Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship was founded in 1969 by the
Ladies' Golf Union
The Ladies' Golf Union (LGU) was the governing body for women's and girls' amateur golf in Great Britain and Ireland. It was founded in 1893 and was based in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland until merging with The R&A at the start of 2017.
Issette ...
(now merged into
The R&A
The R&A is the collective name of a group of companies that together play a significant role within the game of golf. Historically, "the R&A" was a colloquial name for the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews; in 2004, the club spun off ...
) of
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...
.
A
stroke play tournament over 72 holes, it was discontinued by the R&A after the 2017 tournament won by Linn Grant in favour of a new Girls U16 Amateur Championship.
Notably, in 2000
Rebecca Hudson
Rebecca Emma Gisela Hudson (born 13 June 1979 in Doncaster, England) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.
Amateur career
Hudson had a very successful junior and amateur career. She was Yorkshire Girls Champio ...
won the
Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...
match play title as well as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
Leona Maguire
Leona Maguire (born 30 November 1994) is an Irish professional golfer.
She was ranked 1st in the world on the women's World Amateur Golf Ranking from May 2015 until May 2016 and then from August 2016 until February 2018. Maguire's 135 weeks a ...
, at age 16, was the youngest player to win the event.
Winners
See also
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Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
The Women's Amateur Championship, previously known as the Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union. It is organised by The R&A, which merged with the Ladies' Golf Union in 2017. Until the dawn of th ...
References
External links
Ladies Golf Union 2016 Yearbook- Past Winners 1996–2015
{{The R&A Amateur Championships
R&A championships
Amateur golf tournaments in the United Kingdom
Women's golf in the United Kingdom
1969 establishments in England
2017 disestablishments in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1969
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2017