1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Georgianna Bishop wins at Merion Cricket Club (Original Course)
Georgianna Bishop won the 1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Merion Cricket Club (Original Course) in Haverford, Pennsylvania, beating Mrs. E. F. Sanford 5 & 3 in the final.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Edition
- 10th
- Dates
- October 10, 1904 to October 15, 1904
- Course
- Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford, Pennsylvania
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying + match play
- Champion
- Georgianna Bishop · age 26 · United States
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
- Runner-up
- Mrs. E. F. Sanford
- Final
- 5 & 3
- Losing semifinalists
- Pauline Mackay and Katherine Harley
- Stroke-play medalist
- Lottie Dod (93)
- Defending champion
- Bessie Anthony
- Entries
- 86
What happened at the 1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur
British champion Lottie (Charlotte) Dod, co-medalist at 93, lost her first match to Boston's Pauline Mackay 2 and 1 on the baked Merion turf.
Georgianna Bishop beat Mrs. E. F. Sanford 5 and 3 in an 18-hole final played despite a big football match and the Rose Tree Hunt races nearby.
Final, Georgianna Bishop v. Mrs. E. F. Sanford. Georgianna Bishop beat Mrs. E. F. Sanford 5 and 3 in an 18-hole final played despite a big football match and the Rose Tree Hunt races nearby.
Round of 32, Pauline Mackay v. Charlotte Dod. British champion Lottie (Charlotte) Dod, co-medalist at 93, lost her first match to Boston's Pauline Mackay 2 and 1 on the baked Merion turf.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 16.
The final, 1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgianna Bishop | def. | Mrs. E. F. Sanford | 5 & 3 |
Semifinals, 1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. E. F. Sanford | def. | Pauline Mackay | 7 & 6 |
| Georgianna Bishop | def. | Katherine Harley | 4 & 3 |
Quarterfinals, 1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Mackay | def. | F. N. Ayres | 1 up |
| Mrs. E. F. Sanford | def. | E.L. Vanderhoef | 2 up |
| Katherine Harley | def. | Margaret Curtis | 1 up |
| Georgianna Bishop | def. | Frances C. Griscom | 4 & 3 |
Round of 16, 1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Mackay | def. | Louisa A. Wells | 3 & 2 |
| F. N. Ayres | def. | E. S. Porter | 4 & 3 |
| E.L. Vanderhoef | def. | J. Anna Carpenter | 2 up |
| Mrs. E. F. Sanford | def. | Margaret Fox | won on 19th hole |
| Margaret Curtis | def. | E. N. Lockwood | 3 & 2 |
| Katherine Harley | def. | Fanny C. Osgood | 6 & 4 |
| Georgianna Bishop | def. | Mrs. F. W. Batchelder | 4 & 3 |
| Frances C. Griscom | def. | Mabel Higgins | 2 & 1 |
Round of 32, 1904 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa A. Wells | def. | Mary B. Adams | 2 up |
| Pauline Mackay | def. | Lottie Dod | 2 & 1 |
| E. S. Porter | def. | Eunice Terry | 3 & 2 |
| F. N. Ayres | def. | M. C. Dutton | 3 & 1 |
| E.L. Vanderhoef | def. | Maude Wetmore | unknown |
| J. Anna Carpenter | def. | Mrs. Harry Toulmin | 8 & 7 |
| Mrs. E. F. Sanford | def. | Harriot Curtis | won on 19th hole |
| Margaret Fox | def. | Ruth Milne | 4 & 3 |
| E. N. Lockwood | def. | L. Biddle | 5 & 4 |
| Margaret Curtis | def. | Ruth Badgley | 8 & 6 |
| Katherine Harley | def. | Nonna Barlow | 1 up |
| Fanny C. Osgood | def. | A. P. McNeely | walkover |
| Georgianna Bishop | def. | H. F. Bishop | 4 & 2 |
| Mrs. F. W. Batchelder | def. | E. W. Allen | walkover |
| Mabel Higgins | def. | Anita Phipps | 2 & 1 |
| Frances C. Griscom | def. | F. McNeely | walkover |
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.