The Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship was a national amateur golf championship played in Australia between 1992 and 2011. From 2008 to 2011, the stroke play championship also acted as the qualification event for the Australian Women's Amateur.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. | |
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Srixon Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship | ||||||||
2011 | Lydia Ko | 286 | −6 | Playoff [lower-alpha 1] | Cecilia Cho | Huntingdale | [1] | |
2010 | Cecilia Cho | 287 | −1 | 1 stroke | Breanna Elliott Liu Yi-chen | Cottesloe | [2] | |
2009 | Julia Boland | 290 | +2 | 3 strokes | Ebony Heard | Brisbane | [3] | |
2008 | Stephanie Na | 281 | −15 | 7 strokes | Kristie Smith | Glenelg | [4] | |
Australian Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship | ||||||||
2007 | Frances Bondad | 281 | −15 | 4 strokes | Ahn Shin-ae | Indooroopilly | [5] | |
2006 | Sarah Nicholson | 296 | 1 stroke | Misun Cho Sarah Oh | The Lakes | [6] | ||
2005 | Sarah Kemp | 289 | 4 strokes | Helen Oh | Spring Valley | [7] | ||
2004 | Misun Cho | 286 | 2 strokes | Katy Jarochowicz | The Grange | [8] | ||
2003 | Sarah Kemp | 285 | 6 strokes | Nikki Garrett Dana Lacey | Launceston | [9] | ||
2002 | Vicky Uwland | 291 | 1 stroke | Nikki Campbell Rebecca Coakley | Royal Perth | [10] | ||
2001 | Rebecca Stevenson | 284 | 3 strokes | Nikki Campbell | Oxley | [11] | ||
2000 | Suzie Fisher | 304 | 3 strokes | Nadina Taylor Joanna Whalley | Royal Sydney | [12] | ||
1999 | Rebecca Stevenson | 290 | 7 strokes | Natalie Parkinson | Woodlands | [13] | ||
1998 | Kate MacIntosh | 294 | 3 strokes | Rebecca Stevenson | Riverside | [14] | ||
1997 | Gloria Park | 295 | 5 strokes | Joanna Whalley | Royal Adelaide | [15] | ||
1996 | Toni Clatworthy | 300 | 1 stroke | Stacey Doggett Tanya Holl Gina Scott | Royal Fremantle | [16] | ||
1995 | Tanya Holl | 287 | −7 | 8 strokes | Allison Wheelhouse | Royal Melbourne | [17] | |
1994 | Karrie Webb | 291 | +3 | 1 stroke | Lynnette Brooky | Brisbane | [18] | |
1993 | Lynnette Brooky | 310 | +10 | 2 strokes | Tanya Holl | New South Wales | [19] | |
1992 | Rebecca Cassey | 292 | E | 3 strokes | Anne-Marie Knight | Yarra Yarra | [20] |
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