Welsh Women's Open Stroke Play Championship

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

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.

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue(s) Ref.
2024 England Nellie Ong 211 4 strokes Northern Ireland Jessica Ross Pyle & Kenfig
2023 Scotland Lorna McClymont 208 2 strokes Scotland Jennifer Saxton Prestatyn
2022 England Alice Barlow 217 4 strokes Scotland Chloe Goadby
Australia Abbie Teasdale		 Southerndown [1]
2021 England Lottie Woad 213 3 strokes England Billie-Jo Smith Newport [2]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales Royal Porthcawl
2019 England Lily May Humphreys 209 4 strokes England Isobel Wardle Royal St David's [3]
2018 Scotland Hannah McCook 212 Playoff[a] England Sophie Lamb Aberdovey [4]
2017 England Gemma Clews 219 5 strokes England Lianna Bailey Kirby Muxloe [5]
2016 Northern Ireland Olivia Mehaffey 220 5 strokes Northern Ireland Jessica Ross Conwy [6]
2015 Northern Ireland Olivia Mehaffey 221 1 stroke England Olivia Winning Southerndown [7]
2014 Scotland Eilidh Briggs 216 1 stroke England Annabel Dimmock Prestatyn [8]
2013 Wales Amy Boulden 224 4 strokes England Alexandra Peters The Vale Resort [9]
2012 Wales Becky Harries 220 2 strokes Wales Chole Williams Ashburnham [10]
2011 England Charley Hull 225 1 stroke Wales Lucy Gould Tenby [11]
2010 South Korea Julie Yang 216 Playoff[b] England Nikki Foster Southerndown [12]
2009 Northern Ireland Danielle McVeigh 223 1 stroke England Rachel Jennings Royal Porthcawl [13]
2008 Wales Rhian Wyn Thomas 228 4 strokes England Hannah Barwood
Republic of Ireland Niamh Kitching		 Pyle & Kenfig [14]
2007 Scotland Heather MacRae 219 3 strokes Australia Bronwyn Mullins-Lane Newport [15]
2006 England Naomi Edwards 221 1 stroke England Felicity Johnson Whitchurch (Cardiff) [16]
2005 England Henrietta Brockway 218 Playoff[c] England Kiran Matharu Pyle & Kenfig [17]
2004 England Danielle Masters 216 2 strokes Wales Anna Highgate Ashburnham [18]
2003 Scotland Vikki Laing 213 2 strokes Wales Becky Brewerton Southerndown [19]
2002 Scotland Vikki Laing 218 1 stroke Scotland Heather Stirling Northop Country Park [20]
2001 Scotland Vikki Laing 229 3 strokes England Stephanie Coverley
Wales Anna Highgate
England Fame More
England Alison Waller		 Royal Porthcawl [21]
2000 England Rebecca Prout 228 2 strokes Australia Melanie Holmes-Smith Ashburnham [22]
1999 Scotland Anne Walker 230 2 strokes Wales Eleanor Pilgrim Celtic Manor
1998 England Georgina Simpson 150[d] 2 strokes England Chloe Court Rolls of Monmouth
1997 England Kelly Edwards 216 5 strokes Netherlands Marieke Zelsmann Whitchurch (Cardiff)
1996 England Emma Duggleby 223 1 stroke England Fiona Brown
Wales Becky Morgan		 Whitchurch (Cardiff)
1995 England Fiona Brown 221 Playoff[e] Scotland Alison Rose Newport
1994 Scotland Alison Rose 217 1 stroke England Emma Fields Newport
1993 England Julie Hall 221 Playoff[f] England Nicola Buxton Newport [23]
1992 Scotland Catriona Lambert 218 5 strokes England Caroline Hall
England Joanne Morley		 Royal Porthcawl
1991 England Mandy Sutton 224 4 strokes England Joanne Morley Royal Porthcawl
1990 England Lisa Hackney 218 5 strokes England Helen Dobson Newport
1989 Wales Vicki Thomas 220 8 strokes England Sarah Bennett
England Katie Tebbet		 Newport [24]
1988 England Susan Shapcott 218 1 stroke England Katie Tebbet Newport
1987 England Susan Shapcott 225 Playoff[g] England Sara Robinson
Wales Vicki Thomas		 Newport
1986 Wales Helen Wadsworth 223 2 strokes England Katherine Harridge
England Sue Moorcroft		 Aberdovey [25]
1985 England Carol Swallow 219 5 strokes Wales Mandy Rawlings Aberdovey
1984 England Laura Davies 230 2 strokes Wales Vicki Thomas Aberdovey
1983 England Jill Thornhill 239 1 stroke Wales Vicki Thomas Aberdovey
1982 Wales Vicki Thomas 224 5 strokes England Claire Waite Aberdovey
1981 Wales Vicki Thomas 224 6 strokes Wales Tegwen Thomas Aberdovey
1980 Wales Tegwen Thomas 233 1 stroke Wales Vicki Thomas Aberdovey
1979 England Sue Crowcroft 228 3 strokes England Beverley New Aberdovey
1978 England Sue Hedges 208[h] 1 stroke England Sue Westall Aberdovey
1977 England Julia Greenhalgh 239 3 strokes Wales Tegwen Perkins Aberdovey
1976 Wales Pamela Light 227 5 strokes Wales 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

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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