The Women's Western Amateur is an amateur

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

tournament for women. It is organized by the Women's Western Golf Association, which also organized the

Women's Western Open The Women's Western Open was an American professional golf tournament founded in 1930. The LPGA was established in 1950, and it recognized the Western Open as one of its major championships through 1967. All of the events back to 1930 have been ...

from 1930 to 1967. It is one of the oldest women's amateur tournaments in the United States, having been played since 1901. Like many other amateur tournaments, it uses a

stroke play Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes. In stroke play, the winner is the player who has taken the fewest strokes over the ...

qualifier to determine the final

match play Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 h ...

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Winners

*2022 Taglao Jeeravivitaporn *2021 Marissa Wenzler *2020 Brigitte Thibault *2019 Sarah Shipley *2018 Emilee Hoffman *2017 Maddie Szeryk *2016

Jillian Hollis Jillian is both a feminine given name and a surname. A spelling variant of Gillian, it originates as a feminine form of the given name Julian, Julio, Julius, and Julien. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Jillian Armenante (b ...

*2015 Fai Khamborn *2014

Mika Liu Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...

*2013 Ashlan Ramsey *2012 Ariya Jutanugarn *2011 Victoria Tanco *2010 Jaclyn Jansen *2009 Taylore Karle *2008 Jennie Arseneault *2007

Mallory Blackwelder Mallory is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Mallairígh''. Spelling variants include Mallary, Mallery, Malorie, Mallorie, Mallerie and Mallorey. Mallory and Mallerie are also given names derived from the surname. Surname * Arenia ...

*2006

Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two major championships: the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2011 and the Women's British Open in 2013. She was ranked number one in ...

*2005 Jennifer Hong *2004 Sophia Sheridan *2003

Brittany Lang Brittany Lang (born August 22, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has won one major championship, the 2016 U.S. Women's Open. Amateur career Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in McKinney, Texas, Lang ...

*2002 Janice Olivencia *2001

Meredith Duncan Meredith Duncan (born March 25, 1980) is an American professional golfer. Duncan was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. She won the Women's Western Amateur in 2000 and 2001. She won the 2001 North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst. She followe ...

*2000

*1999 Kellee Booth *1998 Grace Park *1997 Stephanie Keever *1996 Mary Burkhardt Shields *1995

Cristie Kerr Cristie Kerr (born October 12, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has 20 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $19 million in career earnings. Kerr was the number one-ranked go ...

*1994

Stephanie Neill Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian " Ste ...

*1993 Stephanie Sparks *1992

Moira Dunn Moira C. Dunn (born August 3, 1971) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Dunn has won once on the LPGA Tour in 2004.Sarah LeBrun Ingram Sarah LeBrun Ingram (née LeBrun, born 1965/1966) is an American amateur golfer, a member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. She is a former All-American golfer at Duke University who became a three-time win ...

*1990 Patricia Cornett Iker *1989

Katie Peterson Katie is an English feminine name. It is a form Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen, Katey and their related forms. It is frequently used on its own. People Sports * Katie Boulter (born 1996), British tennis player * Katie Clark (born 1994), Bri ...

*1988

Anne Quast Sander Anne Quast (born August 31, 1937) is an American amateur golfer. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur three times (1958, 1961, 1963) and was runner-up three times (1965, 1968, 1973). She was married several times and played as Anne Decker, Anne Welt ...

*1987 Kathleen McCarthy *1986 Leslie Shannon *1985 Kathleen McCarthy *1984 Joanne Pacillo *1983 Tammy Welborn *1982

Lisa Stanley Lisa Stanley (born 12 March 1973) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and presenter, based in the UK and Ireland. Stanley was born in Sligo, Ireland, and is the only child of Irish entertainers Maisie McDaniel and Fintan Stanley. Early career Sta ...

*1981

Amy Benz Amy Benz (born May 12, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. As an amateur, Benz won the 1982 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships#Golf, AIAW National Championship, was an AIAW Souther ...

*1980

Kathy Baker } Katherine Whitton Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an American actress. Baker began her career in theater and made her screen debut in the 1983 drama film '' The Right Stuff''. She received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Suppor ...

*1979 Mary Hafeman *1978

Beth Daniel Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fa ...

*1977 Lauren Howe *1976

Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez (born January 6, 1957) is an American former professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events, including three major championships. Amateur career Lopez won the New Mexico Women's ...

*1975

Debbie Massey Debbie Massey (born November 5, 1950) is an American professional golfer. Before joining the LPGA Tour, Massey worked as a skiing instructor. She was LPGA rookie of the year in 1977. Massey won three events on the LPGA Tour, not including back-t ...

*1974 Lancy Smith *1973 Katie Falk *1972

*1971 Beth Barry *1970 Jane Bastanchury *1969 Jane Bastanchury *1968

Catherine Lacoste Catherine Lacoste (born 27 June 1945) is a French amateur golfer and the only player who has won the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur. Early life She was born and grew up in Paris, France, with her parents, René Lacoste and Simone de la Chaume ...

