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Jill Thornhill

England · born

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1983 Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1983 The Women's Amateur Championship Silloth on Solway Golf Club · 4 & 2

Results by championship

    Best day

    1983 Women's Amateur

    Silloth on Solway Golf Club · won 4 & 2

    Jill Thornhill beat Marie-Laure de Taya with an eagle-birdie finish in the semis, then Regine Lautens 4 & 2 at Silloth.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1983.

    Career line, 1983–1983

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    • Other win

    Jill Thornhill was born on August 18, 1942. Thornhill won the 1983 Women's Amateur.

    See Jill Thornhill in our rooms: Every Ground and The Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1983 The Women's Amateur Championship Silloth on Solway Golf Club · 4 & 2

    Profile

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

    Status

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1984 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team
    • 1986 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1988 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1965 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team
    • 1983 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1985 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1987 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1986 Espirito Santo Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team

    Source: Wikipedia: Jill Thornhill

    Known for

    • Jill Thornhill (née Woodside, born 18 August 1942) is an English amateur golfer. 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: Jill Thornhill
    2. Wikidata: Q111322150
    3. Wikipedia: Women's Amateur Championship
    4. golfcompendium.com: british womens amateur winners