1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Alexa Stirling wins at Mayfield C.C.

Alexa Stirling won the 1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Mayfield C.C. in Cleveland, Ohio, beating Dorothy Campbell Hurd 5 & 4 in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition: 24th
Dates: October 4, 1920 to October 9, 1920
Course: Mayfield C.C., Cleveland, Ohio
Format: stroke-play qualifying + match play
Champion: Alexa Stirling · age 23 · United States
Champion's title: 3rd U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Dorothy Campbell Hurd · age 37
Final: 5 & 4
Losing semifinalists: Florence Vanderbeck and Mrs. David Gaut
Stroke-play medalist: Marion Hollins (82)
Defending champion: Alexa Stirling · won
Entries: 114

What happened at the 1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Alexa Stirling was 4 up through seven holes on Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck, who then needed only 11 putts on the next nine greens to square at the 15th before Stirling holed a 20-foot birdie at the 16th and won 2 and 1.

Elaine Rosenthal cut a four-hole deficit to one by holing an eight-footer at the 16th, but Alexa Stirling hit a brassie to four feet at the 170-yard island-green 17th and holed it to win 2 and 1.

Final, Alexa Stirling v. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd. By beating Dorothy Campbell Hurd at Mayfield, Alexa Stirling became the second player after Beatrix Hoyt to win three championships in a row (1916, 1919, 1920).

Semifinal, Alexa Stirling v. Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck. Alexa Stirling was 4 up through seven holes on Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck, who then needed only 11 putts on the next nine greens to square at the 15th before Stirling holed a 20-foot birdie at the 16th and won 2 and 1.

Round of 16, Alexa Stirling v. Elaine Rosenthal. Elaine Rosenthal cut a four-hole deficit to one by holing an eight-footer at the 16th, but Alexa Stirling hit a brassie to four feet at the 170-yard island-green 17th and holed it to win 2 and 1.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the round of 32.

The final, 1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Alexa Stirling	def.	Dorothy Campbell Hurd	5 & 4

Semifinals, 1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Alexa Stirling	def.	Florence Vanderbeck	2 & 1
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Mrs. David Gaut	2 up

Quarterfinals, 1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Mrs. Ernest Byfield	3 & 2
Alexa Stirling	def.	Edith Cummings	3 & 2
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Marion Hollins	1 up
Mrs. David Gaut	def.	Mrs. Quentin F. Feitner	1 up

Round of 16, 1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Mrs. Ernest Byfield	def.	Bessie Fenn	3 & 1
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Dorothy Klotz	5 & 4
Edith Cummings	def.	Margaret Gavin	3 & 2
Alexa Stirling	def.	Elaine Rosenthal	2 & 1
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Mildred Caverly	3 & 2
Marion Hollins	def.	Mrs. F. C. Letts Jr.	won on 20th hole
Mrs. Quentin F. Feitner	def.	Nonna Barlow	7 & 5
Mrs. David Gaut	def.	Margaret Fox	4 & 3

Round of 32, 1920 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Bessie Fenn	def.	Mrs. J. N. Turnbull	5 & 4
Mrs. Ernest Byfield	def.	Mrs. E. T. Harwood	5 & 4
Dorothy Klotz	def.	Mrs. A. K. Billstein	3 & 1
Florence Vanderbeck	def.	Dorien Kavanagh	4 & 3
Edith Cummings	def.	Mrs. Thurston Wright	3 & 2
Margaret Gavin	def.	Katherine Harley	3 & 2
Elaine Rosenthal	def.	Glenna Collett-Vare	2 & 1
Alexa Stirling	def.	Miriam Burns Horn	6 & 4
Dorothy Campbell Hurd	def.	Sara Fownes	won on 20th hole
Mildred Caverly	def.	Frances Hadfield	6 & 4
Mrs. F. C. Letts Jr.	def.	Mrs. Eugene K. Hays	7 & 6
Marion Hollins	def.	Mrs. Harold Foreman	5 & 3
Mrs. Quentin F. Feitner	def.	Mrs. L. K. Sterrett	5 & 4
Nonna Barlow	def.	Mrs. J. M. Hodges	3 & 1
Mrs. David Gaut	def.	Mrs. H. E. Law	2 & 1
Margaret Fox	def.	Mrs. E. M. Kunstadter	7 & 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.