British Girls U16 Amateur Golf Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Established | 2018 |
| Organized by | The R&A |
| Format | 54 hole stroke play |
| Current champion | |
 Antonia Steiner | |
The Girls U16 Amateur Championship is a golf tournament for girls under 16 which is held annually in the United Kingdom. The competition is organised and run by The R&A.[1]
History[edit]
In 2018 the tournament replaced the Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship which was discontinued by The R&A in 2017 following the Ladies' Golf Union merger. It had been played since 1969.[2]
The inaugural championship took place at Fulford Golf Club near York in 2018, the venue that also hosted the inaugural Women's British Open in 1976.
Format[edit]
The championship consists of 54 holes of stroke play, played over three days with no cut, contested by a field of 90 players. Entry is open to female golfers who are under 16 years of age on 1 January in the year of the championship.[3]
Results[edit]
| Year | Venue | Champion | Winning score |
Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Enville Golf Club | Antonia Steiner |
218 (+2) | Playoff |  Annika Kohoutek
|
| 2022 | Enville Golf Club |  Grace Crawford |
220 (+4) | 4 strokes |  Kinga Kuśmierska,  Isla McDonald-O'Brien
|
| 2021 | Enville Golf Club | Rosie Bee Kim |
216 (E) | 2 strokes | Róisín Scanlon
|
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic | ||||
| 2019 | Fulford Golf Club |  Francesca Fiorellini |
219 (−6) | 3 strokes | Carmen Griffiths
|
| 2018 | Fulford Golf Club | Hannah Darling |
218 (−4) | 2 strokes |  Beth Coulter
|
Source:[4]
See also[edit]
- The Womens Amateur Championship – The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship held since 1893
- Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship – The predecessor tournament held 1969–2017
References[edit]
- ^ "R&A Girls U16 Amateur Championship". The R&A. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "R&A scraps Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play; new U16 Girls Open". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "R&A Girls U16 Amateur Championship - Format". The R&A. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Past Winners Girls U16 Amateur Championship". Retrieved 21 July 2022.