Past Champions & Tournament Archives

Inaugural Amateur Champion

The Women’s Southern Golf Association’s first amateur Championship was held in Atlanta, Georgia in May of 1911. Mrs. Roger Smith of Nashville (pictured here) was the first Champion. The first medalist, 13 year old Alexa Stirling, was subsequently a 3 time winner of both the Southern and the USGA Women’s Amateur.

Year Champion Finalist Host Club Tournament
2024 Audrey Rischer Columbia, MO Ashley Chow Canada Ol’ Colony Golf Course Tuscaloosa, AL View Archive
2023 Emma McMyler San Antonio, TX Grace Jin Huntsville, TX The Golf Club of Houston (Tournament) Humble, TX View Archive
2022 Inez Wanamarta West Lafayette, IN Rylea Marcum Georgetown, KY Hunting Creek CC Prospect, KY View Archive
2021 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard Stillwater, OK Taylor Roberts Parkland, FL The Falls Club of Palm Beaches Lake Worth, FL View Archive
2020
2019 Calynne Rosholt Cedar Park, TX Hannah Berman Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Lockwood Folly CC Supply, NC View Results
2018 Calynne Rosholt Cedar Park, TX Sophie Burks Equality, AL NorthRiver Yacht Club Tuscaloosa, AL View Archive
2017 Lindsay McCurdy Liberty Hill, TX Gabriela Coello Winter Garden, FL Granada GC Hot Springs Village, AR View Archive
2016 Alex Wright Midlothian, VA Rinko Mitsunaga Roswell, GA Westlake CC Augusta, GA View Archive
2015 Sierra Brooks Sorrento, FL Madison Lellyo Windermere, FL Sara Bay CC Whitfield, FL View Archive
2014 Mika Liu Bradenton, FL Jayde Panos Stillwater, OK Gaillardia CC Oklahoma City, OK View Archive
2013 Hally Leadbetter Bradenton, FL Laura Wearn Charlotte, NC Turtle Point Yacht & CC Killen, AL View Archive
2012 Emee Herbert John’s Creek, GA Rika Park Coral Gables, FL Myers Park CC Charlotte, NC View Archive
2011 Callie Nielson Nashville, TN Meagan Roberts Ocean Springs, MS Capital City Club Atlanta, GA View Archive
2010 Ashley Lance Franklin, TN Corinna Rees Fayetteville, AR Lookout GC Lookout Mountain, GA View Archive
2009 Lexie Thompson Coral Springs, FL Mrs. Virginia Derby-Grimes Montgomery, AL Stonewood G&CC Albany, GA View Archive
2008 Lucy Nunn Lawton, OK Lindy Labauve Baton Rouge, LA The Clubs of Kingwood (Island) Kingwood, TX View Archive
2007 Stacy Lewis The Woodlands, TX Mrs. Virginia Derby-Grimes Montgomery, AL River Chase CC Birmingham, AL View Archive
2006 Taylor Leon Dallas, TX Stacy Lewis The Woodlands, TX CC of North Carolina Pinehurst, NC View Archive
2005 Mrs. Laura Coble Augusta, GA RemiJin Camping Hollywood, FL The Landings G&AC (Deer Creek GC) Savannah, GA View Archive
2004 Mrs. Taffy Brower Boynton Beach, FL Carolyn Creekmore Dallas, TX Hardscrabble CC Fort Smith, AR View Archive
2003 Jeanne Cho Gainesville, FL Sarah Jacobs Whites Creek, TN The Forest CC Fort Myers, FL View Archive
2002 Anne Hutto Birmingham, AL Nicole Melton San Antonio, TX The Montgomery CC Montgomery, AL View Archive
2001 Mrs. Robin E. Burke Houston TX Perry Swenson Charlotte, NC The Courses at Andrews (South) Joint Base Andrews, MD
2000 Sarah Johnson Benton, LA Beth Bauer Cramerton, NC Ibis G&CC West Palm Beach, FL
1999 Robin Weiss Palm Beach, FL Tina Trimble Greensboro, NC Woodside Plantation CC Aiken, SC
1998 Beth Bauer Valrico, FL Mrs. Brenda Corrie-Kuehn Fletcher, NC Beau Chene CC Mandeville, LA
1997 Jamie Hullet Mesquite, TX Tiffany Faucette Ormond Beach, FL Old Waverly GC West Point, MS
1996 Mrs. Virginia Derby-Grimes Montgomery, AL Mrs. Taffy Brower Ocean Ridge, FL Chattanooga CC Chattanooga, TN
1995 Mrs. Brenda Corrie-Kuehn Fletcher, NC Dina Taylor Debary, FL Lake Nona G&CC Orlando, FL
1994 Mrs. Sarah Lebrun Ingram Nashville, TN Mrs. Brenda Corrie-Kuehn Fletcher, NC Oklahoma G&CC Oklahoma City, OK
1993 Mrs. Sarah Lebrun Ingram Nashville, TN Mrs. Leslie Shannon Fort Lauderdale, FL Hardscrabble CC Fort Smith, AR
