111th Canadian Women's Amateur Championship, presented by BDO

The Riverside Country Club

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History

Over a century old and with more than 100 titles contested, the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship is among the oldest golfing competitions in Canada.

During the 1901 season, the Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Que. hosted the first competition which was won by Canadian Lillas Young. From there the championship grew and has spawned a long list of great champions who have gone on to see international success. The most famous winner is World Golf Hall of Fame member Marlene Streit, whose 11 victories and five runner-up finishes remain a record that will not be broken anytime soon.

Early pioneer golfers such as Ada Mackenzie and Mabel Thomson paved the way for the likes of Jocelyn Bourassa, Cathy Sherk, Dawn Coe-Jones and A.J. Eathorne, all of whom earned a start by raising the coveted Duchess of Connaught Gold Cup – the trophy presented annually to the Women’s Amateur Champion.

History was made in 2003 when Lisa Meldrum became the fifth person to win three consecutive Amateur titles. A year later, Mary Ann Hayward earned her fourth Canadian title and is now the oldest to claim a Canadian Women’s Amateur championship at age 44.

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Format and Eligibility

The Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke play championship:

  • Individual Competition: This competition will run through the completion of 72 holes.
  • Inter-Provincial Team Competition: This competition will run concurrently through completion of the first 36 holes. Each day, the lowest two out of three individual 18-hole scores will count towards the team score.

Eligibility

  • Handicap Index must be 10.0 or less on the date of the application filing and at the Final Registration Deadline. It is the player’s responsibility to ensure their Handicap Index is up to date before the Final Registration Deadline.

National Partners

Exemptions

The champion of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship earns an exemption into the following competitions:

