| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Established | 2018 |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Format | 54 hole stroke play |
| Current champion | |
 Louise Landgraf | |
The Girls U16 Amateur Championship is a golf tournament for girls under 16 which is held annually in the United Kingdom. The competition is organised and run by The R&A. [1]
In 2018 the tournament replaced the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship which was discontinued by The R&A in 2017 following the Ladies' Golf Union merger. It had been played since 1969. [2]
The inaugural championship took place at Fulford Golf Club near York in 2018, the venue that also hosted the inaugural Women's British Open in 1976.
The championship consists of 54 holes of stroke play, played over three days with no cut, contested by a field of 90 players. Entry is open to female golfers who are under 16 years of age on 1 January in the year of the championship. [3]
| Year | Venue | Champion | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Berkshire Golf Club | Louise Landgraf | 211 (−8) | Playoff |  Charlotte Naughton |
| 2023 | Enville Golf Club |  Antonia Steiner | 218 (+2) | Playoff |  Annika Kohoutek |
| 2022 | Enville Golf Club |  Grace Crawford | 220 (+4) | 4 strokes |  Kinga Kuśmierska, Isla McDonald-O'Brien |
| 2021 | Enville Golf Club | Rosie Bee Kim | 216 (E) | 2 strokes | Róisín Scanlon |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic | ||||
| 2019 | Fulford Golf Club |  Francesca Fiorellini | 219 (−6) | 3 strokes | Carmen Griffiths |
| 2018 | Fulford Golf Club | Hannah Darling | 218 (−4) | 2 strokes |  Beth Coulter |
Source: [4]
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