1992 Mrs. Robin E. Burke Houston TX Virginia Derby Montgomery, AL Huntsville, AL
1991 Mrs. Leslie Shannon Fort Lauderdale, FL Robin Weiss Palm Beach, FL Houndslake CC Aiken, SC
1990 Mrs. Martha Kirouac Norcross, GA Virginia Derby Montgomery, AL Polo Fields G&CC Louisville, KY
1989 Mrs. Mary Schmidt Houston, TX Page Marsh Jamestown, NC New Orleans, LA
1988 Robin Weiss Palm Beach, FL Donna Andrews Lynchburg, VA Colonial CC Memphis, TN
1987 Virginia Derby Montgomery, AL Lois Ledbetter Rockville, MD Indian Lakes GC Daytona Beach, FL
1986 Kim Williams Potomac, MD LeeAnn Hammack Oklahoma City, OK CC of Jackson Jackson, MS
1985 Kim Williams Potomac, MD Page Marsh Jamestown, NC Southern Pines GC Southern Pines, NC
1984 Robin Weiss Palm Beach, FL Michele Hiskey Arlington, VA
1983 Lynda Brown Fort Myers, FL Penny Hammel Coral Gables, FL
1982 Beth Barry Mobile, AL Mrs. Donald M. Headings Wesley Chapel, FL
1981 Mrs. Toni Wiesner Fort Worth, TX Elizabeth Rowland Portsmouth, VA
1980 Martha Jones Houston, TX Dr. Judi J. Jeffries Montgomery, AL
1979 Brenda Goldsmith San Antonio, TX Mrs. Robert Maclaurin Savannah, GA
1978 Mrs. Sam Furrow Knoxville, TN Jean Stacy Savannah, GA
1977 Mrs. Robert Maclaurin Savannah, GA Mrs. Donald Shannon Hialeah, FL
1976 Brenda Goldsmith San Antonio, TX Beth Barry Mobile, AL
1975 Beth Barry Mobile, AL Nancy E. Holmes Nashville, TN
1974 Martha Jones Decatur, AL Mrs. John Rathmell Houston, TX
1973 Beth Barry Mobile, AL Martha Jones Decatur, AL
1972 Beth Barry Mobile, AL Mrs. Paul Hendrix Tyler, TX Shreveport CC Shreveport, LA
1971 Beth Barry Mobile, AL Mrs. Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chattanooga, TN
1970 Katherine Hite Florence, SC Mrs. John M. Griffith, Jr. Forth Worth, TX Pinehurst No. 2 Pinehurst, NC
1969 Mrs. Mary Ann Rathmell Houston, TX Bobbie Joe Gabrielsen Athens, GA Druid Hills GC Marietta, GA
1968 Phyllis Preuss Pompano Beach, FL Mrs. William Syms Hollywood, FL Lost Tree CC North Palm Beach, FL
1967 Mrs. Teddie Boddie Shreveport, LA Mrs. Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chattanooga, TN Montgomery CC Montgomery, AL
1966 Mrs. William Syms Hollywood, FL Mrs. Gordon P. Street, Jr. Chattanooga, TN New Orleans CC New Orleans, LA
1965 Miss Phyllis Preuss Pompano Beach, FL Mrs. Gordon P. Street, Jr. Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga G&CC Chattanooga, TN
1964 Miss Nancy Roth Hollywood, FL Mrs. James Lee Coral Gables, FL Coral Ridge CC Fort Lauderdale, FL
1963 Mrs. Paul Hendrix Shreveport, LA Miss Barbara Fay White Shreveport, LA Riverdale CC Little Rock, AR
1962 Miss Clifford Ann Creed Alexandria, LA Miss Marge Burns Greensboro, NC James River CC Richmond, VA
1961 Miss Polly Riley Forth Worth, TX Miss Sherry Wheeler Glasgow, KY Biltmore Forest CC Asheville, NC
1960 Miss Judy Eller Old Hickory, TN Mrs. A. T. Higgins New Orleans, LA Metairie CC New Orleans, LA
1959 Miss Judy Eller Old Hickory, TN Miss Polly Riley Forth Worth, TX Vestavia CC Birmingham, AL
1958 Miss Mary Ann Reynolds Albany, GA Mrs. Maurice Glick Baltimore, MD Dallas Athletic Club Dallas, TX
1957 Miss Clifford Ann Creed Opelousas, LA Miss Marge Burns Greensboro, NC Memphis CC Memphis, TN
1956 Miss Mary Ann Downey Baltimore, MD Miss Wanda Sanches Baton Rouge, LA The Homestead Resort – Cascades GC Hot Springs, VA
1955 Mrs. Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chattanooga, TN Miss Mary Patton Janssen Charlottesville, VA Shreveport CC Shreveport, LA
1954 Miss Polly Riley Forth Worth, TX Miss Marge Burns Greensboro, NC Birmingham CC Birmingham, AL
1953 Miss Polly Riley Forth Worth, TX Miss Bee McWane Birmingham, AL Chattanooga CC Chattanooga, TN
1952 Miss Katherine McKinnon Lakeland, FL Miss Bee McWane Birmingham, AL General Oglethorpe GC Savannah, GA
