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1902 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Genevieve Hecker wins at The Country Club (Original Course)

Genevieve Hecker won the 1902 U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Country Club (Original Course) in Brookline, Massachusetts, beating Louisa A. Wells 4 & 3 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition
8th
Dates
September 30, 1902 to October 4, 1902
Course
The Country Club (Original Course), Brookline, Massachusetts
Format
stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion
Genevieve Hecker · age 18 · United States
Champion's title
2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up
Louisa A. Wells
Final
4 & 3
Losing semifinalists
unknown and unknown
Stroke-play medalist
Louisa A. Wells (89)
Defending champion
Genevieve Hecker · won
Entries
96

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1902 U.S. Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Genevieve Heckerdef.Louisa A. Wells4 & 3

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

  1. https://archive.org/details/spaldingsofficia01uniteds
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Amateur
  3. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-champions.html
  4. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-records.html