–1978: Contested as Women's British Open
1975England Julia Greenhalgh2983 strokesScotland Suzanne CaddenNorthumberland Golf Club[40]
1974England Julia Greenhalgh3023 strokesWales Tegwen PerkinsSeaton Carew Golf Club[41]
1973England Anne Stant2983 strokesEngland Mary EverardIpswich Golf Club[42]
1972Scotland Belle Robertson2961 strokeEngland Michelle WalkerSilloth on Solway Golf Club[43]
1971Scotland Belle Robertson3023 strokesEngland Mary EverardAyr Belleisle Golf Club[44]
1970England Mary Everard3132 strokesEngland Frances SmithRoyal Birkdale Golf Club[45]
1969England Ann Irvin2959 strokesEngland Dinah OxleyNorthumberland Golf Club[46]

See also

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