1951 Miss Polly Riley Forth Worth, TX Miss Mary Lena Faulk Thomasville, GA Hardscrabble CC Fort Smith, AR
1950 Miss Polly Riley Forth Worth, TX Miss Dorothy Kirby Atlanta, GA Cavalier Yacht & CC Virginia Beach, VA
1949 Miss Margaret Gunther Memphis, TN Miss Betty MacKinnon Mount Pleasant, TX New Orleans CC New Orleans, LA
1948 Miss Polly Riley Forth Worth, TX Miss Margaret Gunther Memphis, TN Belle Meade CC Nashville, TN
1947 Miss Louise Suggs Atlanta, GA Miss Dorothy Kirby Atlanta, GA East Lake GC Atlanta, GA
1946 Mrs. Estelle L. Page Chapel Hill, NC Miss Dorothy Kirby Atlanta, GA Dallas CC Dallas, TX
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1941 Miss Louise Suggs Atlanta, GA Mrs. Dan Chandler Dallas, TX Memphis CC Memphis, TN
1940 Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite Forth Worth, TX Mrs. Estelle L. Page Chapel Hill, NC Rivercrest CC Fort Worth, TX
1939 Miss Marion Miley Lexington, KY Mrs. Dan Chandler Dallas, TX Oceanside GC Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
1938 Miss Marion Miley Lexington, KY Mrs. Estelle L. Page Chapel Hill, NC Birmingham CC Birmingham, AL
1937 Miss Dorothy Kirby Atlanta, GA Mrs. Estelle L. Page Chapel Hill, NC East Lake GC Atlanta, GA
1936 Mrs. Mark McGarry St. Petersburg, FL Miss Betty Jameson San Antonio, TX Oklahoma City G&CC Oklahoma City, OK
1935 Miss Mary Rogers Jacksonville, FL Miss Marion Miley Lexington, KY Louisville CC Louisville, KY
1934 Miss Betty Jameson San Antonio, TX Mrs. Leon Wolfe New Orleans, LA New Orleans CC New Orleans, LA
1933 Miss Anita Gorczyca Forth Worth, TX Mrs. Ben Fitz-Hugh Vicksburg, MS Memphis CC Memphis, TN
1932 Mrs. Ben Fitz-Hugh Vicksburg, MS Mrs. Walter Beyer Tulsa, OK Hot Springs CC Hot Springs, AR
1931 Mrs. Marion Turpie Lake New Orleans, LA Mrs. Ruth Reymond Baton Rouge, LA Princess Anne CC Virginia Beach, VA
1930 Mrs. Dave Gaut Memphis, TN Miss Anne Kennedy Tulsa, OK Sedgefield CC Greensboro, NC
1929 Miss Margaret Maddox Atlanta, GA Mrs. Dave Gaut Memphis, TN Metairie GC New Orleans, LA
1928 Miss Marion Turpie New Orleans, LA Mrs. Melvin Jone Atlanta, GA Birmingham CC Birmingham, AL
1927 Mrs. Ruth Reymond Baton Rouge, LA Miss Marion Turpie New Orleans, LA Belle Meade CC Nashville, TN
1926 Marion Turpie New Orleans, LA Mrs. Dave Gaut Memphis, TN Chattanooga CC Chattanooga, TN
1925 Mrs. John Armstrong Jackson, MS Mrs. H. S. Geismer Birmingham, AL Princess Anne CC Virginia Beach, VA
1924 Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes Atlanta, GA Rosalie Mayer Atlanta, GA Chattanooga CC Nashville, TN
1923 Mrs. Dave Gaut Memphis, TN Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes Atlanta, GA River Crest CC Fort Worth, TX
1922 Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes Atlanta, GA Rosalie Mayer Atlanta, GA Birmingham CC Birmingham, AL
1921 Mrs. Dave Gaut Memphis, TN Mrs. L. H. Beck Atlanta, GA East Lake GC Atlanta, GA
1920 Mrs. Dave Gaut Memphis, TN Mrs. Helen D. Lowndes Atlanta, GA New Orleans CC New Orleans, LA
1919 Alexa Stirling Atlanta, GA Mrs. Dave Gaut Memphis, TN Memphis CC Memphis, TN
1918
1917 Mrs. K. G. Duffield Memphis, TN Louise Hunter Memphis, TN Montgomery CC Montgomery, AL
1916 Alexa Stirling Atlanta, GA Mrs. Alston Shoaf Savannah, GA Riverview GC Montgomery, AL
1915 Alexa Stirling Atlanta, GA Mrs. Tom Payne Atlanta, GA Birmingham CC Birmingham, AL
1914 Mrs. Frank G. Jones Memphis, TN Mrs. Tom Payne Atlanta, GA Cherokee GC Knoxville, TN
1913 Mrs. E. W. Daley Nashville, TN Mrs. Frank G. Jones Memphis, TN Memphis CC Memphis, TN
1912 Mrs. Frank G. Jones Memphis, TN Mrs. George Harrington Atlanta, GA Nashville G&CC Nashville, TN
1911 Mrs. Roger Smith Nashville, TN Mrs. George Harrington Atlanta, GA Atlanta Athletic Club East Lake, GA
Inaugural Mid-Amateur Champion

