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Alexa Stirling

United States · born , Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. · died

3championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1916 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1919 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1920 U.S. Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1921 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1925 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1916 U.S. Women's Amateur Belmont Springs Country Club · 2 & 1
  2. 1919 U.S. Women's Amateur Shawnee Country Club · 6 & 5
  3. 1920 U.S. Women's Amateur Mayfield Country Club · 5 & 4

Near misses

  1. 1921 U.S. Women's Amateur Hollywood Golf Club · runner-up to Marion Hollins · 5 & 4
  2. 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur Westchester Country Club · runner-up to Edith Cummings · 3 & 2
  3. 1925 U.S. Women's Amateur St. Louis Country Club · runner-up to Glenna Collett · 9 & 8

Results by championship

    Best day

    1916 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Belmont Springs Country Club · won 2 & 1

    Alexa Stirling, a longtime friend of Bobby Jones, beat Mildred Caverly 2 & 1 for the first of three straight titles.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1916.

    Career line, 1916–1925

    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1916 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1919 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1920 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1921 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1923 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1925 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up
    19201925

    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Alexa Stirling was born on September 5, 1897, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Stirling won the 1916 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1919 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1920 U.S. Women's Amateur. Stirling was runner-up at the 1921 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1925 U.S. Women's Amateur.

    See Alexa Stirling in our rooms: Every Ground and U.S. Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (3)

    1. 1916 U.S. Women's Amateur Belmont Springs Country Club · 2 & 1
    2. 1919 U.S. Women's Amateur Shawnee Country Club · 6 & 5
    3. 1920 U.S. Women's Amateur Mayfield Country Club · 5 & 4

    Near misses

    1. 1921 U.S. Women's Amateur Hollywood Golf Club · runner-up to Marion Hollins · 5 & 4
    2. 1923 U.S. Women's Amateur Westchester Country Club · runner-up to Edith Cummings · 3 & 2
    3. 1925 U.S. Women's Amateur St. Louis Country Club · runner-up to Glenna Collett · 9 & 8

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Other names

    Status

    Died in

    Hall of Fame

    • Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (1978)
    • Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (1986)
    • Georgia Golf Hall of Fame (1989)

    Source: Wikipedia: Alexa Stirling

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1920 Canadian Women's Amateur won
    • 1934 Canadian Women's Amateur won
    • 1921 Canadian Women's Amateur runner-up
    • 1925 Canadian Women's Amateur runner-up

    Source: Wikipedia: Alexa Stirling

    Known for

    • American-Canadian amateur from Atlanta who won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 1916, 1919 and 1920 and the Canadian title in 1920 and 1934. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Alexa Stirling
    2. Wikidata: Q4718083
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    4. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions
    5. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur records
    6. Wikipedia: Marion Hollins
    7. Wikipedia: Edith Cummings