1898 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Beatrix Hoyt wins at Ardsley Club

Beatrix Hoyt won the 1898 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Ardsley Club in Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York, beating Maude Wetmore 5 & 3 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 4th
Dates: October 11, 1898 to October 14, 1898
Course: Ardsley Club, Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Beatrix Hoyt · age 18 · United States
Champion's title: 3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Maude Wetmore · age 25
Final: 5 & 3
Losing semifinalists: Frances C. Griscom and Carol Eidlitz
Stroke-play medalist: Beatrix Hoyt (92)
Defending champion: Beatrix Hoyt · won
Entries: 61

What happened at the 1898 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Beatrix Hoyt set a women's record for the Ardsley links with 46, 46 for 92 in qualifying, then beat Maude K. Wetmore 5 and 3 for her third straight title.

Ruth Underhill was 4 down at the 13th to Madeline Boardman, squared the match on the 18th and won in extra holes.

Final, Beatrix Hoyt v. Maude K. Wetmore. Beatrix Hoyt set a women's record for the Ardsley links with 46, 46 for 92 in qualifying, then beat Maude K. Wetmore 5 and 3 for her third straight title.

Round of 16, Ruth Underhill v. Madeline Boardman. Ruth Underhill was 4 down at the 13th to Madeline Boardman, squared the match on the 18th and won in extra holes.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 16.

The final, 1898 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Beatrix Hoyt	def.	Maude Wetmore	5 & 3

Semifinals, 1898 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Maude Wetmore	def.	Frances C. Griscom	4 & 3
Beatrix Hoyt	def.	Carol Eidlitz	6 & 5

Quarterfinals, 1898 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carol Eidlitz	def.	Mrs. W. Fellowes Morgan	8 & 6
Beatrix Hoyt	def.	Edith B. Burt	6 & 5
Frances C. Griscom	def.	Ruth Underhill	6 & 4
Maude Wetmore	def.	K. K. Cassatt	4 & 3

Round of 16, 1898 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. W. Fellowes Morgan	def.	Harriot Curtis	5 & 4
Carol Eidlitz	def.	Marion Shearson	2 & 1
Beatrix Hoyt	def.	Grace B. Keyes	4 & 3
Edith B. Burt	def.	Mrs. Edward A. Manice	2 up
Ruth Underhill	def.	Madeline Boardman	won on 19th hole
Frances C. Griscom	def.	Mrs. William Shippen	7 & 5
K. K. Cassatt	def.	Mrs. J. E. Greiner	5 & 4
Maude Wetmore	def.	Alice Strong	3 & 2

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.