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Joyce Wethered

England · born , New Malden, England · died

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Summary

  • Titles 1922 Women's Amateur, 1924 Women's Amateur, 1925 Women's Amateur and 1929 Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1921 Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1922 The Women's Amateur Championship Prince's Golf Club · 9 & 7
  2. 1924 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Portrush Golf Club · 7 & 6
  3. 1925 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Troon Golf Club · 37 holes
  4. 1929 The Women's Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · 3 & 1

Near misses

  1. 1921 The Women's Amateur Championship Turnberry · runner-up to Cecil Leitch · 4 & 3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1922 Women's Amateur

    Prince's Golf Club · won 9 & 7

    One up after a tight morning round, Joyce Wethered overwhelmed Cecil Leitch in the afternoon to win 9 & 7 at Prince's.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1922.

    Career line, 1921–1929

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Joyce Wethered was born on November 17, 1901, in New Malden, England. Wethered won the 1922 Women's Amateur, the 1924 Women's Amateur, the 1925 Women's Amateur and the 1929 Women's Amateur. Wethered was runner-up at the 1921 Women's Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (4)

    1. 1922 The Women's Amateur Championship Prince's Golf Club · 9 & 7
    2. 1924 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Portrush Golf Club · 7 & 6
    3. 1925 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Troon Golf Club · 37 holes
    4. 1929 The Women's Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · 3 & 1

    Near misses

    1. 1921 The Women's Amateur Championship Turnberry · runner-up to Cecil Leitch · 4 & 3

    Profile

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

    Full name

    • Joyce Wethered, Lady Heathcoat-Amory Wikipedia

    Status

    Died in

    Hall of Fame

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1931 Vagliano Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team (winners)
    • 1932 Curtis Cup Great Britain & Ireland team (playing captain)

    Source: Wikipedia: Joyce Wethered

    Known for

    • Joyce Wethered, Lady Heathcoat-Amory (17 November 1901 – 18 November 1997) was a golfer regarded as the leading British woman player of the inter-war period. 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: Joyce Wethered
    2. Wikidata: Q3187239
    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: Royal Troon Golf Club
    7. assets.randa.org: Womens Amateur Information 2025
    8. Wikipedia: Cecil Leitch