1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Dorothy Campbell Hurd wins at Merion Cricket Club (Original Course)

Dorothy Campbell Hurd won the 1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Merion Cricket Club (Original Course) in Haverford, Pennsylvania, beating Nonna Barlow 3 & 2 in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 15th
Dates: October 4, 1909 to October 9, 1909
Course: Merion Cricket Club (Original Course), Haverford, Pennsylvania
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Dorothy Campbell Hurd · age 26 · Scotland
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Nonna Barlow · age 43
Final: 3 & 2
Losing semifinalists: Margaret Fox and M. W. Phelps
Stroke-play medalist: Margaret Fox (86)
Defending champion: Katherine Harley · lost in the round of 32
Entries: 70

What happened at the 1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur

All square with Mrs. Caleb F. Fox at the turn, Dorothy Campbell won the 10th, 11th and 12th, her second at the 10th running over the bridge across the brook while Fox found the water.

Dorothy Campbell took the lead for the first time at the 13th when Mrs. R. H. Barlow failed to carry the ditch, and won 3 and 2 to become the first champion not born in America.

Final, Dorothy Campbell v. Mrs. R. H. Barlow. Dorothy Campbell took the lead for the first time at the 13th when Mrs. R. H. Barlow failed to carry the ditch, and won 3 and 2 to become the first champion not born in America.

Semifinal, Dorothy Campbell v. Mrs. Caleb F. Fox. All square with Mrs. Caleb F. Fox at the turn, Dorothy Campbell won the 10th, 11th and 12th, her second at the 10th running over the bridge across the brook while Fox found the water.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Nonna Barlow	3 & 2

Semifinals, 1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Margaret Fox	3 & 2
Nonna Barlow	def.	M. W. Phelps	6 & 5

Quarterfinals, 1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Mrs. C. T. Stout	unknown

Round of 16, 1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. C. T. Stout	def.	Frances C. Griscom	2 & 1
Margaret Fox	def.	Mary B. Adams	1 up
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Mrs. E. H. Fitler	2 & 1
Isabella Smith	def.	E. S. Porter	won on 19th hole
Nonna Barlow	def.	Jane S. Spence	2 up
Frances Teacher	def.	Vida Llewellyn	3 & 1
M. W. Phelps	def.	S. Temple	1 up

Round of 32, 1909 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mary B. Adams	def.	Katherine Harley	2 up
Mrs. C. T. Stout	def.	Anita E. Phipps	4 & 3
Margaret Fox	def.	Margaret Curtis	2 & 1
Isabella Smith	def.	Florence McNeely	1 up
E. S. Porter	def.	Harriot Curtis	1 up
Vida Llewellyn	def.	Georgianna Bishop	2 up
S. Temple	def.	Mrs. S. F. Lefferts	1 up
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Mrs. C. W. McKelvey	10 & 8

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.