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Virginia Van Wie

United States · born , Chicago, Illinois, U.S. · died

3championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1932 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1934 U.S. Women's Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1928 U.S. Women's Amateur and 1930 U.S. Women's Amateur

Wins

  1. 1932 U.S. Women's Amateur Salem Country Club · 10 & 8
  2. 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur Exmoor Country Club · 4 & 3
  3. 1934 U.S. Women's Amateur Whitemarsh Valley Country Club · 2 & 1

Near misses

  1. 1928 U.S. Women's Amateur The Homestead · runner-up to Glenna Collett · 13 & 12
  2. 1930 U.S. Women's Amateur Los Angeles Country Club · runner-up to Glenna Collett · 6 & 5

Results by championship

    Best day

    1932 U.S. Women's Amateur

    Salem Country Club · won 10 & 8

    After losing two finals to her, Virginia Van Wie routed Glenna Collett Vare 10 & 8 for her first title.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1932.

    Career line, 1928–1934

    U.S. Women's Amateur
    1928 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1930 U.S. Women's Amateur: runner-up1932 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1933 U.S. Women's Amateur: won1934 U.S. Women's Amateur: won
    1928193019321934

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Virginia Van Wie was born on February 9, 1909, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Van Wie won the 1932 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1934 U.S. Women's Amateur. Van Wie was runner-up at the 1928 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 1930 U.S. Women's Amateur.

    See Virginia Van Wie 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. 1932 U.S. Women's Amateur Salem Country Club · 10 & 8
    2. 1933 U.S. Women's Amateur Exmoor Country Club · 4 & 3
    3. 1934 U.S. Women's Amateur Whitemarsh Valley Country Club · 2 & 1

    Near misses

    1. 1928 U.S. Women's Amateur The Homestead · runner-up to Glenna Collett · 13 & 12
    2. 1930 U.S. Women's Amateur Los Angeles Country Club · runner-up to Glenna Collett · 6 & 5

    Profile

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

    Status

    Died in

    Hall of Fame

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1932 Curtis Cup United States team (winners)
    • 1934 Curtis Cup United States team (winners)

    Source: Wikipedia: Virginia Van Wie

    Known for

    • American amateur best known for winning three straight U.S. Women's Amateurs, 1932-34, and a member of the first winning Curtis Cup team. 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: Virginia Van Wie
    2. Wikidata: Q7934647
    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: Glenna Collett-Vare