The Women's Senior Amateur, also known as the Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur Championship, is a golf tournament organised annually by
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 ...
. The championship is open to players aged 50 years and over, and was first played in 1981. In 2022 the event was played over 72 holes, having previously been over 54 holes, although it was played over 36 holes up to 1995.
In the past 25 years, both Angela Uzielli (1998 and 1999) and Eva Ansgarius (2004 and 2005) have managed to successfully defend their titles. Uzielli won the championship a record six times in the 1990s.
The winner is awarded the Clark Trophy, which was presented to 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.
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by Linda Clark.
Winners
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Future venues
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Saunton
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Several kilometres long, the village borders Braunton Burrows, the heart of North Devon's Biosphere Reserve, the first ...
See also
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U.S. Senior Women's Amateur
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European Senior Ladies' Championship
References
External links
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{{The R&A Amateur Championships
R&A championships
Senior golf tournaments
Amateur golf tournaments in the United Kingdom
Women's golf in the United Kingdom
1981 establishments in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1981