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Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship

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The Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship is the women's national amateur stroke play golf championship of Wales. It was first played in 1976 and is currently organised by Wales Golf.

Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship
Tournament information
LocationWales
Established1976
Organised byWales Golf
FormatStroke play
Current champion
Lorna McClymont

Winners edit

Year Winner Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue(s) Ref.
2023   Lorna McClymont 208 2 strokes   Jennifer Saxton Prestatyn
2022   Alice Barlow 217 4 strokes   Chloe Goadby
  Abbie Teasdale		 Southerndown [1]
2021   Lottie Woad 213 3 strokes   Billie-Jo Smith Newport [2]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales Royal Porthcawl
2019   Lily May Humphreys 209 4 strokes   Isobel Wardle Royal St David's [3]
2018   Hannah McCook 212 Playoff[a]   Sophie Lamb Aberdovey [4]
2017   Gemma Clews 219 5 strokes   Lianna Bailey Kirby Muxloe [5]
2016   Olivia Mehaffey 220 5 strokes   Jessica Ross Conwy [6]
2015   Olivia Mehaffey 221 1 stroke   Olivia Winning Southerndown [7]
2014   Eilidh Briggs 216 1 stroke   Annabel Dimmock Prestatyn [8]
2013   Amy Boulden 224 4 strokes   Alexandra Peters The Vale Resort [9]
2012   Becky Harries 220 2 strokes   Chole Williams Ashburnham [10]
2011   Charley Hull 225 1 stroke   Lucy Gould Tenby [11]
2010   Julie Yang 216 Playoff[b]   Nikki Foster Southerndown [12]
2009   Danielle McVeigh 223 1 stroke   Rachel Jennings Royal Porthcawl [13]
2008   Rhian Wyn Thomas 228 4 strokes   Hannah Barwood
  Niamh Kitching		 Pyle & Kenfig [14]
2007   Heather MacRae 219 3 strokes   Bronwyn Mullins-Lane Newport [15]
2006   Naomi Edwards 221 1 stroke   Felicity Johnson Whitchurch (Cardiff) [16]
2005   Henrietta Brockway 218 Playoff[c]   Kiran Matharu Pyle & Kenfig [17]
2004   Danielle Masters 216 2 strokes   Anna Highgate Ashburnham [18]
2003   Vikki Laing 213 2 strokes   Becky Brewerton Southerndown [19]
2002   Vikki Laing 218 1 stroke   Heather Stirling Northop Country Park [20]
2001   Vikki Laing 229 3 strokes   Stephanie Coverley
  Anna Highgate
  Fame More
  Alison Waller		 Royal Porthcawl [21]
2000   Rebecca Prout 228 2 strokes   Melanie Holmes-Smith Ashburnham [22]
1999   Anne Walker 230 2 strokes   Eleanor Pilgrim Celtic Manor
1998   Georgina Simpson 150[d] 2 strokes   Chloe Court Rolls of Monmouth
1997   Kelly Edwards 216 5 strokes   Marieke Zelsmann Whitchurch (Cardiff)
1996   Emma Duggleby 223 1 stroke   Fiona Brown
  Becky Morgan		 Whitchurch (Cardiff)
1995   Fiona Brown 221 Playoff[e]   Alison Rose Newport
1994   Alison Rose 217 1 stroke   Emma Fields Newport
1993   Julie Hall 221 Playoff[f]   Nicola Buxton Newport [23]
1992   Catriona Lambert 218 5 strokes   Caroline Hall
  Joanne Morley		 Royal Porthcawl
1991   Mandy Sutton 224 4 strokes   Joanne Morley Royal Porthcawl
1990   Lisa Hackney 218 5 strokes   Helen Dobson Newport
1989   Vicki Thomas 220 8 strokes   Sarah Bennett
  Katie Tebbet		 Newport [24]
1988   Susan Shapcott 218 1 stroke   Katie Tebbet Newport
1987   Susan Shapcott 225 Playoff[g]   Sara Robinson
  Vicki Thomas		 Newport
1986   Helen Wadsworth 223 2 strokes   Katherine Harridge
  Sue Moorcroft		 Aberdovey [25]
1985   Carol Swallow 219 5 strokes   Mandy Rawlings Aberdovey
1984   Laura Davies 230 2 strokes   Vicki Thomas Aberdovey
1983   Jill Thornhill 239 1 stroke   Vicki Thomas Aberdovey
1982   Vicki Thomas 224 5 strokes   Claire Waite Aberdovey
1981   Vicki Thomas 224 6 strokes   Tegwen Thomas Aberdovey
1980   Tegwen Thomas 233 1 stroke   Vicki Thomas Aberdovey
1979   Sue Crowcroft 228 3 strokes   Beverley New Aberdovey
1978   Sue Hedges 208[h] 1 stroke   Sue Westall Aberdovey
1977   Julia Greenhalgh 239 3 strokes   Tegwen Perkins Aberdovey
1976   Pamela Light 227 5 strokes   Tegwen Perkins Aberdovey
  1. ^ McCook won at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ^ Yang won with a par at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ^ Brockway won at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ^ Event reduced to 36 holes because of rain.
  5. ^ Brown won at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  6. ^ Hall won at the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. ^ Shapcott won at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. ^ Event reduced to 49 holes because of fog.

