St Rule Trophy

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St Rule Trophy
Tournament information
Location St Andrews, Scotland
Established1984
Organised bySt Andrews Links Trust
Format Stroke play
Current champion
Flag of England.svg Davina Xanh

The St Rule Trophy is an international women's amateur golf tournament contested on the St Andrews Links in Scotland. It has been played annually since 1984. The format is 54-hole stroke play over two days. Since 2014, two rounds have been played on the New course on the first day and one round on the Old course on the final day.

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Originally the event was contested over 36 holes of the Old course on a single day, a Saturday. The original trophy was stolen from the St Rule Club in 1986. [1] The event was extended to 54 holes in 1989 when the men's St Andrews Links Trophy was founded. [2] Initially the two events were played concurrently, the women playing one round on the New and Old courses on the opening day and a further round on the Old course on the second day. [3] From 1993 the event was played on a different weekend to the St Andrews Links Trophy, with one round played on the New course on the first day and two rounds played on the Old course on the final day.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
2025 Flag of England.svg Davina Xanh 2151 stroke Flag of England.svg Charlotte Naughton [4]
2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Elice Fredriksson 2112 strokes Flag of England.svg Charlotte Naughton [5]
2023 Flag of England.svg Patience Rhodes 2121 stroke Flag of France.svg Lois Lau
Flag of Sweden.svg Ebba Nordstedt
[6]
2022 Flag of Scotland.svg Jennifer Saxton 2173 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Beth Coulter
Flag of Scotland.svg Chloe Goadby
Flag of England.svg Lucy Jamieson
Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Stasi
[7]
2021 Flag of Scotland.svg Hannah Darling 2083 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Clara Young [8]
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
2019 Flag of Scotland.svg Hazel MacGarvie 2084 strokes Flag of England.svg Lianna Bailey [9]
2018 Flag of England.svg Lianna Bailey 2141 stroke Flag of England.svg Emily Brennan
Flag of Scotland.svg Hazel MacGarvie
[10]
2017 Flag of Scotland.svg Clara Young 2101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Montana Strauss [11]
2016 Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin-Bouchard 2131 stroke Flag of France.svg Anais Meyssonnier [12]
2015 Flag of India.svg Aditi Ashok 2165 strokes Flag of England.svg Bethan Popel [13]
2014 Flag of Scotland.svg Jessica Meek 213Playoff [a] Flag of France.svg Anaelle Carnet [14]
2013 Flag of Scotland.svg Ailsa Summers 2112 strokes Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier [15]
2012 Flag of Scotland.svg Laura Murray 2202 strokes Flag of England.svg Emma Goddard [16]
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Ona 73 [b] Countback [c] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Breanna Elliott
Flag of Ireland.svg Leona Maguire
Flag of Sweden.svg Madelene Sagström
[17]
2010 Flag of Scotland.svg Laura Murray 221Playoff [d] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Amy Boulden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stacey Keating
[18]
2009 Flag of Scotland.svg Kylie Walker 2182 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Carly Booth [19]
2008 Flag of Scotland.svg Kylie Walker 148 [e] 1 stroke Flag of France.svg Audrey Goumard [20]
2007 Flag of England.svg Melissa Reid 2098 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Denise Becker
Flag of England.svg Henrietta Brockway
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Coombes
[21]
2006 Flag of Scotland.svg Krystle Caithness 2161 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Katharina Schallenberg [22]
2005 Flag of England.svg Naomi Edwards 225Playoff [f] Flag of England.svg Felicity Johnson
Flag of Ireland.svg Heather Nolan
[23]
2004 Flag of Sweden.svg Louise Stahle 141 [e] 4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikki Garret
Flag of the United States.svg Annie Thurman
[24]
2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Karin Börjeskog 2172 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Martina Gillen
Flag of Scotland.svg Anne Laing
[25]
2002 Flag of Scotland.svg Heather Stirling 2183 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Alison Coffey [26]
2001 Ulster Banner.svg Alison Coffey 2212 strokes Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson [27]
2000 Flag of Scotland.svg Vikki Laing 153 [g] Playoff [h] Flag of England.svg Kirsty Fisher [27]
1999 Flag of Scotland.svg Lesley Nicholson 2272 strokes Flag of England.svg Kim Andrew
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson
[27]
1998 Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Clau 154 [g] 2 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Sinead Keane [27]
1997 Flag of England.svg Kim Rostron 2171 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Janice Moodie [27]
1996 Flag of Scotland.svg Anne Laing 2271 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Ada O'Sullivan [27]
1995 Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth 2202 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Berg
Flag of Scotland.svg Janice Moodie
Flag of Scotland.svg Alison Rose
[27]
1994 Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 21710 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Berg
Flag of Scotland.svg Sharon McMaster
Flag of Scotland.svg Alison Rose
Flag of England.svg Kirsty Speak
[27]
1993 Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Lambert 2152 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Mhairi McKay [27]
1992 Flag of Scotland.svg Morag Wright 2221 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Mia Bergman [27]
1991 Flag of Scotland.svg Alison Rose 2372 strokes Flag of England.svg Helen Wilson [27]
1990 Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam 228Playoff [i] Flag of Sweden.svg Jennifer Allmark [28]
1989 Flag of Scotland.svg Christine Middleton 2323 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Julie Forbes
Flag of Scotland.svg Donna Jackson
[29]
1988 Flag of Scotland.svg Christine Middleton 152 [e] 1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Sharon Gallagher [30]
1987 Flag of England.svg Joanne Morley 153 [e] 5 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Fiona Farquharson [31]
1986 Flag of England.svg Tracy Hammond 153 [e] 2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Mary Mackie [32]
1985 Flag of Scotland.svg Kathryn Imrie 151 [e] 1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Pamela Wright
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Penny Hammel 149 [e] 3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Wilma Aitken [33]
  1. Meek beat Carnet with a par on the third playoff hole.
  2. Event reduced to 18 holes because of strong wins.
  3. Ona won on countback having scored 34 for the final 9 holes. The others scored 35, Elliott was placed second based on scores for the last 6 holes.
  4. Murray beat Boulden with a par on the second playoff hole. Keating was eliminated by pars at the first extra hole.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Event contested over 36 holes.
  6. Edwards won with an eagle on the second playoff hole.
  7. 1 2 Event reduced to 36 holes because of adverse weather.
  8. Laing beat Fisher on the second playoff hole.
  9. Sörenstam beat Allmark on the first playoff hole.

Source: [34]

See also

References

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