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1929 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Glenna Collett-Vare wins at Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course)

Glenna Collett-Vare won the 1929 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course) in Birmingham, Michigan, beating Leona Pressler 4 & 3 in the final.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Edition
33rd
Dates
September 30, 1929 to October 5, 1929
Course
Oakland Hills C.C. (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan
Format
match play
Champion
Glenna Collett-Vare · age 26 · United States
Champion's title
4th U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up
Leona Pressler
Final
4 & 3
Losing semifinalists
unknown and unknown
Stroke-play medalist
Helen Hicks (79)
Defending champion
Glenna Collett-Vare · won
Entries
98

The draw

Round of 16, 1929 U.S. Women’s Amateur

WinnerBeatenResult
Dorothy Campbell Hurddef.Anjeanette Hunter9 & 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.

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