1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Katherine Harley wins at Nassau C.C.
Katherine Harley won the 1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Nassau C.C. in Glen Cove, New York, beating Elaine Rosenthal 1 up in the final.
Updated October 23, 2026
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- Edition
- 20th
- Dates
- September 14, 1914 to September 19, 1914
- Course
- Nassau C.C., Glen Cove, New York
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying + match play
- Champion
- Katherine Harley · age 32 · United States
- Champion's title
- 2nd U.S. Women’s Amateur
- Runner-up
- Elaine Rosenthal · age 18
- Final
- 1 up
- Losing semifinalists
- Florence Vanderbeck and Nonna Barlow
- Stroke-play medalist
- Georgianna Bishop (85)
- Defending champion
- Gladys Ravenscroft
- Entries
- 93
What happened at the 1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur
Dormie 1 on the 18th, Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson played her fourth from the road beside the green practically dead, and after Elaine Rosenthal's 30-foot putt for the hole ran eight feet past and she holed the return, Jackson holed out to halve and win 1 up.
Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow beat former champion Margaret Curtis at the 19th hole in the first round.
Final, Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson v. Elaine V. Rosenthal. Dormie 1 on the 18th, Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson played her fourth from the road beside the green practically dead, and after Elaine Rosenthal's 30-foot putt for the hole ran eight feet past and she holed the return, Jackson holed out to halve and win 1 up.
Round of 32, Mrs. R. H. Barlow v. Margaret Curtis. Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow beat former champion Margaret Curtis at the 19th hole in the first round.
The draw
Every match is recorded through the round of 32.
The final, 1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Harley | def. | Elaine Rosenthal | 1 up |
Semifinals, 1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Harley | def. | Florence Vanderbeck | 2 & 1 |
| Elaine Rosenthal | def. | Nonna Barlow | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Harley | def. | Caroline Painter | 4 & 2 |
| Florence Vanderbeck | def. | Ethel M. Campbell | 2 & 1 |
| Elaine Rosenthal | def. | Florence McNeely | won on 19th hole |
| Nonna Barlow | def. | Lillian B. Hyde | 1 up |
Round of 16, 1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Harley | def. | Eleanor W. Allen | 3 & 2 |
| Caroline Painter | def. | Mrs. H. R. Stockton | 3 & 1 |
| Florence Vanderbeck | def. | C. C. Robertson | 7 & 6 |
| Ethel M. Campbell | def. | Mrs. E. W. Daley | 2 & 1 |
| Elaine Rosenthal | def. | Georgianna M. Bishop | 6 & 5 |
| Florence McNeely | def. | Mrs. E. M. Steedman | walkover |
| Nonna Barlow | def. | Mrs. Isaac Harter | 6 & 5 |
| Lillian B. Hyde | def. | Mrs. J. L. Davis | 7 & 6 |
Round of 32, 1914 U.S. Women’s Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Harley | def. | Harriot Curtis | 2 & 1 |
| Eleanor W. Allen | def. | Frances C. Griscom | 3 & 2 |
| Mrs. H. R. Stockton | def. | Margaret Fox | won on 20th hole |
| Caroline Painter | def. | Mrs. E. H. Fitler | 1 up |
| C. C. Robertson | def. | Mrs. Thurston Wright | 1 up |
| Florence Vanderbeck | def. | Fanny C. Osgood | 5 & 4 |
| Mrs. E. W. Daley | def. | Mrs. G. M. Heckscher | 4 & 2 |
| Ethel M. Campbell | def. | M. A. Irving | 8 & 6 |
| Elaine Rosenthal | def. | Mrs. H. C. Phipps | 6 & 5 |
| Georgianna M. Bishop | def. | Alexa Stirling | 2 & 1 |
| Florence McNeely | def. | Mrs. A. C. Sumner | 1 up |
| Mrs. E. M. Steedman | def. | Grace Semple | 3 & 2 |
| Mrs. Isaac Harter | def. | Bertha A. Stratton | won on 19th hole |
| Nonna Barlow | def. | Margaret Curtis | won on 19th hole |
| Lillian B. Hyde | def. | Marion Hollins | 4 & 3 |
| Mrs. J. L. Davis | def. | Louise Swabacker | 2 & 1 |
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.