Tournament information | |
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Location | New South Wales, Australia |
Established | 1903 |
Format | Match play |
Current champion | |
Godiva Kim |
The New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship is the state amateur golf championship of New South Wales, Australia. It was first played in 1903. [1]
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. | |
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2024 | Godiva Kim | 3 & 2 | Rachel Lee | Belmont | ||
2023 | Shyla Singh | 4 & 3 | Godiva Kim | Pennant Hills | ||
2022 | Sarah Hammett | 2 & 1 | Shyla Singh | Shell Cove | [2] | |
2021 | Grace Kim | 7 & 6 | Belinda Ji | Magenta Shores | [3] | |
2020 | Grace Kim | 3 & 2 | Kelsey Bennett | St. Michael's | [4] | |
2019 | Lisa Edgar | 2 & 1 | Grace Kim | Terrey Hills | [5] | |
2018 | Yoon Ina | 2 & 1 | Doey Choi | Royal Canberra | [6] | |
2017 | Lee So-mi | 2 & 1 | Choi Hye-jin | Terrey Hills | [7] | |
2016 | Lee Ga-young | 4 & 3 | Yu-Chiang Hou | Riverside Oaks | [8] | |
2015 | Lim Eun-bin | 2 & 1 | Seong Eun-jeong | Avondale | [9] | |
2014 | Doey Choi | 5 & 4 | Ali Orchard | Concord | ||
2013 | No tournament | |||||
2012 | Hayley Bettencourt | 4 & 3 | Ali Orchard | Twin Creeks | [10] |
Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. |
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1910 | Nancy Parbury | 256 | 21 strokes | Nell Caird | The Australian | [133] |
1909 | Nell Caird | 2 & 1 | Nancy Parbury | Royal Sydney | [134] [135] | |
1908 | Leonora Wray | 4 & 3 | Nancy Parbury | The Australian | [136] [137] | |
1907 | Leonora Wray | 2 & 1 | Nancy Parbury | The Australian | [138] [139] | |
1906 | Leonora Wray | 314 | 1 stroke | Nea Mort | The Australian | [140] |
1905 | Isabel Aitken | 5 & 3 | Mabel Trevor-Jones | The Australian | [141] [142] | |
1904 | Mabel Trevor-Jones | 284 | 19 strokes | Ruby Lethbridge | The Australian | [143] |
1903 | Mabel Trevor-Jones | 312 | 37 strokes | Nea Mort | The Australian | [144] |
Source: [1]
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