Past Winners

YearWinnerHost Club
2024Yurang LiRoyal Colwood Golf Club
2023Lauren KimAshburn Golf Club
2022Monet Chun
Westmount Golf & Country Club
2021Lauren Zaretsky
Edmonton Petroleum Golf & Country Club
2020Not contested due to pandemic
2019Brianna NavarrosaRed Deer Golf & County Club
2018Yealimi NohMarine Drive Golf Club
2017Jennifer KupchoCutten Fields
2016Hye-jin ChoiKen-Wo Country Club
2015Mariel GaldianoRiverside Country Club
2014Augusta JamesCraigowan Golf & Country Club
2013Brooke HendersonClub De Golf Beloeil
2012Ariya JutanugarnLethbridge Country Club
2011Rebecca Lee-BenthamDuncan Meadows Golf Club
2010Sydnee MichaelsKingsville Golf & Country Club
2009Jennifer KirbyRoyal Oaks Golf Club
2008Stacey KeatingElmhurst Golf & Country Club
2007Stephanie SherlockGranite Golf Club
2006Jessica PotterMoncton Golf and Country Club
2005Laura MatthewsSquamish Valley Golf & Country Club
2004Mary Ann HaywardCooke Municipal Course
2003Lisa MeldrumClub de golf le Blainvillier
2002Lisa MeldrumKen-Wo Country Club
2001Lisa MeldrumNiakwa
2000Jan DowlingAdmiral’s Green Golf Club
1999Mary Ann HaywardElbow Springs Golf Club
1998Kareen QuallyMississaugua Golf & Country Club
1997Anna-Jane EathorneRivershore Golf Club
1996Mary Ann HaywardNorth Battleford Golf & Country Club
1995Tracey LippClub de Golf de Beloeil
1994Aileen RobertsonMill River Golf Club
1993Mary Ann HaywardMayfair Golf & Country Club
1992Marie-Josée RouleauMoncton Golf & ountry Club
1991Adele MooreGlendale Golf & Country Club
1990Sarah Lebrun IngramSunningdale Country Club
1989Cheryl DamphouseBally Haly Golf & Country Club
1988Michiko HattoriShaughnessy Golf & Country Club
1987Tracy KerdykKanawaki Golf Club
1986Marilyn O’ConnorRiverside Golf & Country Club
1985Kimberley WilliamsAshburn Golf Club
1984Kimberley WilliamsWillow Park Golf & Country Club
1983Dawn CoeVictoria Golf Club
1982Cindy PlegerBrudenell Golf Resort
1981Jane LockSt. Charles Country Club
1980Edwina KennedyLondon Hunt & Country Club
1979Stacey WestBally Haly Golf & Country Club
1978Cathy SherkMactaquac Provincial Park Golf Club
1977Cathy SherkHillsdale Golf & Country Club
1976Debbie MasseyCooke Municipal Golf Club
1975Debbie MasseyOakfield Country Club
1974Debbie MasseyEdmonton Country Club
1973Marlene StreitBelvedere Golf & Winter Club
1972Marlene StreitNiakwa Country Club
1971Jocelyne BourassaCapilano Golf & Country Club
1970Gail Harvey MooreOakdale Golf & Country Club
1969Marlene StreitMoncton Golf Club
1968Marlene StreitKanawaki Golf Club
1967Bridget JacksonRiverside Country Club
1966Helene GagnonAshburn Golf Club
1965Jocelyne BourassaWestmount Golf & Country Club
1964Margaret MastersCalgary Golf & Country Club
1963Marlene StreitRoyal Ottawa Golf Club
1962Gayle HitchinsGlendale Golf & Country Club
1961Judy DarlingPoint Grey Golf & Country Club
1960Judy DarlingRiverside Golf & Country Club
1959Marlene Stewart StreitSt. George’s Golf & Country Club
1958Marlene Stewart StreitThe Saskatoon Golf & Country Club
1957Betty StanhopeThe Royal Montréal Golf Club
1956Marlene StewartNiakwa Country Club
1955Marlene StewartRoyal Colwood Golf Club
1954Marlene StewartBrightwood Golf & Country Club
1953Barbara RomeckLondon Hunt & Country Club
1952Edean AndersonMayfair Golf & Country Club
1951Marlene StewartLe Club Laval-sur-le-Lac
1950Dorothy KieltySt. Charles Country Club
1949Grace DeMossCapilano Golf & Country Club
1948Grace LenczykRiverside Golf & Country Club
1947Grace LenczykToronto Golf Club
1939 – 1946No Championship
1938Marion MulqueenRoyal Ottawa Golf Club
1937Mrs. John RogersSt. Charles Country Club
1936Dora DarlingRoyal Montréal Golf Club
1935Ada MackenzieJericho Country Club
1934Mrs.W.G.FraserToronto Golf Club
1933Ada MackenziePine Ridge Golf Club
1932Margery KirkhamKanawaki Golf Club
1931Maureen OrcuttRosedale Golf Club
1930Maureen OrcuttLaval-sur-le-Lac Club
1929Helen HicksHamilton Golf Club
1928Virginia WilsonBeaconsfield Golf Club
1927Helen PaysonLambton Golf Club
1926Ada MackenzieElmhurst Golf Club
1925Ada MackenzieRoyal Ottawa Golf Club
1924Glenna CollettHamilton Golf Club
1923Glenna CollettMt. Bruno Country Club
1922Mrs. W. GavinToronto Golf Club
1921Cecil LeitchRivermead Golf Club
1920Alexa StirlingHamilton Golf Club
1919Ada MackenzieBeaconsfield Golf Club
1914 – 1918No Championship
1913Mrs. M. DoddRoyal Montréal Golf Club
1912Dorothy CampbellRosedale Golf Club
1911Dorothy CampbellRoyal Ottawa Golf Club
1910Dorothy CampbellToronto Golf Club
1909Violet Henry AndersonRoyal Montréal Golf Club
1908Mabel ThomsonLambton Golf Club
1907Mabel ThomsonRoyal Ottawa Golf Club
1906Mabel ThomsonToronto Golf Club
1905Mabel ThomsonRoyal Montréal Golf Club
1904Florence HarveyToronto Golf Club
1903Florence HarveyRoyal Montréal Golf Club
1902Mabel ThomsonToronto Golf Club
1901Lillas YoungRoyal Montréal Golf Club