Source:[26]

References edit

  1. ^ "Barlow nails wire-to-wire win at Welsh Women's Open". England Golf. 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Woad storms through field to win in Wales". England Golf. 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Lily May wins Wales title by four". England Golf. 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ Farquharson, Colin (6 May 2018). "Hannah McCook beats Curtis Cup player Sophie Lamb in Welsh open title play-off". Scottish Golf View.
  5. ^ "Hannah McCook finishes third in Welsh stroke play". Kirkwood Golf. 7 May 2017.
  6. ^ Farquharson, Colin (1 May 2016). "Mehaffey shows her class to retain Welsh title by five strokes". Kirkwood Golf.
  7. ^ "Helen Holm winner Olivia Mehaffey completes quick-fire double in Wales". Kirkwood Golf. 3 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Stirling student from Kilmacolm holds off Helen Holm winner at Prestatyn". Kirkwood Golf. 4 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Jess Meek finishes joint fourth behind Welsh stroke winner Amy Boulden". Kirkwood Golf. 5 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Becky Harries' brilliant last round wins her Welsh stroke-play title". Kirkwood Golf. 6 May 2012.
  11. ^ Farquharson, Colin (1 May 2011). "Charley Hull wins Welsh stroke-play by a shot". Kirkwood Golf.
  12. ^ Farquharson, Colin (2 May 2010). "Loretto pupil Julie Yang (only 14!) wins Welsh open stroke-play title after play-off". Kirkwood Golf.
  13. ^ "Strong finish by Danielle McVeigh wins her the Welsh open title". Kirkwood Golf. 3 May 2009.
  14. ^ Farquharson, Colin (4 May 2008). "Hacienda del Alamo Festival trip pays off for Rhian Wyn Thomas". Kirkwood Golf.
  15. ^ "Heather follows in Welsh footsteps of Catriona, Anne and Vikki". Kirkwood Golf. 6 May 2007.
  16. ^ "England 1-2-3 In Welsh stroke-play: Heather top Scot in joint 11th". Gillian Kirkwood Golf News. 8 May 2006.
  17. ^ "Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship". Gillian Kirkwood Golf News. 1 May 2005.
  18. ^ "Clare Queen top Scot behind Welsh winner Danny Masters". Gillian Kirkwood Golf News. 2 May 2004.
  19. ^ "Vikki completes hat-trick of Welsh titles". Gillian Kirkwood Golf News. 29 June 2003.
  20. ^ "North Wales Golf: Brewerton's third place". Daily Post (Liverpool). 2 July 2002 – via thefreelibrary.com.
  21. ^ "Scholarship pays off as Laing takes title". The Herald (Scotland). 2 July 2001.
  22. ^ "Scots duo fall away". The Herald (Scotland). 19 June 2000.
  23. ^ "Welsh women's strokeplay ch'ship". The Daily Telegraph. 28 June 1993. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Curtis Cup star Vicki Thomas". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1989. p. 22.
  25. ^ "Leading final aggregates". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1986. p. 10.
  26. ^ "Welsh Ladies' Open Stroke Play Champions" (PDF). Wales Golf. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

External links edit

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