1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Alexa Stirling wins at Belmont Springs C.C.

Alexa Stirling won the 1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Belmont Springs C.C. in Waverley, Massachusetts, beating Mildred Caverly 2 & 1 in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 22nd
Dates: October 2, 1916 to October 7, 1916
Course: Belmont Springs C.C., Waverley, Massachusetts
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Alexa Stirling · age 19 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Mildred Caverly · age 22
Final: 2 & 1
Losing semifinalists: Mrs. Thomas Hucknall and Mrs. Charles C. Auchincloss
Stroke-play medalist: Dorothy Campbell Hurd (86)
Defending champion: Florence Vanderbeck · did not play
Entries: 63

What happened at the 1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Medalist Dorothy Campbell Hurd (86) went out in the first round when Mrs. Thomas Hucknall won the 18th with a drive, brassie and two putts to finish 2 up.

Alexa Stirling, 19, beat Mildred Caverly 2 and 1, closing it at the 17th with a 4 after her brassie second stopped just short of a brook.

Final, Alexa Stirling v. Mildred Caverly. Alexa Stirling, 19, beat Mildred Caverly 2 and 1, closing it at the 17th with a 4 after her brassie second stopped just short of a brook.

Round of 32, Mrs. Thomas Hucknall v. Mrs. J. V. Hurd. Medalist Dorothy Campbell Hurd (86) went out in the first round when Mrs. Thomas Hucknall won the 18th with a drive, brassie and two putts to finish 2 up.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 32.

The final, 1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Alexa Stirling	def.	Mildred Caverly	2 & 1

Semifinals, 1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mildred Caverly	def.	Mrs. Thomas Hucknall	7 & 6
Alexa Stirling	def.	Mrs. Charles C. Auchincloss	2 up

Quarterfinals, 1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. Thomas Hucknall	def.	Laurie Kaiser	1 up
Mildred Caverly	def.	Margaret Fox	2 & 1
Mrs. Charles C. Auchincloss	def.	Margaret Gavin	2 & 1
Alexa Stirling	def.	Elaine Rosenthal	2 & 1

Round of 16, 1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Laurie Kaiser	def.	Mrs. T. E. Forrest	4 & 2
Mrs. Thomas Hucknall	def.	Ethel Campbell	won on 20th hole
Mildred Caverly	def.	Mrs. F. C. Letts	won on 19th hole
Margaret Fox	def.	Alice Sargent	5 & 4
Mrs. Charles C. Auchincloss	def.	Mildred Smith	4 & 2
Margaret Gavin	def.	Mrs. L. C. Stockton	4 & 3
Elaine Rosenthal	def.	Edith Chesebrough	4 & 3
Alexa Stirling	def.	Helen Stetson	5 & 4

Round of 32, 1916 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Laurie Kaiser	def.	Mrs. G. W. Roope	2 up
Mrs. T. E. Forrest	def.	Eleanor Allen	2 up
Ethel Campbell	def.	Louise G. Witherbee	3 & 2
Mrs. Thomas Hucknall	def.	Dorothy Campbell Hurd	2 up
Mildred Caverly	def.	F. D. McCarthy	7 & 5
Mrs. F. C. Letts	def.	Mrs. Charles F. Rowley	5 & 3
Margaret Fox	def.	Mrs. G. M. Martin	3 & 2
Alice Sargent	def.	E. T. Chandler	5 & 4
Mrs. Charles C. Auchincloss	def.	Mrs. S. A. Herzog	5 & 3
Mildred Smith	def.	Mrs. Harry A. Knox	4 & 2
Mrs. L. C. Stockton	def.	Marion Hollins	2 & 1
Margaret Gavin	def.	Georgianna Bishop	4 & 3
Elaine Rosenthal	def.	Fanny C. Osgood	4 & 3
Edith Chesebrough	def.	Mrs. E. W. Daley	5 & 4
Alexa Stirling	def.	Mrs. E. H. Baker Jr.	2 & 1
Helen Stetson	def.	Mrs. John Lapham	6 & 5

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.