The Women’s Southern Golf Association’s Inaugural Mid-Amateur Championship was held at Sara Bay Country Club in Sarasota, Florida in 2015 where Gigi Higgins of Cape Coral, Florida earned the first Mid-Amateur Champion title.

Year Champion Finalist Host Club Tournament
2023 Lucy Nunn Hattiesburg, MS Dawn Woodward Greer, FL The GC of Houston (Tournament) Prospect, KY View Archive
2022 Julia Potter-Bobb Indianapolis, IN Kathy Hartwiger Birmingham, AL Hunting Creek CC Prospect, KY View Archive
2021 Tara Connelly Vero Beach, FL Kim Keyer Scott Estero, FL The Falls Club of Palm Beaches Lake Worth, FL View Archive
2020
2019 Mary Jane Hiestand Naples, FL Lucy Nunn Hattiesburg, MS Lockwood Folly CC Supply, NC View Archive
2018 Susan West Tuscaloosa, AL Linda Jeffrey Prattville, AL NorthRiver Yacht Club Tuscaloosa, AL View Archive
2017 Tanna Richard Fort Smith, AR Susan West Tuscaloosa, AL Granada GC Hot Springs Village, AR View Archive
2016 Laura Coble Augusta, GA Janie Carpenter Garland, TX Westlake CC Augusta, GA View Archive
2015 Gigi Higgins Cape Coral, FL Anna Schultz Rockwall, TX Sara Bay CC Whitfield, FL View Archive
Inaugural Senior Amateur Champion

In 1986, the inaugural Women’s Southern Senior Amateur Championship was hosted by Palm Beach Polo & Country Club in Wellington, Florida. Nita McMaster of Lakeland, Florida earned the title of the very first Women’s Southern Senior Amateur Champion by the Women’s Southern Golf Association.

Inaugural Super Senior Amateur Champion

In 1989, the inaugural Super Senior trophy went to Betty Raasch of Sugar Land, Texas.

