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Pam Barton

England · born , Barnes, England, U.K. · died

3championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1936 Women's Amateur and 1939 Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1934 Women's Amateur and 1935 Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur Canoe Brook Country Club · 4 & 3
  2. 1936 The Women's Amateur Championship Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club · 7 & 5
  3. 1939 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Portrush Golf Club · 2 & 1

Near misses

  1. 1934 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · runner-up to Helen Holm · 6 & 5
  2. 1935 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Wanda Morgan · 3 & 2

Results by championship

    Best day

    1936 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Canoe Brook Country Club · won 4 & 3

    England's Pam Barton won on her first attempt, beating Maureen Orcutt 4 & 3, and took the British Ladies title the same year.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1936.

    Career line, 1934–1939

    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1936 U.S. Women's Amateur: won
    Women's Amateur
    1934 Women's Amateur: runner-up1935 Women's Amateur: runner-up1936 Women's Amateur: won1939 Women's Amateur: won
    1934193619381940

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Pam Barton was born on March 4, 1917, in Barnes, England, U.K. Barton won the 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1936 Women's Amateur and the 1939 Women's Amateur. Barton was runner-up at the 1934 Women's Amateur and the 1935 Women's Amateur.

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

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    The record

    Amateur titles (3)

    1. 1936 U.S. Women's Amateur Canoe Brook Country Club · 4 & 3
    2. 1936 The Women's Amateur Championship Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club · 7 & 5
    3. 1939 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Portrush Golf Club · 2 & 1

    Near misses

    1. 1934 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal Porthcawl Golf Club · runner-up to Helen Holm · 6 & 5
    2. 1935 The Women's Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Wanda Morgan · 3 & 2

    Profile

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

    Full name

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1934, 1936 (tie)
    • Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1934 (tie), 1936 (winners), 1937 (winners), 1938 (winners), 1939 (winners)

    Source: Wikipedia: Pamela Barton

    Known for

    • Pamela Espeut Barton (4 March 1917 – 13 November 1943) was 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: Pamela Barton
    2. Wikipedia: Pam Barton
    3. Wikidata: Q7129102
    4. Wikipedia: U.S. Women's Amateur
    5. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur champions
    6. championships.usga.org: u s women s amateur records
    7. Wikipedia: Women's Amateur Championship
    8. golfcompendium.com: british womens amateur winners
    9. Wikipedia: 全英女子アマチュア選手権
    10. Wikipedia: Wanda Morgan