1897 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Beatrix Hoyt wins at Essex County Club

Beatrix Hoyt won the 1897 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Essex County Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, beating Nellie Sargent 5 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 3rd
Dates: August 24, 1897 to August 26, 1897
Course: Essex County Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Beatrix Hoyt · age 17 · United States
Champion's title: 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Nellie Sargent
Final: 5 & 4
Losing semifinalists: unknown and unknown
Stroke-play medalist: Beatrix Hoyt (108)
Defending champion: Beatrix Hoyt · won
Entries: 29

What happened at the 1897 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Beatrix Hoyt took the medal with 108 at Essex County and beat Nellie Sargent of the host club 5 and 4 in the final.

C. E. Longworth beat Mrs. J. Warren Merrill 7 and 6 in the quarterfinals, a margin still on the USGA's list of the largest quarterfinal wins.

Final, Beatrix Hoyt v. Nellie Sargent. Beatrix Hoyt took the medal with 108 at Essex County and beat Nellie Sargent of the host club 5 and 4 in the final.

Quarterfinal, C. E. Longworth v. Mrs. J. Warren Merrill. C. E. Longworth beat Mrs. J. Warren Merrill 7 and 6 in the quarterfinals, a margin still on the USGA's list of the largest quarterfinal wins.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1897 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Beatrix Hoyt	def.	Nellie Sargent	5 & 4

Quarterfinals, 1897 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
C. E. Longworth	def.	Mrs. J. Warren Merrill	7 & 6

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.