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1905 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Pauline Mackay wins at Morris County G.C.

Pauline Mackay won the 1905 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Morris County G.C. in Morristown, New Jersey, beating Margaret Curtis 1 up in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition
11th
Dates
October 9, 1905 to October 14, 1905
Course
Morris County G.C., Morristown, New Jersey
Format
match play
Champion
Pauline Mackay · age 27 · United States
Champion's title
1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up
Margaret Curtis · age 22
Final
1 up
Losing semifinalists
unknown and unknown
Stroke-play medalist
Margaret Curtis (87)
Defending champion
Georgianna M. Bishop
Entries
69

The draw

Every match is recorded through the final.

The final, 1905 U.S. Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Pauline Mackaydef.Margaret Curtis1 up

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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Amateur
  2. https://championships.usga.org/uswomensamateur/u-s--women-s-amateur-champions.html