*1967

Dorothy Germain Porter Dorothy Germain Porter (April 3, 1924 – July 20, 2012) was an American amateur golfer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dorothy Germain began playing golf at 11. She graduated from Arcadia University, Beaver College (now Arcadia University), ...

*1966

Peggy Conley Peggy Conley (born 1947) is a retired American professional golfer. Career At just 16, Conley played her way into the championship match of the 1963 U.S. Women's Amateur and lost 2 and 1 to Seattle's Anne Quast. In 1964, she won the U.S. Girl ...

*1965 Barbara Fay White *1964 Barbara Fay White *1963

Barbara McIntire Barbara Joy McIntire (born January 12, 1935) is an American amateur golfer. McIntire was born in Toledo, Ohio. Living in Florida, she began playing golf as a young girl and at age 15 made a splash at the 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur by eliminating ...

*1962

Carol Sorenson Carol may refer to: People with the name *Carol (given name) *Henri Carol (1910–1984), French composer and organist *Martine Carol (1920–1967), French film actress *Sue Carol (1906–1982), American actress and talent agent, wife of actor Ala ...

*1961

*1960 Mrs. Ann Casey Johnston *1959

JoAnne Gunderson JoAnne Gunderson Carner (born April 4, 1939) is an American former professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's ...

*1958

*1957 Meriam Bailey *1956 Anne Quast *1955 Patricia Lesser *1954 Claire Doran *1953 Claire Doran *1952

Polly Riley Polly Ann Riley (August 27, 1926 – March 13, 2002) was an American amateur golfer. Riley won over 100 tournaments in her career. Although she remained an amateur throughout her career, she won the first LPGA Tour event, the 1950 Tampa Open ...

*1951 Marjorie Lindsay *1950

*1949 Helen Sigel *1948 Dot Kielty *1947

Louise Suggs Mae Louise Suggs (September 7, 1923 – August 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf. Amateur career Born in Atlanta, Suggs had a very successful amateur career, beginning ...

*1946

*1945 Phyllis Otto *1944

Dorothy Germain Dorothy Germain Porter (April 3, 1924 – July 20, 2012) was an American amateur golfer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dorothy Germain began playing golf at 11. She graduated from Beaver College (now Arcadia University), where she played fie ...

*1943

*1942

Betty Jameson Elizabeth May Jameson (May 9, 1919 – February 7, 2009) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950. She won three major championships and a total of thi ...

*1941 Mrs. Russell Mann *1940

*1939 Edith Estabrooks *1938

Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006) was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a fem ...

*1937

Marion Miley Marion Miley (February 18, 1914 – September 28, 1941) was an American amateur golfer. Active in the 1930s, she won dozens of amateur tournaments and was ranked as high as #1 in the United States. She was noted by the press as being one of the ...

*1936 Dorothy Traung *1935

*1934 Mrs. L. D. Cheney *1933 Lucille Robinson *1932

Opal Hill Opal S. Trout Hill (June 2, 1892 – June 23, 1981) was an American professional golfer. She won the Women's Western Open in 1935 and 1936. Opal Trout was born in Newport, Nebraska but was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She married Oscar S. ...

*1931

*1930 Mrs. G. W. Tyson *1929

*1928 Mrs. Harry Pressler *1927 Mrs. Harry Pressler *1926 Dorothy Page *1925 Elaine Rosenthal Reinhardt *1924

Edith Cummings Edith Cummings Munson (March 26, 1899 – November 20, 1984), popularly known as The Fairway Flapper, was an American socialite and one of the premier amateur golfers during the Jazz Age. She was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago dur ...

*1923 Miriam Burns *1922 Mrs. David Gaut *1921 Mrs. Melvin Jones *1920 Mrs. F. C. Letts, Jr. *1919 Mrs. Perry W. Fiske *1918

Elaine Rosenthal Elaine Virginia Rosenthal Reinhart (July 3, 1896 — May 12, 1993) won the Women's Western Amateur golf championship in 1915, 1918, and 1925. Her home course was the Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood, Illinois. Biography She was born as Elaine V ...

*1917 Mrs. F. C. Letts, Jr. *1916 Mrs. F. C. Letts, Jr. *1915

*1914 Mrs. H. D. Hammond *1913 Myra B. Helmer *1912 Caroline Painter *1911 Caroline Painter *1910 Mrs. Thurston Harris *1909 Vida Llewellyn *1908 Mrs. W. France Anderson *1907

Lillian French Lillian or Lilian can refer to: People * Lillian (name) or Lilian, a given name Places * Lilian, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran In the United States * Lillian, Alabama * Lillian, West Virginia * Lillian Township, Custer County, Ne ...

*1906 Mrs. C. L. Dering *1905 Mrs. C. L. Dering *1904 Frances Everett *1903 Bessie Anthony *1902 Bessie Anthony *1901 Bessie Anthony

References

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External links

Women's Western Golf Association
Amateur golf tournaments in the United States Women's golf tournaments in the United States