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Frances Stephens

England · born · died

2championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1949 Women's Amateur and 1954 Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1951 Women's Amateur and 1952 Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1949 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal St David's Golf Club · 5 & 4
  2. 1954 The Women's Amateur Championship Ganton Golf Club · 4 & 3

Near misses

  1. 1951 The Women's Amateur Championship Broadstone Golf Club · runner-up to Kitty MacCann · 4 & 3
  2. 1952 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Troon Golf Club · runner-up to Moira Paterson · 39 holes

Results by championship

    Best day

    1949 Women's Amateur

    Royal St David's Golf Club · won 5 & 4

    Frances Stephens won her first title, beating Philomena Garvey in the semi-finals and Irishwoman Clarrie Reddan 5 & 4 in the final.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1949.

    Career line, 1949–1954

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Frances Stephens was born on July 26, 1924. Stephens won the 1949 Women's Amateur and the 1954 Women's Amateur. Stephens was runner-up at the 1951 Women's Amateur and the 1952 Women's Amateur.

    See Frances Stephens in our rooms: Every Ground, U.S. Women's Amateur and The Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (2)

    1. 1949 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal St David's Golf Club · 5 & 4
    2. 1954 The Women's Amateur Championship Ganton Golf Club · 4 & 3

    Near misses

    1. 1951 The Women's Amateur Championship Broadstone Golf Club · runner-up to Kitty MacCann · 4 & 3
    2. 1952 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Troon Golf Club · runner-up to Moira Paterson · 39 holes

    Profile

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

    Status

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1950 Curtis Cup team
    • 1952 Curtis Cup team
    • 1954 Curtis Cup team
    • 1956 Curtis Cup team
    • 1958 Curtis Cup team
    • 1960 Curtis Cup team
    • 1962 Curtis Cup team
    • 1972 Curtis Cup team
    • 1947 Vagliano Trophy team
    • 1948 Vagliano Trophy team
    • 1949 Vagliano Trophy team
    • 1953 Vagliano Trophy team
    • 1955 Vagliano Trophy team
    • 1959 Vagliano Trophy team
    • 1971 Vagliano Trophy team
    • 1959 Commonwealth Trophy team
    • 1963 Commonwealth Trophy team

    Source: Wikipedia: Frances Stephens (golfer)

    Known for

    • English amateur golfer who won the British Ladies Amateur in 1949, 1954 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: Frances Stephens (golfer)
    2. Wikidata: Q18922241
    3. Wikipedia: Women's Amateur Championship
    4. golfcompendium.com: british womens amateur winners
    5. Wikipedia: 全英女子アマチュア選手権
    6. Wikipedia: Elizabeth Price (golfer)
    7. Wikipedia: Kitty MacCann
    8. Wikipedia: Royal Troon Golf Club
    9. Wikipedia: Moira Paterson