1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Lucy Barnes Brown wins at Meadow Brook Club
Lucy Barnes Brown won the 1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Meadow Brook Club in Hempstead, New York, at 18-hole stroke play, scoring 132, 2 strokes ahead of Nellie Sargent.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 1st
- Dates
- November 9, 1895 to November 9, 1895
- Course
- Meadow Brook Club, Hempstead, New York
- Format
- 18-hole stroke play
- Champion
- Lucy Barnes Brown · age 36 · United States
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
- Runner-up
- Nellie Sargent
- Winning score
- 132 (margin: 2)
- Stroke-play medalist
- Lucy Barnes Brown (132)
- Entries
- 13
What happened at the 1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur
Lucy Barnes Brown won the only stroke-play edition with 132 for 18 holes at Meadow Brook, two strokes ahead of Nellie Sargent's 134, in a field of 13.
A New York social column reported that 'Thirteen ladies played 18 holes of golf at the Meadow Brook Club' and that Mrs. Charles S. Brown 'thus won the United States championship for lady golfers.'
Final, Lucy Barnes Brown v. Nellie Sargent. Lucy Barnes Brown won the only stroke-play edition with 132 for 18 holes at Meadow Brook, two strokes ahead of Nellie Sargent's 134, in a field of 13.
Final, Lucy Barnes Brown v. Nellie Sargent. A New York social column reported that 'Thirteen ladies played 18 holes of golf at the Meadow Brook Club' and that Mrs. Charles S. Brown 'thus won the United States championship for lady golfers.'
No draw: stroke play
In 1895, its first year, the U.S. Women’s Amateur was 18 holes of stroke play, so there is no bracket for 1895.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’s Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.
Data: us-womens-amateur.json.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Amateur
- https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-champions.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Barnes_Brown
- https://www.usga.org/championships/2014/history-21474864840.html
- https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-records.html