Women's Amateur Latin America

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Women's Amateur Latin America
Tournament information
Location Latin America
Established2021
Organized by The R&A
Annika Foundation
Format Stroke play, 72 holes
Month playedNovember
Current champion
Flag of Mexico.svg Clarisa Temelo

The Women's Amateur Latin America Championship was founded in 2021 by The R&A and the Annika Foundation, to create an event corresponding to The Women's Amateur Championship, the U.S. Women's Amateur and the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific for Latin America, analogous to the Latin America Amateur Championship for men. [1]

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The winner earns invitations to play in The Women's Amateur Championship in Britain and two major championships, the Women's British Open and The Evian Championship, and from 2023 also The Chevron Championship. [2]

Winners

YearPlayerScoreMargin
of victory
Runner-upLocationRef
2024 Flag of Mexico.svg Clarisa Temelo 275 (−9)6 strokes Flag of Barbados.svg Emily Odwin Peru [3]
2023 Flag of Argentina.svg Ela Anacona 273 (−15)12 strokes Flag of Venezuela.svg Vanessa Gilly Argentina [4]
2022 Flag of Argentina.svg Valentina Rossi 279 (−9)1 stroke Flag of Colombia.svg María José Martin Argentina [5]
2021 Flag of Colombia.svg Valery Plata 276 (−12)1 stroke Flag of Colombia.svg María José Martin Argentina [6]

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