Year Senior Champion Super Senior Champion Host Club Tournament
2024 Dawn Woodard Greer, SC Beatriz Arenas Wellington, FL The Country Club of Salisbury Salisbury, NC View Archive
2023 Kim Keyer-Scott Estero, FL Carolyn Creekmore Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Hot Springs CC (Park) Hot Springs, AR View Archive
2022 Kelley Nittoli San Antonio, TX Beatriz Arenas Wellington, FL Woodside CC (Cup) Aiken, SC View Archive
2021 Kathy Hartwiger Birmingham, AL Beatriz Arenas Wellington, FL Craft Farms Golf Resort – Cypress Bend Gulf Shores, AL View Archive
2020 Kim Keyer-Scott Estero, FL Beatriz Arenas Wellington, FL Old Waverly GC West Point, MS View Archive
2019 Therese Quinn Jacksonville, FL Jewell Malick Heath, TX Craft Farms Golf Resort (Cotton Creek) Gulf Shores, AL View Archive
2018 Anna Schultz Rockwall, TX Taffy Brower Boynton Beach, FL Reunion G&CC Madison, MS View Archive
2017 Lisa Schlesinger Gaithersburg, MD Taffy Brower Boynton Beach, FL The Homestead Resort (Cascades GC) Hot Springs, VA View Archive
2016 Julie Harrison Baton Rouge, LA Taffy Brower Boynton Beach, FL Hammock Beach Resort (The Conservatory) Palm Coast, FL View Archive
2015 Carolyn Creekmore Dallas, TX Taffy Brower Boynton Beach, FL Hot Springs CC (Arlington) Hot Springs, AR View Archive
2014 Kelley Nittoli San Antonio, TX Harriet Cauthen Orange Beach, AL Riverhill CC Kerrville, TX View Archive
2013 Mina Hardin Fort Worth, TX Cynthia Curry/Harriet Cauthon Ol’ Colony Golf Complex Tuscaloosa, AL View Archive
2012 Taffy Brower Boynton Beach, FL Cynthia Curry Charlotte, NC Winton CC Clifford, VA View Archive
2011 Mina Hardin Fort Worth, TX Claudeen Lindberg Atlanta, GA Palmetto GC Aiken, SC View Archive
2010 Mina Hardin Fort Worth, TX Wanda Carroll Jonesboro, AR Texarkana CC Texarkana, AR View Archive
2009 Patty Moore Charlotte, NC Diane Dill Montgomery, TX Bentwater Yacht & CC Montgomery, TX View Archive
2008 Carolyn Creekmore Dallas, TX Beth Curlin Versailles, KY Lexington G&CC Lexington, VA View Archive
2007 Anna Schultz Rockwall, TX Beth Curlin Versailles, KY Woodside Plantation CC Aiken, SC View Archive
2006 Anna Schultz Rockwall, TX Beth Curlin Versailles, KY Danville CC Danville, KY View Archive
2005 Martha Lang Mandeville, LA Mary Lou Scharf Tulsa, OK Colonial CC Memphis, TN View Archive
2004 Taffy Brower Boynton Beach, FL Mary Lou Scharf Tulsa, OK Colonial CC Jackson, MS View Archive
2003 Nancy Smith North Port, FL Barbara P. Young Wilmington, NC The Members Club at St. James Plantation Southport, NC View Archive
2002 Nancy Smith North Port, FL Mary Lou Scharf Tulsa, OK Tchefuncta CC Covington, LA View Archive
2001 Nancy Smith North Port, FL Juanita Petrone Dublin, VA
2000 Patty Moore Charlotte, NC Mary Lou Scharf Tulsa, OK
1999 Chris Spivey Pell City, AL Juanita Petrone Dublin, VA
1998 Harriet Cauthen Orange Beach, AL Cameron Postle Slidell, LA
1997 Toni Wiesner Fort Worth, TX Cameron Postle Slidell, LA
1996 Eleanor Walker Alpharetta, GA Juanita Petrone Dublin, VA
1995 Eleanor Walker Alpharetta, GA Nancy Rutter Tequesta, FL
1994 Dede Hoffman Naples, FL Kitty Lee Mann Osprey, FL
1993 Peggy Brass Orlando, FL Goria Ellers Enterprise, AL
1992 Peggy Brass Orlando, FL Maxine Gilmore Vienna, WV
1991 Peggy Brass Orlando, FL Barbara Russell Clearwater, FL
1990 Dede Hoffman Naples, FL Alice Albert Baton Rouge, LA
1989 Dede Hoffman Naples, FL Betty Raasch Sugar Land, TX
1988 Marie Winks Forest, VA
1987 Ceil Maclaurin Savannah, GA
1986 Nita McMaster Lakeland, FL

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