California Women's Amateur Championship

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California Women's Amateur Championship
Tournament information
LocationUnited States
Established1967
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Kate Villegas

California Women's Amateur Championship is a golf championship held in California for the state's top women amateur golfers. It has been held since 1967 with the inaugural tournament held at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

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History

The California Women's Amateur Championship has its origins as one of three women's state amateur tournaments in California. [1] The first was run by the California Women's Golf Association from 1906 to 1920 when it was re-organized. The current California Women's Amateur Championship was officially formed in 1967 with its first tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The idea for the tournament came from Helen Lengfeld who presented the idea to S.F.B. Morse. [1] Entrants for the first tournament were limited to 100 applicants with the lowest handicaps. [2] Lengfeld also served as the chairman for the first event [3] which was won by Shelley Hamlin. [4]

The tournament ran yearly at Pebble Beach from 1967 to 1986, then moved to Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel Valley. [1] The youngest winner of the tournament was Mina Harigae who beat Sydney Burlison in 2001. Both were 12 years old at the time. [5]

Winners

YearWinnerLocationNotes
2023Kate Villegas La Cumbre Country Club [6]
2022Annika Borrelli San Luis Obispo Country Club [7]
2021Annika Borrelli Hacienda Golf Club [7]
2020Sara Camarena Pasatiempo Golf Club [8]
2019 Amari Avery Quail Lodge & Golf Course [9]
2018Ty AkabaneQuail Lodge & Golf Course [10]
2017Brooke RileyQuail Lodge & Golf Course [11]
2016Sabrina IqbalQuail Lodge & Golf Course [12]
2015Jessica LuoQuail Lodge & Golf Course
(Finals played at Pebble Beach Golf Links)
2014Carmen Gutierrez BallonQuail Lodge & Golf Course
2013Lauren KimQuail Lodge & Golf Course
2012 Angel Yin Quail Lodge & Golf Course [13]
2011Jenni JenqQuail Lodge & Golf Course
2010Angel YinQuail Lodge & Golf Course [13]
2009Casie CathreaQuail Lodge & Golf Course
2008 Jennifer Johnson Quail Lodge & Golf Course
2007Lynne CowanQuail Lodge & Golf Course [14]
2006Marianne TowerseyQuail Lodge & Golf Course
2005Lynne CowanQuail Lodge & Golf Course [14]
2004 Mina Harigae Quail Lodge & Golf Course [15]
2003Mina HarigaeQuail Lodge & Golf Course [15]
2002Mina HarigaeQuail Lodge & Golf Course [15]
2001Mina HarigaeQuail Lodge & Golf Course [15]
2000Lynne CowanQuail Lodge & Golf Course [14]
1999Lynne CowanQuail Lodge & Golf Course [14]
1998Corey WeworskiQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1997 Natalie Gulbis Quail Lodge & Golf Course [16]
1996 Dorothy Delasin Quail Lodge & Golf Course
1995Leigh CaseyQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1994Andrea GastonQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1993Andrea GastonQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1992Wendy KauppQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1991 Amy Fruhwirth Quail Lodge & Golf Course
1990Claudine RubinQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1989Terri MelansonQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1988 Emilee Klein Quail Lodge & Golf Course
1987Caroline KeggiQuail Lodge & Golf Course
1986Cindy Scholefield Pebble Beach Golf Links
1985 Anne Quast Sander Pebble Beach Golf Links
1984Susan TonkinPebble Beach Golf Links
1983Patricia CornettPebble Beach Golf Links
1982Debbie WeldonPebble Beach Golf Links
1981 Juli Inkster Pebble Beach Golf Links
1980Mary EnrightPebble Beach Golf Links
1979Sally Voss-KruegerPebble Beach Golf Links
1978 Patty Sheehan Pebble Beach Golf Links
1977Patty SheehanPebble Beach Golf Links
1976Marianne BrettonPebble Beach Golf Links
1975Pat CornettPebble Beach Golf Links
1974Mary Elizabeth SheaPebble Beach Golf Links
1973 Amy Alcott Pebble Beach Golf Links [17]
1972Barbara HandleyPebble Beach Golf Links [18]
1971Barbara HandleyPebble Beach Golf Links [18]
1970 Shelley Hamlin Pebble Beach Golf Links [19]
1969Shelley HamlinPebble Beach Golf Links [19]
1968Shelley HamlinPebble Beach Golf Links [19]
1967Shelley HamlinPebble Beach Golf Links [19]

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