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.

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

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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