Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open Championship

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]

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
Scotland Grace Crawford

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
YearWinnerScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
2022Scotland Grace Crawford2124 strokesEngland Thalia Kirby
2021Australia Kirsten Rudgeley2041 strokeScotland Hannah Darling
England Emily Toy
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
2019Slovenia Pia Babnik2011 strokeFrance Charlotte Bunel[5]
2018England Lily May Humphreys2071 strokeScotland Chloe Goadby[6]
2017Sweden Linn Grant2095 strokesScotland Shannon McWilliam[7]
2016England Olivia Winning2171 strokeNorthern Ireland Olivia Mehaffey[8]
2015Northern Ireland Olivia Mehaffey2201 strokeFrance Anais Meyssonnier[9]
2014England Annabel Dimmock2143 strokesScotland Connie Jaffrey[10]
2013England Olivia Winning2202 strokesEngland Poppy Finlay
Scotland Alyson McKechin		[11]
2012Wales Amy Boulden2151 strokeFrance Perrine Delacour[12]
2011England Charlotte Ellis2131 strokeRepublic of Ireland Leona Maguire[13]
2010Republic of Ireland Danielle McVeigh2152 strokesEngland Nikki Foster[14]
2009Republic of Ireland Leona Maguire2192 strokesScotland Kelsey MacDonald[15]
2008France Barbara Genuini2142 strokesSweden Jacqueline Hedwall[16]
2007England Melissa Reid2113 strokesEngland Rachel Bell[17]
2006England Melissa Reid2121 strokeEngland Emma Duggleby[18]
2005Republic of Ireland Martina Gillen215PlayoffScotland Clare Queen[19]
2004England Emma Duggleby2115 strokesRepublic of Ireland Claire Coughlan[20]
2003France Nathalie David2272 strokesWales Becky Brewerton
England Rachel Lomas
Scotland Clare Queen		[21]
2002Scotland Heather Stirling2154 strokesWales Becky Brewerton[22]
2001England Fiona Brown2152 strokesEngland Rebecca Hudson[23]
2000England Rebecca Hudson213PlayoffEngland Emma Duggleby
1999Scotland Lesley Nicholson2221 strokeNorthern Ireland Alison Coffey
1998Denmark Karen Margrethe Juul2252 strokesNorthern Ireland Alison Coffey
1997England Kim Rostron219PlayoffEngland Fiona Brown[24]
1996England Joanne Hockley2198 strokesScotland Valerie Melvin
1995Sweden Maria Hjorth2191 strokeSweden Sara Eklund
England Julie Hall		[25]
1994England Katie Tebbet2233 strokesScotland Myra McKinlay[26]
1993England Julie Hall2242 strokesScotland Janice Moodie[27]
1992Scotland Mhairi McKay2272 strokesEngland Julie Hall[28]
1991England Julie Hall2245 strokesEngland Linzi Fletcher[29]
1990Scotland Catriona Lambert2252 strokesEngland Linzi Fletcher[30]
1989England Sara Robinson2255 strokesEngland Linzi Fletcher[31]
1988Scotland Alison Gemmill2332 strokesScotland Donna Jackson
England Katie Tebbet		[32]
1987Scotland Elaine Farquharson2271 strokeSweden Malin Landehag[33]
1986Scotland Belle Robertson2273 strokesScotland Shirley Lawson[34]
1985Scotland Pamela Wright2442 strokesScotland Belle Robertson[35]
1984Scotland Gillian Stewart2179 strokesWales Vicki Thomas[36]
1983Scotland Jane Connachan2281 strokeScotland Wilma Aitken[37]
1982Scotland Wilma Aitken231
1981Scotland Gillian Stewart2315 strokesScotland Vicki McAlister[38]
1980Scotland Wilma Aitken2254 strokesScotland Gillian Stewart[39]
1979Scotland Belle Robertson2346 strokesScotland Vicki McAlister
Scotland Gillian Stewart		[40]
1978Scotland Wilma Aitken2306 strokesSweden Kärstin Ehrnlund[41]
1977England Beverly Huke2393 strokesScotland Vicki McAlister
Scotland Muriel Thomson		[42]
1976Scotland Muriel Thomson2334 strokesRepublic of Ireland Mary McKenna
Scotland Sandra Needham		[43]
1975Scotland Muriel Thomson2351 strokeScotland Maureen Walker[44]
1974Scotland Sandra Needham2367 strokesScotland Lorna Bennett[45]
1973Scotland Belle Robertson2383 strokesEngland Mary Everard[3]

Source:[46][2]

See also

References
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