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
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
YearVenueWinnerCountryScore
2017North Brewick Golf ClubLinn Grant Sweden288 (−4)
2016The Knock Golf ClubSophie Lamb England291
2015Moortown Golf ClubAditi Ashok India285 (−11)
2014Aschburnham Golf ClubMeghan MacLaren England292
2013Prestwick Golf ClubJing Yan China282
2012Shandon Park Golf ClubSarah-Jane Boyd England294
2011Royal Ashdown Forest Golf ClubLeona Maguire Ireland288
2010Tenby Golf ClubPamela Pretswell Scotland218
2009Royal Aberdeen Golf ClubDanielle McVeigh Ireland304
2008Malone Golf ClubRoseanne Niven Scotland288
2007Conwy Golf ClubMelissa Reid England290
2006Prince Golf ClubAnna Rossi Italy290
2005The Nairn Golf ClubHeather MacRae Scotland288
2004Alwoodley Golf ClubClare Queen Scotland294
2003Royal Portrush Golf ClubShelley McKevitt England306
2002Hunstanton Golf ClubBecky Brewerton Wales291
2001Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf ClubRebecca Hudson England300
2000Royal County Down Golf ClubRebecca Hudson England294
1999Huddersfield Golf ClubBecky Brewerton Wales294
1998Stirling Golf ClubNienke Nijenhuis Netherlands297
1997Silloth on Solway Golf ClubKaren Margrethe Juul Denmark293
1996Conwy Golf ClubChristina Kuld Denmark289

See also
  • Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship

References
  1. "2017 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship". Golfbox. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. "R&A scraps Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play; new U16 Girls Open". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. "Hudson on course to double up". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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