1931 U.S. Women’s Amateur: Helen Hicks wins at Country Club of Buffalo
Helen Hicks won the 1931 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Country Club of Buffalo in Williamsville, New York, beating Glenna Collett-Vare 2 & 1 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 35th
- Dates
- September 21, 1931 to September 26, 1931
- Course
- Country Club of Buffalo, Williamsville, New York
- Format
- match play
- Champion
- Helen Hicks · age 20 · United States
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
- Runner-up
- Glenna Collett-Vare · age 28
- Final
- 2 & 1
- Losing semifinalists
- unknown and unknown
- Stroke-play medalist
- Maureen Orcutt (82)
- Defending champion
- Glenna Collett-Vare · lost in the final
- Entries
- 90
The draw
No match of the 1931 draw is recorded in our data yet beyond the final result above.
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.