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.
History 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.
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 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.
Results YearVenueChampionWinningscoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up2025 Gog Magog Golf Club Sabrina Wong 203 (–10) 1 stroke Hannah Lee-McNamara 2024 The Berkshire Golf Club Louise Uma Landgraf 211 (−8) Playoff Charlotte Naughton 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) pandemic2019 Fulford Golf Club Francesca Fiorellini 219 (−6) 3 strokes Carmen Griffiths 2018 Fulford Golf Club Hannah Darling 218 (−4) 2 strokes Beth Coulter
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Future Venues 2026 - Gog Magog Golf Club
See also The Women's Amateur Championship – The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship held since 1893 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship – The predecessor tournament held 1969–2017
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